The FY 1997-2001 Defense Budget

Abstract

The defense budget has declined by some 40 percent since its Cold War peak and has leveled off for now. There is little difference between the Administration and the Congressional Republican leadership over total defense spending. Full recapitalization of the existing force structure will require an increase in the procurement account to some $60 billion per year. Two relatively new concepts are emerging as ways to preserve military capability despite tight budgets: expanding joint perspectives in the Pentagon's planning, capitalizing on opportunities offered by technology, especially information technologies.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA394188

Entities

People

  • James Blaker
  • Stuart Johnson

Organizations

  • National Defense University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • American Revolution
  • Budgets
  • Cold War
  • Congress
  • Defense Planning
  • Department Of Defense
  • Electronic Mail
  • Force Structure
  • Foreign Policy
  • Military Budgets
  • Military Capabilities
  • Military Personnel
  • National Security
  • Procurement
  • System Of Systems
  • War Colleges
  • War Games

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Strategic Security Studies