Here are the tech takeaways from Trump’s budget proposal

President Donald Trump disembarks from Air Force One at Tuscaloosa National Airport on May 01, 2025 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Trump released his "skinny" budget proposal May 2 with sweeping cuts to civilian agencies. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

The Trump administration released the outline of its 2026 budget request Friday morning, calling for a reduction in non-defense discretionary funding by $163 billion, or about 23% from 2025. 

The so-called “skinny budget” includes cuts to a range of nondefense discretionary spending — which doesn’t include mandatory programs like Social Security — and increases in some places like the Department of Homeland Security and Federal Aviation Administration. The administration says that it is proposing a 13% increase in defense spending. Some of the increases for defense and border security would come from a reconciliation package the administration is working on with congressional Republicans. 

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