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Budget Request Continues Defense Reform Agenda
WASHINGTON: The fiscal 2011 Defense Department budget request continues an overall reform agenda and seeks a total request of $708 billion in budget authority, the Pentagon’s chief financial officer said. Comptroller Robert F. Hale said the total includes $159 billion in overseas contingency operations, or war spending. The so-called base budget request – the budget [...]
DoD Releases Defense Reviews, 2011 Budget Proposal, and 2010 War Funding
President Barack Obama today sent to Congress a proposed defense budget of $708 billion for fiscal 2011. The budget request for the Department of Defense (DoD) includes $549 billion in discretionary budget authority to fund base defense programs and $159 billion to support overseas contingency operations (OCO), primarily in Afghanistan and Iraq. This proposal continues [...]
Air Force fiscal 2011 budget: Today’s fight, Future challenges
WASHINGTON: Air Force officials here reinforced their commitment to fund and support today’s operations while posturing for future challenges through the service’s portion of the president’s fiscal year 2011 budget announced Feb. 1. The $119.6 billion budget proposal supports the Air Force’s unique capabilities and core functions and how the service supports its people at [...]
US Senate approves 2010 military budget
Washington: The US Congress on Saturday sent US President Barack Obama a massive annual military spending bill that funds current operations in Afghanistan and pays for the troop withdrawal from Iraq. In a rare weekend vote, the Senate approved the 636.3-billion-dollar package, which cleared the House of Representatives 395-34 on Wednesday, by an 88-10 margin. [...]
Defense Department Budget Request Pushes Reform
WASHINGTON: The Pentagon’s chief financial officer today described the Defense Department’s fiscal 2010 funding request as a “reform budget.” Comptroller Robert F. Hale and Navy Vice Adm. P. Stephen Stanley, the Joint Staff’s budget expert, unveiled a defense budget request that supports Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates’ recommendations. “If approved, I think it will change [...]
Overview of the DoD Fiscal 2010 Budget Proposal
Principle Objectives The fiscal 2010 budget proposal was crafted to achieve four principal objectives: Reaffirming and strengthening the nation’s commitment to care for the all-volunteer force, America’s greatest strategic asset. Reshaping DoD programs to institutionalize and enhance capabilities to fight the wars the U.S. is engaged in today and the scenarios the nation will most [...]
DoD Releases Fiscal 2010 Defense Budget Proposal
President Barack Obama today sent to Congress a proposed defense budget of $663.8 billion for fiscal 2010. The budget request for the Department of Defense (DoD) includes $533.8 billion in discretionary budget authority to fund base defense programs and $130 billion to support overseas contingency operations, primarily in Iraq and Afghanistan. The proposed DoD base [...]
Air Force fiscal 2010 budget reflects rebalanced priorities
WASHINGTON: Air Force officials here May 7 announced that its portion of the president’s fiscal 2010 budget reflects a balanced strategy to prevail in today’s joint fight and sustain air, space and cyberspace dominance. The two overarching principles guiding next year’s budget are rebalancing the Air Force’s capabilities and financing the service’s “All In” commitment [...]
New Capabilities Play Vital Role in Defense Budget
WASHINGTON: New capabilities, which are playing a greater role in America’s defense, are an integral part of Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates’ recommendations for the fiscal 2010 budget request. Gates discussed some of these capabilities and his budget recommendations at a Pentagon roundtable this afternoon also attended by Marine Corps Gen. James E. Cartwright, the [...]
