CSBA_20111018_改变国防业务.pdf

Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments 1667 K Street NW,Suite 900,Washington DC 20006 Thinking Smarter About Defense www.CSBAonline.org|202-331-7990|Fax 202-331-8019 OCTOBER 2011 CHANGING THE BUSINESS OF DEFENSE By Todd Harrison and Evan Braden Montgomery The passage of the Budget Control Act of 2011 exacerbated an already uncertain budget environment for the Department of Defense.While the act did provide some clarity on the level of funding for the current fiscal year(roughly$26-27 billion less than requested in FY 2012),it left many more issues unresolved.The allocation of cuts within the defense budget for FY 2012 is not yet decided and the Department may again operate under a continuing resolution well into the new fiscal year.Moreover,the level of funding for FY 2013 and beyond is far from certain.The base defense budget for FY 2013 could range from roughly$524 billion if no additional cuts are imposed by the Super Committee to$472 billion if sequestration occurs.1 Given the schedule for when sequestration enforcement begins,the precise level of funding for FY 2013 may not be known until after the November 2012 election and well into the next fiscal year.DoD faces a