The Costs of Defense Manpower: Issues for 1977

Abstract

As the Congress makes decisions on budget targets for the First Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 1978, the appropriate size of the defense budget will be one of the most important issues. Pay for active-duty and retired military personnel and for civilian white- and blue-collar workers absorbs well over half of the defense budget. These manpower costs have risen sharply over the last ten years. How to control future cost growth while meeting defense manpower needs is the focus of this paper.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA593861

Entities

People

  • A. Hamilton
  • Gary R. Nelson
  • Robert F. Hale

Organizations

  • Congressional Budget Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Attrition
  • Business Administration
  • Cost Reductions
  • Doctrine
  • Employment
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Law
  • Management Personnel
  • Manpower
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Science
  • Military Training
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Recruiting
  • Students
  • Trainees

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Economics
  • Naval Personnel Management
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting