National Defense Budgeting and Financial Management Policy and Practice, Second Edition
Budgeting for national defense is a multifaceted challenge, especially for a nation like the U.S., which bears global responsibilities and seeks to maintain the most advanced and formidable military on the planet. It is essential—and complex—to strike a balance among various needs: ensuring current and future readiness, managing diverse warfare domains and military services, and achieving a synergy between cutting-edge capabilities and adequate capacity. Additionally, the interplay between personnel, equipment, and their operational use complicates this task further. Beyond its analytical difficulties, the budgeting process is intertwined with political considerations, necessitating a careful equilibrium between national security and other governmental functions while Budgeting for defense is a specific example of public budgeting, which falls under the broader category of public policy.lic budgeting which isThis text begins by outlining the concepts, data, and processes involved before examining the participants and methods that shape the annual defense budget.ses that build the annual defense budget. It then covers the execution of that budget and the ultimate accounting.
Compared to the first edition, this 2nd Edition pdf textbook is updated with current figures and examples. There is a new chapter on determinants of military spending in society and burden sharing within alliances. The chapter on budget execution has been disaggregated and a new chapter is devoted to fiscal law. The final chapter brings together previous discussions by addressing budgeting stages and their connections across government branches. Following in the tradition of the first edition, this is intended to be both a textbook for a course in budgeting, but also a desktop reference for defence budgeting practitioners.
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