The Defense Budget

A Look at Budgetary Resources, Accomplishments, and Problems Gao ID: PLRD-83-62 April 27, 1983

GAO reviewed the Department of Defense's (DOD) budget to determine how it is planned and how resources are expended.

GAO found that the growth of the defense budget continues at an unprecedented pace. The amount of money appropriated for fiscal year 1983 is 69 percent larger than the 1980 defense budget. GAO believes that the services are generally spending as they planned, but that the budget can be improved by building in more accountability. GAO also found that some problems identified last year remain unresolved.

Recommendations

Our recommendations from this work are listed below with a Contact for more information. Status will change from "In process" to "Open," "Closed - implemented," or "Closed - not implemented" based on our follow up work.

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