Expenditure distribution trends with regard to the availability of funds in the DOA and DOAF budgets.

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Author
Lopatto, Michael P.
Date
1987-06Advisor
McCaffery, Jerry L.
Second Reader
Boger, Dan C.
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This thesis examines the factors that affected Army and Air Force
spending for fiscal years 1955-1984. The four major appropriation
categories were analyzed using budget shares, growth rates, and percentages
of the respective services' budget totals. The data was then
compared to DON and DOD spending trends to determine if consistent
budget behavior exists within DOD. The result was that DOA and
DOAF budgeting appears to be incremental in nature, with programmatic
influences on new and controversial issues. Availability of DOD
funds influenced the categorical spending for each of the services but
in different ways. While DON followed the DOD pattern closely. DOA
and DOAF budget emphasis reflected the nature of the individual service,
which explains why Military Personnel received the largest DOA
share, while Procurement received the highest percentage of the
DOAF budget.