The Army of the Nineties: How Much Will It Cost

Abstract

The current Administration has made a concerted effort to modernize and improve the Army, investing $415 billion (in fiscal year 1987 dollars) from 1980 through 1986 in new equipment, better pay and benefits for its soldiers, repairs and maintenance of its facilities, and stockpiles of war reserves. The Army still has, however, areas that it feels could be further improved. This analysis, requested by the Subcommittee on Procurement and Military Nuclear Systems of the House Committee on Armed Services, projects future Army budgets that would be required to meet the goals that the Army has established for itself for the period from 1987 through 1991. It also examines the effects that lower rates of budget growth might have on the Army's plans and future force structure. In keeping with CBO's mandate to provide objective and nonpartisan analysis, this study makes no recommendations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA474783

Entities

People

  • Frances M. Lussier

Organizations

  • Congressional Budget Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accounting
  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Armored Personnel Carriers
  • Army Personnel
  • Combat Vehicles
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Military Budgets
  • Military Personnel
  • Multiple Launch Rocket System
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Radio Equipment
  • Remotely Piloted Vehicles
  • Short Range Ballistic Missiles
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.