CIAO DATE: 12/2011
March 2011
Project on Defense Alternatives
The struggle over a full-year Continuing Resolution (CR) shows that both houses of congress are “going light” on DoD, pointing toward a discretionary budget balanced more heavily in favor of the Pentagon. Within the so-called “security basket,” International Affairs is set to be the big loser. Setting aside war costs, the Pentagon budget constitutes about 50% of discretionary spending. The Pentagon accounted for an even greater proportion of the rise in discretionary spending during the past ten years of debt accumulation.
Resource link: Continuing Resolution: Congress Goes Easy on DoD Rebalances Budget in Pentagon's Favor [PDF] - 243K