CACNP: Analysis of FY 2012 DoD Budget Request

Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation: Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Overview

22 February 2011 - For Fiscal Year (FY) 2012, which begins on October 1, 2011, the Obama Administration has requested a base budget of $553 billion for the Department of Defense (DOD). This is $13 billion below the Pentagon’s Future Years Defense Program (FYDP) estimate, released last year, but represents about 3 percent in real growth over the funding the department would receive for FY 2011 under the current continuing resolution, which expires on March 4. {continued}

CACNP: Analysis of FY 2012 DoD Budget Request