Managing DoD Under Sustained Topline Pressures

Abstract

Both the ongoing global economic crisis and historical defense budget trends indicate that the Department of Defense (DoD) could soon be facing a period of sustained pressure to reduce its topline budget. Since 1947, DoD has experienced cycles of decreased budgets after periods of significant increase. Therefore, the Department should consider how it might cope if it again finds itself in this predicament. The Chairman of the Defense Business Board (DBB) requested a review of the existing culture and processes that form the basis for DoD's program and budget decision-making and to identify proposals that might enable significant and meaningful trade-offs that more accurately reflect budget priorities. This report outlines a strategy for DoD to examine its management processes in order to guide it through anticipated future budget pressures.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA556844

Entities

Organizations

  • Defense Business Board

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Executives
  • Force Structure
  • Health Care
  • Lessons Learned
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Budgets
  • Money
  • Procurement
  • United States
  • War

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  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting
  • Strategic Security Studies