Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation

The FY'08 Pentagon "Top Line" Request

February 5, 2007

For more information contact: Christopher Hellman, chellman@armscontrolcenter.org

The Bush Administration has requested the following funding for the military:
Budget Authority (in $Billions)

	FY'07	FY'08	FY'09	FY'10	FY'11	FY'12	TOTAL FY'08-FY'12
DoD Military (051)	432.4	481.4	455.2	468.5	481.9	495.4	2,382.4
DoE and Other	20.7	20.8	21.4	21.9	22.5	23.0	109.6
TOTAL (050)	453.1	502.2	476.6	490.4	504.4	518.4	2,492.0

NOTES: All "Function 050" and "Out Year" figures are estimates. For the last several years, the Defense Department has released fewer and fewer figures to accompany their budgets. As recently as the FY'04 request, the Pentagon released DoD, DoE and total 050 funding projections for the entire Future Year's Defense Plan. No longer. Now such projections are done only for those areas of defense spending the Pentagon wishes to highlight.

The projected "Out Year" figures here are undoubtedly low. For example, the Pentagon says that defense funding (Function 051) for FY'08 will be $481.4 billion, yet OMB's figure is a mere $442.1 billion.

Figures do not include funding for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Totals may not add up due to rounding.

Sources: Department of Defense, Office of Management and Budget’s “Analytical Perspectives,” Current Services Budget Authority by Function, Category and Program [Table 25-13].)

FY'08 Budget Request by Function Increase/Decrease From FY'07

(Budget Authority in $Billions)

	FY'07	FY'08 Requested	$ Change	Percentage Change
Military Personnel	111.1	116.3	+5.2	+4.7%
Operations & Maintenance	149.2	164.7	+15.5	+10.4%
Procurement	81.3	101.7	+20.4	+25.1%
RDT&E	75.1	75.1	----	----
Military Construction*	9.3	18.2	+8.9	+95.7%
Family Housing*	4.0	2.9	-1.1	-27.5%
Working Capital Funds	2.4	2.5	+0.1	+4.2%
TOTAL (051)	432.4	481.4	+49.0	+11.3%

*Note: Includes projected Military Construction/Quality of Life programs.
Totals may not add up due to rounding.

Percentage of Total Defense Spending (051 Account)

(Budget Authority in $Billions)

	FY'08 Requested	Percentage of Total
Military Personnel	116.3	24.2%
Operations & Maintenance	164.7	34.2%
Procurement	101.7	21.1%
RDT&E	75.1	15.6%
Military Construction	18.2	3.8%
Family Housing	2.9	%0.6
Working Capital Funds	2.5	%0.5
TOTAL (051)	481.4

Totals may not add up due to rounding.

FY 2008 Budget Request by Service Increase/Decrease From FY'07

(Budget Authority in $Billions)

	FY'07	FY'08 Requested	$ Change	Percentage Change
Army	109.7	130.1	+20.4	+18.6%
Navy	110.3	119.3	+9.0	+8.2%
Marine Corps	16.2	20.5	+4.3	+26.5%
Air Force	128.4	136.6	+8.2	+6.4%
Defense Wide	70.9	74.9	+4.0	+5.9%
BRAC	-3.1	N/A	+3.1	N/A
TOTAL (051)	432.4	481.4	+49.0	+11.3%

Totals may not add up due to rounding.

Percentage of Total Defense Spending (051 Account)

(Budget Authority in $Billions)

	FY'08 Requested	Percentage of Total
Army	130.1	27.0%
Navy	119.3	24.8%
Marine Corps	20.5	4.3%
Air Force	136.6	28.4%
Defense Wide	74.9	15.5%
TOTAL (051)	481.4

Totals may not add up due to rounding.

Notes: *Totals do not include supplemental appropriations for combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Source: DoD, Fiscal Year 2008 Budget Request, February 2007.