Discretionary Defense Spending

Abstract

How much discretionary spending are we currently undertaking for national defense? How much funding would the Congress need to provide in the future to implement current defense plans? What are some of the challenges in acquiring major weapon systems? How much of the projected growth in spending is due to pay and health benefits for military personnel?

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 09, 2010
Accession Number
AD1134635

Entities

People

  • Matthew S Goldberg

Organizations

  • Congressional Budget Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Attack Aircraft
  • Budgets
  • Congress
  • Discretionary Spending
  • Education
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Health Care
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Budgets
  • Military Personnel
  • National Security
  • Weapon Systems

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management