Well over half of the U.S. discretionary budget is spent on defense — nearly three times what any other country spends on defense and more than the next eight countries combined. The Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation works to transform our national security spending and strategies to better meet the threats of the 21st century, promote increased oversight of the U.S. defense budget, and prioritize non-military solutions to conflict.
Recent Analysis on Pentagon Budget
- Brief Summary of Fiscal Year 2021 Defense and Energy and Water Appropriations Bills December 23, 2020
- Congress is (finally) paying attention to missile defense costs and failures December 18, 2020
- How is the National Defense Authorization Act passed? December 10, 2020
- The NDAA process, explained December 10, 2020
- Conference Outcomes of the FY 2021 National Defense Authorization Act December 4, 2020
- FY 2021 Defense Appropriations Bill From Senate Appropriations Committee November 17, 2020
- Select Comparisons Between House and Senate FY 2021 National Defense Authorization Bills August 12, 2020
- Defense Contractors’ Coronavirus Graft July 29, 2020
- FY 2021 Defense Appropriations Bill from House Appropriations Committee July 17, 2020
- Summary: Fiscal Year 2021 House National Defense Authorization Bill (H.R. 6395) July 9, 2020
