Budgeting for defense : maintaining today's forces.
| Author/creator | Pierrot, Lane author. |
| Other author | Vines, Jo Ann, author. |
| Other author | United States. Congressional Budget Office, issuing body. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | [Washington, D.C.] : The Congress of the U.S., Congressional Budget Office, [2000] |
| Description | 1 online resource (xiv, 30 pages) : illustrations |
| Supplemental Content | https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS10990 |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Summary -- Introduction (Current threats to U.S. security; Current U.S. military strategy; What factors drive budget requests for defense?) -- CBO's estimate of a sustaining budget for national defense (The scope of the estimate; CBO's estimate of a sustaining budget for the Department of Defense; CBO's estimate of a sustaining budget for defense activities in other agencies; The limitations of CBO's estimate) -- Alternative defense forces and budgets (Reducing budget requirements; Increasing the defense budget to equal CBO's estimate of a sustaining level for today's forces) -- Tables -- Figure. |
| Abstract | This Congressional Budget Office (CBO) study, which was prepared for the Senate Committee on the Budget, presents CBO's estimate of the cost of sustaining today's military forces. |
| General note | "Lane Pierrot of CBO's National Security Division (NSD) wrote the study"--Preface. |
| General note | "Jo Ann Vines of CBO's Budget Analysis Division (BAD) wrote the section on procurement"--Preface. |
| General note | "September 2000." |
| General note | GPO Cataloging Record Distribution Program (CRDP). |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Technical details | System requirements: World Wide Web browser, Adobe Acrobat Reader. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: Internet from the CBO web site. Addresses as of 4/11/01: http://www.cbo.gov/showdoc.cfm?index=2398 & sequence=0 & from=1 (hypertext version), ftp://ftp.cbo.gov/23xx/doc2398/intro.pdf (PDF version); current PDF access is available via PURL. |
| Source of description | Description based on online resource, PDF version; title from cover (CBO, viewed November 27, 2000). |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Pierrot, Lane. Budgeting for defense |
| GPO item number | 1005-C (online) |
| Govt. docs number | Y 10.2:D 36/22 Y 10.2:2000024523 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |