by Christopher Hellman and Travis Sharp Ballistic missile defense continues to receive more funding than any other weapons system in the annual Pentagon budget. Background: As part of its Fiscal Year 2002 budget request, the Defense Department announced a major restructuring of the Ballistic Missile Defense Office (BMDO). Funding for a range of programs within BMDO […]
FY09 Request
The FY 2009 Pentagon (DOD) Defense Budget Spending Request
by Christopher Hellman and Travis Sharp FY 2009 PENTAGON SPENDING REQUEST RESOURCES HIGHLIGHTS “Top Line” Funding – The Bush administration is requesting $515.4 billion for the Department of Defense in Fiscal Year 2009, which begins on October 1, 2008. This is $35.9 billion or 7.5 percent more than current levels, or an inflation-adjusted (“real”) increase of […]
