Budget reduction in the Navy

Abstract

This thesis attempts to document and analyze budget and program reductions made by the Navy for fiscal years 1990, 1991 and beyond. Current and historical budget data were obtained from the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations and the Comptroller of the Navy and organized to permit analysis of budget trends employing several models of cutback budgeting. The thesis examines the following budgetary issues: (1) the trends and impact of budget cuts on DODDON appropriation accounts; (2) projected DODDON budget alternatives for FY 1992 through FY 1997; (3) the effect budget reductions have on the DODDON budgeting relative to criteria developed from two theoretical models of fiscal reduction methodology.