As NCI’s appropriations stay flat, Rathmell keeps the FY26 bypass budget steady at just under $11.5B

Rathmell: “We understand that there are real economic constraints facing our country and the world. But our gap just can’t keep widening.”

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NCI Director Kimryn Rathmell has released her professional judgment budget proposal, requesting nearly $11.5 billion—the same amount as last year’s proposal prepared by her predecessor, Monica Bertagnolli.

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