Defense Spending and Reform

Abstract

Many believe that the growing National Debt is the United States biggest threat. Washington s unsustainable spending continues to endanger an already weak economy, and is making the United States less secure. The DOD budget accounts for approximately 20 percent of all federal government spending and the largest portion of discretionary spending. As a result of efforts to fend off the looming financial crisis, the department will face significant budget cuts. DOD is traditionally called upon to protect the United States and its interests through military action, but soon it will be called upon to help through fiscal action as well.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 02, 2012
Accession Number
ADA601389

Entities

People

  • Matthew A. Markham

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Base Closures
  • Business Administration
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Discretionary Spending
  • Families (Human)
  • Federal Budgets
  • Finance
  • Governments
  • Health Care
  • Investments
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Science
  • Money
  • Procurement
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Economics

Readers

  • Economics
  • Strategic Security Studies