Committee Action On May 14, the Senate Armed Services Committee voted 22-4 to report the National Defense Authorization bill authorizing $611.9 billion in defense spending. Overall totals $495.5 billion – Pentagon base budget $ 18.7 billion – Department of Energy base budget $ 88.9 billion – Overseas Contingency Operations fund $604.1 billion – Total, National Defense […]
Whole Africa’s Defense Spending < 1/2 Pentagon Slush Fund
The House is Reckless and Senate is Secretive on Slushy Defense Spending
Press statement issued following the House approval of its version of the FY16 NDAA.
U.S. Defense Spending Vs. Global Defense Spending
According to the SIPRI Military Expenditure Database 2015, in 2014, the U.S. approved $609.9 billion in defense budget authority (fiscal year 2014 dollars). This figure includes funding for the Pentagon base budget, money allocated for the Pentagon in the Overseas Contingency Operations fund, and defense related activities in the 050 budget function. It also includes Department of Energy-administered atomic energy defense activities.
What to Watch: National Defense Authorization Bill
Provisions to watch on Fiscal Year 2016 NDAA, including missile defense, New START, and nuclear weapons modernization.
