1993 Navy Budget
Potential Reductions and Rescissions in RDT&E Programs Gao ID: NSIAD-92-322BR September 29, 1992GAO reviewed the Navy's fiscal year 1993 budget request and prior year appropriations for its research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E) programs. GAO identified $176.4 million in potential reductions to the RDT&E Navy budget request for fiscal year 1993 and $4.4 million in potential rescissions to appropriated funds from fiscal year 1992. In addition, GAO identified potential reductions of $22.3 million and potential recessions of $1.2 million to the RDT&E Defense Agencies budget for fiscal year 1993 and fiscal year 1992, respectively. These findings concern the unmanned aerial vehicles joint program.
GAO found: (1) a potential reduction of $176.4 million in the Navy RDT&E budget request for FY 1993; (2) potential rescissions of $4.4 million in appropriated funds from FY 1992; and (3) potential reductions of $23.3 million and a potential rescission of $1.2 million to the RDT&E budget for FY 1993 and FY 1992.