Appropriations Distribution Trends with Regard to the Availability of Funds in the Don Budget.

Abstract

This thesis examines the factors affecting the final outcome of the Dept. of the Navy (DON) budget, both monetary and political. Trends for the four major appropriations areas are analyzed to compare how their distributions changes with regard to availability of funds and Congressional influence. The data collected for the thirty year period FY55 through FY84 indicated that while DON budgeting is primarily incremental, some appropriations areas fare better than others with changing availability of funds. The Procurement (PROC) appropriation has been the most sensitive to the availability of funds, while Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) also receives its largest shares of the budget during years of abundant funding. Operations and maintenance and military personnel fare better than RDT&E and PROC during lean years, but worse than those categories during abundant years. Keywords: Naval budgets; Appropriations; Incrementalism. (Theses)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA165001

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  • Janet G. Benson

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  • Naval Postgraduate School

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