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The article discusses the budget allocation for the U.S. Department of Defense. Topics include the negotiation techniques employed by the government body in its budget proposals, the three options determined by congressional members to address the proposed defense budget, and the challenges faced by congressional appropriators in their examination of the proposed defense budget.

The article presents a summary of appropriations legislation during the first session of the 112th U.S. Congress. These include HR 1473--PL 112-10, HR-2112--PL 112-55, and HR 2219, HR 2055--PL 112-74. According to the author, Congress approved a package that included the remaining spending for 11 of the appropriations bills for the 2011 fiscal year and a full-year appropriation for the Department of Defense.

The article states that despite intense calls for deficit reduction the scrutiny of the Department of Defense's budget will likely be hindered the scope and complexity of activities and the related concerns. Mentioned are the major candidates for review which include the U.S. troops in Europe, anti-narcotics missions in rich European nations, diplomatic posts, the redundancies in functions and equipment and the large Marine Corps.

Presents the votes of members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives for several pending legislative bills as of June 2005. United Nations Overhaul; Fiscal 2006 Defense Appropriations; Flag Desecration Constitutional Amendment.

Presents information on the fiscal 2005 appropriations approved by the U.S. House of Representatives for several government agencies and operations in the U.S. Agriculture; Defense; Foreign Operations; Military Construction; District of Columbia.

Presents a tabular representation of the status of several bills in the U.S. Senate as of July 2004. Nomination of William G. Myers of Idaho to be judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit; U.S.-Morocco Trade; Nomination of Henry Saad to be a judge for the Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit; Fiscal 2005 Defense Appropriations.

Focuses on the support for a defense appropriations bill by the U.S. Congress. Eagerness of the Senate to advance the bill to U.S. President George W. Bush; Efforts of U.S. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld to create transformation programs to improve the military; Benefits of the bill to military operations of the Pentagon; Information on several non-defense riders carried by the bill.

Reports on the concerns of the U.S. Congress on the fiscal 2005 defense authorization markups. Aim of the U.S. Department of Defense for the Army; Facts about the budget for war supplementals; Information on the spending priorities for defense systems; Plan on military base closures. INSET: Authorizers Seek to Re-Establish Influence on Defense Spending.

Focuses on the budget cuts for U.S. defense programs as of July 2002. Implication of the fiscal 2004 budget that U.S. President George W. Bush will send Congress in 2003 on the balance between costs for term military improvements and technologies that will help U.S. forces maintain their battlefield edge; Weapons programs identified by U.S. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld as potential targets for the budget cuts; Indication of the willingness of Congress to support the new design. INSETS: Vulnerable Programs;Panel OKs Future War Funds.

Reports on the request of United States President George W. Bush's administration for an increase in the defense budget for fiscal 2002. Comparison of the amended budget with the defense budget for fiscal 2001; Plans of the Department of Defense for the requested budget increase; Recommendations of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.

Reports that the United States Congress has added relatively little to President Bill Clinton's defense budget request in October 2000. Amount of the budget; Long-range plans required by the bill for the Department of Defense; Procurement projects authorized by the Congress; Highlights of the conference report on the defense budget.

Reports on United States (US) President Bill Clinton's defense budget proposal for fiscal 2001 to address the US Department of Defense's problems. Military personnel issues; Information on medical care; Details on the combat readiness of the military.

The article reports on the status of the U.S. military's radar-evading F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft as of July 2015. Topics discussed include the 12.4-billion-dollar annual purchase cost for 2,443 F-35s and 14 developmental aircraft through fiscal year 2038, and its accounting for about 25 percent of the Defense Department's annual funding for major defense programs in the next five years. Also noted is whether the indicated number of aircraft is actually needed by the military.

This article discusses the 1.6 trillion dollar cost of the U.S. war on terrorism that began in full after the attacks on New York and Washington in 2001, referencing a December 2014 report from the Congressional Research Service authored by Amy Belasco, a specialist in U.S. defense policy and budget. Topics discussed include the money spent on Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation New Dawn as well as on Operation Enduring Freedom for Afghanistan and other counterterror operations.

Provides information on the proposed fiscal 2000 appropriations bill for the United States (US) Department of Defense. Breakdown of the fund allocations; Overview of the provision for US military operations in other countries; Reductions and incentives approved by the US House.

Offers a look at the fiscal 2000 budget proposed by United States President Bill Clinton both by agency and by function. Agriculture; Commerce; Defense; Education; Energy; Health and Human Services; Housing and Urban Development; Justice; Labor; State; Transportation; Government branches; Independent agencies.

The article reveals the unrealistic budgets created by the U.S. Department of Defense for new weapons and its neglect of the cost analysis by independent budget experts. The Pentagon is projected to repeat similar costing pattern as the Zumwalt naval warship estimates on its Littoral Combat Ship venture. Other disagreements between independent cost estimators and the military services are evident in the Army's plan to develop a Ground Combat Vehicle to replace its Bradley Fighting Vehicle.

The article reports on the introduction of a military spending bill that would finance the return of U.S. troops from Iraq, increase minimum wage and provide tax breaks for small businesses by House Democrats. The bill would set in motion a withdrawal of U.S. forces by August 2008 and would set requirements for unit readiness and lengths of deployment. It also contains a provision to keep the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. open.

The article reports on the approval of the fiscal 2007 defense appropriations bill by the U.S. Senate on September 29, 2006. The bill would include $70 billion in emergency supplemental funding for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program would receive $4.3 billion for research and development under the bill. The Marine Corps will also receive funds to replace and repair its equipment.

Focuses on the increase in spending of the U.S. Defense Department for fiscal 2004. Concerns about the effect of expanded benefits for military personnel and civilian personnel on warfighting funds; Justification for the increases in defense spending; Views of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on military transformation.

Reports on the proposed defense budget of U.S. President George W. Bush for 2003. Deal of Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. with the U.S. Air Force; Proposed increase to the budget for procurement; Requests of Bush for the U.S. Navy; Amount proposed by the U.S. Defense Department on the Predator and other unmanned vehicles. INSET: Top Defense Contract Winners..

Reports that the United States (U.S.) House appropriators have approved a fiscal 2001 defense spending bill. Amount the bill would allocate for the Defense Department; Increase set by the bill to replace aging Army equipment and protect Pentagon computers; Defense budget request of U.S. President Bill Clinton. INSETS: BoxScore;Defense Spending Highlights.

Reports on the approval by the United States House of the defense authorization bill for fiscal 2001. Highlights on the bill; Expected tackling of the bill by the United States Senate.

Focuses on a budget bill for the United States Department of Defense. Issues to be addressed by conferees on the defense bill; Provisions of the Senate and House versions of the bill.

The article discusses the status of cybersecurity in the U.S. as of July 2015. Topics include the cybersecurity budgets in the Departments of Defense, Homeland Security and government-wide spending allotments in 2014, and the threat categories of traditional espionage and criminal activity. Also noted are the lack of a clear cybersecurity government policy, and the possible counterstrike by companies facing cyberattacks.

The article reports on the 2016 budget appropriation proposed by the U.S. Department of Defense to finance its weapons programs, which include research, development and procurement, and its Overseas Contingency Operations programs. Topics discussed include the justifications of Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert Work on the increased defense budget, and a summary of the allocation of funds in the proposed budget.

The article discusses the uncertainty over the future of S. 1429, a fiscal 2014 defense spending bill that was approved by the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee on August 1, 2013. It mentions language added to the bill to restrict the government's ability to wage an extended U.S. military operation in Syria without authorization from the U.S. Congress. Funds to be provided for the U.S. Department of Defense's base budget and for overseas contingency operations are also cited.

The article offers information on the practice of U.S. Congress to tap funds from U.S. Department of Defense to fund various medical researches as part of Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program. According to analyst Laura Peterson of Taxpayers for Common Sense, the program is an example of earmark and its take money from the Defense on their needed functions. It adds that most medical research does not help the military.

The article reports on the involvement of U.S. governors in the budget talks of the Department of Defense. It notes that governors are opposing the cost-cutting plan of the Air Force to reduce the budget for National Guard planes and personnel. The governors are pushing forward with their campaign through a bipartisan 10-member council which gives advice to Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta on issues related to state Guard units. The council has persuaded Panetta to reopen the budget.

The article reports that the U.S. Department of Defense has been appropriated 513 billion dollars for fiscal 2011, with defense the only sector to receive an increase in funding in fiscal 2011.

The article reflects on the future of Guantánamo Bay detention facility in Cuba before the final months of U.S. President Barack Obama and the Republican-controlled Congress in 2016. It notes the warning of Republicans on the dangers pose by any released detainee to the U.S. national security. It highlights the amendment passed by the House to the fiscal 2017 Defense Appropriations bill that would block all transfers out of the camp.

The article reports on the bill that will provide 134.6 billion dollars for the Department of Defense military construction projects and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in the U.S. It states that the bill will fund discretionary programs and advance appropriations for the medical accounts of the veterans in the VA. It adds that the bill will also fund military construction projects for the Defense Department including base closings, operational facilities, and active duty units.

The article discusses on the fiscal 2010 defense authorization bill (HR 2647) that was approved by the House Armed Services Committee on June 17, 2009. The bill includes restrictions on the use of Pentagon financing concerning to detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and authorizes the $680.4 billion discretionary funds. Other provisions of the said authorization bill are also discussed, including the 3.4% pay increase for military personnel and $2.6 billion for future combat systems. INSET: Highlights of the Defense Authorization Bill.

The article focuses on the Department of Defense Appropriations Act which provides appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for military activities including appropriations for Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO).

The article reports on the increase in the budget being requested by U.S. President George W. Bush for the Defense Department in fiscal 2008. The proposed budget also includes $145.2 billion in emergency supplemental funding for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Congress asked the administration to include ongoing war expenses in its regular budget request beginning in fiscal 2008. Military construction spending would be increased to $18.2 billion.

The article reports on a statement of Gordon R. England, deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Defense, that the agency should include in its supplemental budget requests not only costs of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts but anything that could be considered part of the war on terrorism of U.S. President George W. Bush. Development of new and more expensive weapon systems is one of the factors that will squeeze the regular annual defense budget.

The article focuses on the addition of $13.1 billion in emergency spending for military equipment to the fiscal 2007 U.S. Defense spending bill. The Senate decided to wait until lawmakers return from their August 2006 recess to complete work on the bill. The bill was amended after reports that the Iraq and Afghanistan wars are impacting military readiness. Senator Robert C. Byrd (D-W. Va.) voted against an amendment that would require the Defense Department to report publicly the recipients of funds included in the bill.

Focuses on the defense authorization bills approved by the U.S. House and Senate's Armed Services Committees in May 2006. Authorization of the first $50 billion of fiscal 2007 spending for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan as stipulated in the bills; Value of the bill passed by the House of Representatives; Changes to the defense plans of President George W. Bush included in the Senate measure.

Provides an update on a U.S. bill that would authorize $441.6 billion in fiscal 2006 defense spending. Outlook for the bill; Synopsis; Legislative actions taken as of September 5, 2005.

Presents a tabular representation of the status of several appropriation bills at the U.S. Congress as of August 5, 2005. Agriculture; Defense; Homeland Security.

Reports on the reductions made by the U.S. Congress to the funding requests for the transformation programs of the U.S. Department of Defense. Information on the programs of the Pentagon which are affected by the budget cuts; Remarks from Representative Jerry Lewis (R-Calif.), chairman of the U.S. House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, on the decision of the appropriators to cut the budget of the government agency; Effect of the war operations in Iraq and Afghanistan on the development of new military technologies.

Reports on the delay in the passage of the fiscal 2005 defense authorization bill in the U.S. Senate. Number of amendments proposed for the bill; Desire of the Senate Armed Services Committee to finish the authorization bill before appropriators act; Comments from senators; Total amount of the fiscal 2005 defense authorization bill; Provisions of the bill that are controversial to several senators. INSET: Reagan Renaming Plans Go On.

Focuses on the controversy concerning the U.S. military's abuse of Iraqi prisoners. Indications of the willingness of congressional Armed Services committees to depart from the government's spending blueprint; Plan to require the Defense Department to increase military manpower; Request to delay of a planned 2005 round of military base closures until 2007.

Reports on the plans by the U.S. Congress to scrutinize and decrease defense appropriations in the 2005 budget requested by the U.S. Department of Defense amid projection of growing budget deficit. Other factors influencing decisions on defense appropriations; Issues on the cost of military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan raised by Democrats; Argument of defense secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld against criticisms on the defense budget request.