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Evaluating Options for a Sustainable Defense
Testimony
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By Todd Harrison
07/20/2010
adb (year), annual defense budget, congressional action, defense budget by title, defense budget topline
Testimony presented before the U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Submcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs.
Analysis of the FY 2011 Defense Budget
Report
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By Todd Harrison
06/29/2010
annual defense budget, cost of defense-overview, defense budget process, service budget
This report analyzes the Obama Administration's budget request for FY 2011. The budget request includes a total of $712 billion for the Department of Defense (DoD).
The New Guns Versus Butter Debate
Perspective
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By Todd Harrison
05/24/2010
annual defense budget, cost of defense-overview, federal budget
When the defense budget ceases to grow above the rate of inflation, the Department will have to make difficult choices between competing priorities, such as personnel and equipment.
Few Surprises in the FY 2011 Defense Budget Request
Update
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By Todd Harrison
02/01/2010
adb (year), annual defense budget, cbr, cost of defense-overview, defense budget process, defense budget topline, qdr, tables and graphs
Looking Ahead to the FY 2011 Defense Budget
Backgrounder
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By Todd Harrison
01/26/2010
adb (year), annual defense budget, cost of defense-overview, cost of military operations, defense appropriations, defense authorization, defense budget by title, defense budget process, defense budget topline, federal budget
This backgrounder places the defense budget within the context of the United States’ overall fiscal outlook, reviews how defense dollars have been allocated over the past decade, and highlights budgetary and programmatic issues that will complicate DoD’s planning over the Future Year Defense Program.
Estimating Funding for Afghanistan
Update
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By Todd Harrison
12/01/2009
adb (year), afghanistan, annual defense budget, army, cost of military operations, military operations, service budgets, tables and graphs, usmc
The deployment of additional troops to Afghanistan over the coming months will require additional funding in Fiscal Year 2010 (FY10). It is difficult to precisely estimate the cost that will be incurred by the deployment due to a variety of factors including the composition of the forces deployed and the specific mission they are given. The adversary also has a say in determining the operational tempo of our forces, and thus the costs incurred in terms of such items as fuel, ammunition, and equipment. Still, historical trends in the cost of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan can provide a useful guide for making such an estimate.
Avoiding a DoD Bailout
Perspective
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By Todd Harrison
10/21/2009
adb (year), annual defense budget, cost of defense-overview, defense budget topline, federal budget, national defense components, personnel and readiness, select weapons systems
Guest posting in Budget Insight, a Stimson Center Blog http://budgetinsight.wordpress.com/
Analysis of the FY10 Defense Authorization Bills
Backgrounder
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By Todd Harrison
09/03/2009
adb (year), annual defense budget, congressional action, cost of defense-overview, defense authorization, defense budget process, federal budget
Resourcing a Full Spectrum Army
Slides
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By Todd Harrison
08/31/2009
annual defense budget, army, cost of defense-overview, service-focused analysis, systems/force structure
Presentation slides from August 28, 2009 Symposium on G-8 Future of the Army
Impact of the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan on the US Military’s Plans, Programs, and Budgets
Report
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By Todd Harrison
08/12/2009
afghanistan, army, cost of military operations, iraq, military operations, personnel and readiness, select weapons systems, service-focused analysis, SLH, systems/force structure
This report assesses the effect that the operations in these two theaters have had on the plans, programs, and budgets of the US military, specifically those of the US Army. It makes projections for the future costs of the operations in these two theaters.
Classified Funding in the FY 2010 Defense Budget Request
Update
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By Todd Harrison
08/12/2009
adb (year), annual defense budget, cost of defense-overview, defense budget by title, defense budget process, defense budget topline, tables and graphs
Analysis of the FY 2010 Defense Budget Request
Report
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By Todd Harrison
08/12/2009
adb (year), annual defense budget, defense budget by title, defense budget process, defense budget topline, federal budget
This report provides an accessible and comprehensive break down of the Administration’s defense budget requests, offer an historical context of defense spending and make projections for the future. This year the report includes the highlight of the differences from previous Administration’s budgets, such as the transition from supplemental appropriations into the base budget, program cuts and cancellations and unfunded priorities not included in the budget.
Press Briefing on the Release of Budget Request Analysis Report
Slides
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By Todd Harrison
08/12/2009
adb (year), annual defense budget, defense budget by title, defense budget process, defense budget topline, federal budget
Gates Submits Reform Budget for FY2010
Update
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By Todd Harrison
05/07/2009
adb (year), annual defense budget, cost of defense-overview, defense budget by title, defense budget topline, dod strategy and policy, qdr 2009, transformation strategy
Secretary Gates termed the FY 2010 defense budget a “reform budget.” With today’s release of the detailed budget request, we begin to see what shape that reform will take and where he intends to lead the Department. This budget is a departure from the previous administration’s budgets.
Assessment of Secretary Gates' Decisions with CSBA's Defense Program Outlined in the "Strategy for the Long Haul"
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By Charlotte Brock, Chris Sullivan, Jim Thomas, Todd Harrison
04/10/2009
adb (year), SLH, annual defense budget, cost of defense-overview, critical technologies, defense budget topline, qdr, qdr 2009, select weapons systems, systems/force structure, tables and graphs
On April 6, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates announced substantial changes to the defense program that bring it more in line with CSBA’s "Strategy for the Long Haul” series of monographs. The reports are the culmination of over two years of research and analysis by CSBA, and assess existing and emerging challenges to US security, defense resources, the military services and their programs, America’s alliance structure, and strategy. This is a comparison of CSBA’s recommendations with the decisions made by Secretary Gates.
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Budget Program at CSBA
The Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessment’s (CSBA) Defense Budget Program was founded in 1983 to fill a vital information gap in the policy debate during the Reagan Administration’s defense buildup. Since then, CSBA’s Defense Budget Program has become the pre-eminent source of defense budget data and analysis for policymakers, the media, foreign and domestic policy groups, and leaders in the defense industry. The program is known for its scholarship, objectivity, and timely analysis. Year after year, CSBA’s Defense Budget Program offers the public dependable, nonpartisan information and analysis of national security and military spending issues.
The need for CSBA’s in-depth research is even greater today, considering that:
• Defense spending is at the highest level since the end of World War II, even adjusting for inflation.
• Fully implementing existing modernization, readiness, and force structure plans—while continuing to support military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan—will require further increases in annual defense spending over the coming decade.
• Because of the way the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are funded, it is difficult to determine the true cost of these military operations.
• The classified budget, which receives less oversight, ballooned over the past decade to record levels.
• DoD’s shift in focus to irregular warfare and recent program and budget decisions have had a significant impact on funding levels for many programs and activities.
• The overall state of the federal budget and the budget deficit will create pressure to constrain defense spending in the future, particularly as net interest payments on the national debt are projected to exceed total national security spending by FY 2018.
CSBA’s Defense Budget Program has published timely analysis of the Defense Department’s annual defense budget request every year since 1983, along with over 300 reports and backgrounders on defense spending issues, updates on congressional action, and a range of in-depth analyses of topical budget issues. Each year CSBA defense budget staff briefs scores of journalists, members of Congress and their staff, defense professionals, academics, and citizen groups. In addition, they respond to hundreds of phone and email inquiries, including some 400 from the media alone.
CSBA is an independent policy research institute established to promote innovative thinking and debate on national security strategy and investment options. CSBA’s goal is to educate and inform policymakers, the defense community, and the public at large and enable leaders to make informed decisions on matters of strategy, security policy, and resource allocation.
CSBA is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, tax-exempt organization. The center receives funding from foundations, corporations, government, and individuals.
The Defense Budget Program, headed by Todd Harrison, is complimented by CSBA’s Strategic Studies Program, directed by Jim Thomas. Andrew Krepinevich is the President of CSBA.
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