The equipment for America’s National Guard and Reserve is increasingly funded through an account that contains money not requested by the president, not capped by the budget law and not subject to much open oversight, according to assessments by CQ and the government spending monitors at Taxpayers for Common Sense.

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“The process is much more concealed” than that set for the regular budget, says Gordon Adams, a former top official in the Office of Management and Budget during the Clinton administration.

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