Long-Term Implications of the 2015 Future Years Defense Program
Abstract
To provide information about its plans beyond the coming year, the Department of Defense (DoD) generally develops a five-year plan, called the Future Years Defense Program (FYDP), that is associated with the budget it submits to the Congress. Because decisions made in the near term can have consequences for the defense budget in the longer term, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) regularly examines DoDs FYDP and projects its budgetary impact for roughly a decade beyond the period it covers. For this analysis, CBO used the FYDP that was provided to the Congress in April2014; it spans fiscal years 2015 to 2019, and CBOs projections span the years 2015 to 2030.For fiscal year 2015, DoD requested appropriations totaling $555 billion. Of that amount, $496 billion is for the base budget and $59 billion is for what are termed overseas contingency operations (OCO). The base budget covers programs that constitute the departments normal activities, such as the development and procurement of weapon systems and the day-to-day operations of the military and civilian workforce. Funding for OCO pays for U.S. involvement in the war in Afghanistan and other nonroutine military activities elsewhere. The FYDP describes DoDs plans for its normal activities and therefore generally corresponds to the base budget.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 2014
- Accession Number
- AD1134481
Entities
Organizations
- Congressional Budget Office