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RECENT ANALYSIS

  • Feb 4, 2010
    Analysis of FY 2011 Budget Request
    For Fiscal Year (FY) 2011, which begins on October 1, 2010, the Obama Administration has requested a base budget of $548.9 billion for the Department of Defense (DoD). This is $18 billion, or 3.4 percent, above the appropriated Fiscal Year 2010 base budget of $531 billion. In addition, the Administration has requested $159.3 billion for “Overseas Contingency Operations,” to fight the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. This brings the Fiscal Year 2011 defense budget request to a total of $708.3 billion.
  • Dec 17, 2009
    Analysis of FY 2010 Defense Appropriations Conference Agreement (HR 3326)
    The Conference agreement on the Fiscal Year 2010 Defense Appropriations bill was adopted by the full House on Wednesday, December 16, roughly 24 hours after it became available for public viewing. The Senate is expected to act on the legislation this week. The bill includes $497.7 billion for the Department of Defense’s annual “base” budget, excluding funding for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
  • Dec 3, 2009
    Pruning the Nuclear Triad? Pros and Cons of Bombers, Missiles, and Submarines
    As the United States and Russia negotiate bilateral reductions in nuclear warheads and delivery vehicles, attention must be paid to the composition of each country’s strategic arsenal of nuclear-armed bombers, land-based missiles, and submarine-based missiles. This fact sheet considers the arguments traditionally made about the strengths and weaknesses of each leg of the nuclear triad.
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Travis Sharp

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John Isaacs

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Iraq and Afghanistan War Costs Resources

While it is widely recognized that Cold War-era thinking about security is outdated, this recognition has not carried over into any real change in how the United States allocates its defense dollars. There are many elements of the defense budget which consume massive budgetary resources but provide little return in terms of security.

It is time to correct the artificial divide between military and non-military forms of security spending and return to a vision of security based on more than bullets and bombs.

The new reality in the post-September 11 world is that protection from terrorist attacks and other security challenges can only be provided by broadening our vision of national security to include law enforcement, intelligence, immigration policy, border security, foreign assistance, economic development, and diplomacy. Combining these non-military tools with a robust military is the prescription for global peace and security under American leadership during the 21st century.

FY 2011 DEFENSE BUDGET ANALYSIS

Feb 4, 2010 Analysis of FY 2011 Budget Request

FY 2010 DEFENSE BUDGET ANALYSIS

Dec 17, 2009 Analysis of FY 2010 Defense Appropriations Conference Agreement (HR 3326)

Dec 2, 2009 Putting Afghanistan Troop Increase Costs in Perspective

Oct 21, 2009 Analysis of FY 2010 Defense Authorization Conference Agreement (HR 2647)

Sep 24, 2009 Analysis of FY 2010 Senate Defense Appropriations Bill (HR 3326)

Jul 28, 2009 Analysis of FY 2010 House Defense Appropriations Bill (HR 3326)

Jul 13, 2009 Analysis of Senate Defense Authorization for FY 2010 (S. 1390)

Jun 24, 2009 House Armed Services Committee Action on the FY 2010 Defense Authorization Bill (H.R. 2647)

Jun 16, 2009 Congressional Add-Ons to Second FY 2009 War Supplemental (H.R. 2346/S. 1054)

Jun 15, 2009 Analysis of Conference Agreement on Second FY 2009 War Supplemental (H.R. 2346/S. 1054)

Jun 2, 2009 Obama Nuclear Nonproliferation Budget Disappointing

May 15, 2009 President Obama’s First Budget Shortchanges Nunn-Lugar

May 8, 2009 Analysis of the Fiscal Year 2010 Pentagon Spending Request: May "Full Request"

Apr 30, 2009 Analysis of S. 454: The Levin-McCain Weapons Systems Acquisition Reform Act

Apr 7, 2009 Gates Throws Down the Gauntlet on Defense Budget

Mar 31, 2009 Analysis of FY 2010 Budget Resolution for National Defense

Feb 26, 2009 Fiscal Year 2010 Pentagon Defense Spending Request: February "Topline"

POLICY PAPERS

Oct 5, 2009 Rebalancing U.S. Foreign Policy: The State Department and Congressional Fellowships

Aug 25, 2009 Congressional Fellowships and Foreign Policy: DOD vs. State

Aug 17, 2009 Policy Op-Ed: Time to Grow the Acquisition Work Force

Mar 3, 2009 Policy Journal Article: A Perfect Storm for Pentagon Reform

Nov 17, 2008 Policy Journal Article: Tying U.S. Defense Spending to GDP: Bad Logic, Bad Policy

Apr 15, 2008 Backgrounder: Tying U.S. Defense Spending to GDP: Bad Logic, Bad Policy

Mar 5, 2008 Problems with Using the Supplemental Budget Process to Fund Ongoing Military Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan

WEAPONS SYSTEMS

Jul 31, 2009 What Happened to the F-22?

Jun 24, 2009 Factsheet on the F/A-22 Raptor Fighter

Feb 27, 2009 Decision on F-22 Fighter Program Delayed

Feb 26, 2009 Three Weapons Systems to Watch in 2009: F-22 Raptor, DDG-1000 Destroyer, Future Combat Systems

Sep 10, 2008 Pentagon Halt of Air Force Tanker Competition A Huge Win for Boeing

Jul 25, 2008 Cancellation of the Navy's DDG-1000 "Zumwalt" Destroyer Program

Jun 18, 2008 GAO Review of the Air Force Tanker Contract Award to Northrop-Grumman

Jun 16, 2008 Despite Soaring Budgets, Pentagon's Weapons Acquisitions Process Falters

Sep 28, 2007 Cross Your Fingers: V-22 Ospreys Off to Iraq

Jul 20, 2007 The MRAP: A Case Study in Military Planning (and Congressional Response)

TABLES & CHARTS

Sep 8, 2009 Quick Facts about U.S. Military Operations in Afghanistan

Feb 26, 2009 Growth in U.S. Defense Spending Over the Last Decade

Feb 26, 2009 Current U.S. Defense Spending vs. Spending Since 1948

Feb 26, 2009 U.S. Defense Spending vs. Global Defense Spending

Feb 26, 2009 Selected Weapons Systems - Program Costs and FY 2009 Funding

Jul 23, 2008 Total Iraq and Afghanistan Supplemental War Funding To Date

Mar 4, 2008 U.S. Arms Sales Agreements with the Middle East, 1999-2006

Mar 3, 2008 U.S. Arms Sales Agreements Worldwide, 1999-2006

Feb 25, 2008 U.S. Spending on Iraq and Afghanistan by Month, Week, Day, Hour, Minute, & Second

Feb 1, 2008 Historical Costs of Previous U.S. Wars

ANNUAL ANALYSIS OF THE PENTAGON SPENDING REQUEST

The FY 2009 Request l The FY 2008 Request l The FY 2007 Request l The FY 2006 Request l The FY 2005 Request

The FY 2004 Request l The FY 2003 Request l The FY 2002 Request l The FY 2001 Request l The FY 2000 Request

The FY 1999 Request l The FY 1998 Request l The FY 1997 Request

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