DoD faces a fundamental choice in how it prepares to trim its budget under such a high degree of uncertainty. It can change the way it does business or change the business it does. Under the deepest cuts proposed, it may well need to do both.
Briefs
Changing the Business of Defense
October 18, 2011 • By Todd Harrison and Evan B. Montgomery • Briefs
Defense Funding in the Budget Control Act of 2011
August 4, 2011 • By Todd Harrison • Briefs
While the Budget Control Act of 2011 resolves the debt ceiling issue through 2012, it leaves many budget issues unresolved. The future of the defense budget remains uncertain
Selected Options and Costs for a No-Fly Zone Over Libya
March 9, 2011 • By Todd Harrison and Zack Cooper • Briefs
US policymakers and other world leaders have watched intently as civil war has erupted in Libya. In recent days, reports of air strikes on Libyan rebels and civilians have led…
FY 2012 Base Defense Budget Represents a Turning Point
February 14, 2011 • By Todd Harrison • Briefs
The Obama Administration today unveiled its defense budget request for FY 2012, which totals $553 billion in discretionary funding for the peacetime costs of the Department of Defense (DoD) and…
THE FY 2012 DEFENSE BUDGET: What to Expect in an Age of Austerity
February 10, 2011 • By Todd Harrison • Briefs
The Obama Administration will soon release its Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 budget request. This request comes as Congress is still debating the FY 2011 budget and the Department of Defense…