Issues in Estimating the Cost of Operations in Iraq and the War on Terrorism

Abstract

Mr. Chairman, Congressman Kucinich, and Members of the Subcommittee, I appreciate the invitation to appear before you today to discuss the accuracy and reliability of cost estimates for operations in Iraq and the war on terrorism. My statement is based on the Congressional Budget Office s (CBO s) analyses of and research on this issue over the past few years. CBO has been asked, on a number of occasions, to determine how much has been spent and how much might be spent in the future for those activities. Most recently, CBO estimated the future costs of military operations in Iraq under two different scenarios at the request of Congressman Spratt, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Budget. This testimony will briefly discuss appropriations and obligations to date for operations in Iraq and the war on terrorism. It will also offer an overview of budgeting and reporting issues.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 18, 2006
Accession Number
ADA592930

Entities

People

  • Donald B. Marron

Organizations

  • Congressional Budget Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accounting
  • Budgets
  • Congress
  • Cost Estimates
  • Cost Models
  • Costs
  • Department Of Defense
  • Finance
  • Homeland Security
  • International Relations
  • Maintenance
  • Materials
  • Military Operations
  • National Security
  • Security
  • Terrorism
  • War

Readers

  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting