CSBA's Todd Harrison dissects the defense budget
The Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments just released a detailed study of the FY2012 defense budget request. Written by Todd Harrison, the think-tank's budget expert, the report discusses just about every angle of the Pentagon's budget problems. Personnel costs, training expenses, research, weapons systems, munitions, space operations, even the "black budget" get scrutiny. Harrison analyzes future trends and discusses options for savings and their risks. There have been numerous such studies of the FY2012 budget, but I think this one is particularly insightful.
Click here to read the report.