The Trump Administrations March 2017 Defense Budget Proposals: Frequently Asked Questions

Abstract

On March 16, 2017, the Trump Administration released two defense budget proposalsa proposal for national defense (budget function 050) discretionary spending for fiscal year (FY) 2018 as part of the Administrations Budget Blueprint for federal spending, and a detailed request for additional FY0217 funding for Department of Defense (DOD) military activities.1 For FY2017, the Administration is seeking $30 billion for DOD military activities (budget subfunction 051) in addition to the amounts requested by the Obama Administration. Of this amount, $24.9 billion is slated for base budget activities and $5.1 billion is associated with Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO).2 The Budget Blueprint includes a $603 billion request for national defense (budget function 050) discretionary budget authority for FY2018 base budget requirements and $65 billion for OCO. This report addresses several frequently asked questions regarding these proposals.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 03, 2017
Accession Number
AD1031417

Entities

People

  • Lynn M. Williams
  • Pat Towell

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Counter WMD
  • Cyber
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Corps Of Engineers
  • Budget Estimates
  • Budgets
  • Combat Effectiveness
  • Combat Readiness
  • Comptrollers
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of State
  • Discretionary Spending
  • Education
  • Environmental Protection
  • Military Budgets
  • National Security
  • Overseas
  • Terrorism
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting