Military Budget Resources

Budget of the United States Government for Fiscal Year 2005
The official budget request, published by the Office of Management and Budget, February 2004.

Highlights of the Pentagon's Fiscal Year 2005 Budget
The Defense Department's press release on the annual budget request, February 2, 2004.

Department of Defense Budget Materials for Fiscal Year 2005
Supporting documents for the Pentagon's annual budget request, February 2004.

The Long-Term Implications of Current Defense Plans
The Congressional Budget Office, January 2003.

The Long-Term Implications of Current Defense Plans: Detailed Update for Fiscal Year 2004
The Congressional Budget Office, February 2004.

Budget Options
CBO's options for altering federal outlays and receipts, March 2003.

The Government Accountability Office's "High Risk" Series
Update of GAO's oversight of certain federal operations designated as high risks for waste, fraud or mismanagement, January 2003.

DoD's Annual Operational Testing and Evaluation Report
The Pentagon's FY'03 oversight report for major Pentagon development programs, Fall 2003.

The Nunn-McCurdy Amendment
A 1981 law that requires the termination of weapons programs whose total costs grow by more than 25 percent.

The Military Almanac: 2001-2002
A fact-filled guide to the U.S. military, published by the Center for Defense Information (CDI).