Analysis of Budget Behavior for the U.S. Coast Guard.

Abstract

The Coast Guard was transferred to the Department of Transportation from the Treasury Department in 1967. Since joining the Transportation Department, the service has assumed several new additional responsibilities. This thesis analyzes the annual Coast Guard budgets and the service's participation in the government budget process during this period of rapidly growing responsibilities. The period 1967-1984 is emphasized in the study. Analysis of budget data during the period 1950-1966 is also done for comparative purpose. The budget are broken into major components and specific budget behavior is identified. The cost guard's budget behavior is then compared with budget behavior from other services and agencies. A review of congressional testimony involving Coast Guard funding is also accomplished. Statements summarizing the Coast Guard's budget behavior and how the service peforms in the government budget process are made.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA164878

Entities

People

  • Jeffrey B. Stark

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Availability
  • Classification
  • Coast Guard
  • Congress
  • Environmental Protection
  • Governments
  • House Of Representatives
  • Law
  • Law Enforcement
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Public Administration
  • Schools
  • Security
  • Transportation
  • United States
  • Vietnam War

Readers

  • Maritime Security/Maritime Homeland Security
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting
  • Strategic Security Studies