CIAO DATE: 02/2010
January 2010
Project on Defense Alternatives
The Obama administration’s DoD budget plans lock into place the unprecedented rise in defense spending – 90% – that began in the late-1990s, consolidating a return to Reagan-era budget levels (when corrected for inflation). Although the administration foresees a DoD budget that in 2017 will dip 3.8% below the highest of the GW Bush budgets, President Obama plans over eight years to allocate more money to the Pentagon in real terms than did his predecessor – perhaps much more.
Resource link: The President's Dilemma: Deficits, Debt, and US Defense Spending [PDF] - 339K