Number: RL30002
Title: A Defense Budget Primer
Authors: Mary T. Tyszkiewicz and Stephen Daggett, Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division 
Abstract: This report is a primer for those who wish to familiarize themselves with the defense budget process. The report defines basic defense budget-related terms, describes the structure of the defense budget, briefly reviews the budgeting process within the Department of Defense (DOD), and outlines the successive phases of the congressional defense budget process. It also provides a short review of the budget execution process.
Pages: 66
Date: Updated December 9, 1998