DOD Budget Request Boosts Research, Nuclear Modernization and Includes 2.7% Pay Raise > U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE > Defense Department News by The Editor May 29, 2021 0 The fiscal year 2022 Defense Department budget request includes the largest-ever research, development, test and evaluation request — $112 billion, which is a 5.1% increase over fiscal 2021. It also includes ...