On January 26, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta provided the public with a preview of the defense budget request the Obama Administration will submit February 13. The full details of the fiscal year (FY) 2013 defense budget request will be released next month, but Panetta’s presentation makes it clear that… Read more
The Effect of Ever More Defense Budget Cuts on U.S. Armed Forces A joint project ofAmerican Enterprise Institute, Foreign Policy Initiative, andThe Heritage Foundation … Read more
The President’s fiscal year 2011 budget request for the U.S. Coast Guard would further undermine a service already under strain. This budget proposal greatly exacerbates a trend begun after 9/11 of asking more and more from the Coast Guard without providing the resources to do the job. The… Read more
This week, President Obama submitted his fiscal year (FY) 2011 defense budget request to Congress. The budget seeks $580 billion for the core defense budget in 2011, the majority of which maintains the building blocks to support a comprehensive defense posture with a special emphasis on developing and deploying… Read more
In a recent report titled “A Historical Perspective on ‘Hollow Forces,’” the Congressional Research Service (CRS)...… Read more
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A recent article by the Associated Press leaves the reader with the impression that there haven’t been any defense cuts...… Read more
According to The New York Times, Secretary Gates has told the Pentagon to tighten its belt to pay for operations in...… Read more