Gramm-Rudman, Proposition 13, and cutback management
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Authors
Cox, James Crawford Jr.
Subjects
Budget
Cutback management
Retrenchment
Proposition 13
Cutback management
Retrenchment
Proposition 13
Advisors
McCaffrey, Jerry L.
Date of Issue
1986-12
Date
December 1986
Publisher
Language
en_US
Abstract
The Gramm-Rudman Act mandated the sequestration of over 11 billion previously approved FY-1986 budget dollars. DoD financial managers then found themselves with tough decisions in order to fulfill missions with less resources than expected. The fiscal environment facing DoD organizations resembled that faced by local governments in California following the passage of Proposition 13 in 1978. A survey of DoD financial managers was conducted to determine how these managers were reacting to their reduced budgets. Responses were compared to actions taken by California managers subsequent to Proposition13 to gauge the potential of the strategies now being employed to cope with Gramm-Rudman. This study indicates that DoD managers have begun cutting back, but have not yet made the fundamental shift from maintaining their previous organization to embracing a new, leaner one which can function with significantly fewer resources.
Type
Thesis
Description
Series/Report No
Department
Department of Administrative Sciences
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Identifiers
NPS Report Number
Sponsors
Funder
Format
111 p.
Citation
Distribution Statement
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.