1996 Defense Budget: Potential Reductions, Rescissions, and Restrictions
in RDT&E and Procurement (Briefing Report, 09/15/95, GAO/NSIAD-95-218BR).

GAO reviewed the Defense Department's (DOD) fiscal year 1996 budget
request and prior years' appropriations for research, development, test,
and evaluation and procurement programs. Because of schedule delays,
changes in program requirements, and issues that emerged after the
budget request was developed, GAO identified opportunities to reduce the
funding levels for fiscal year 1996 by about $956 million and rescind
about $265 million from prior years' appropriations. GAO also found
about $934 million that Congress can restrict from obligation until
specified criteria are met to minimize risks in acquisition programs. Of
these totals, GAO identified potential budget cuts of nearly $103
million to the fiscal year 1996 research, development, test, and
evaluation budget request and potential rescissions of about $15 million
to prior years' appropriations. GAO also identified about $27 million in
obligational authority that can be restricted. GAO identified potential
budget reductions of about $359 million to the fiscal year 1996
procurement budget request, potential rescissions of about $250 million
to prior years' appropriations, and about $907 million in potential
restrictions. GAO also found nearly $98 million in obligational
authority expiring on September 30, 1995, including about $77 million in
fiscal year 1994 research, development, test, and evaluation funds and
about $19 million in fiscal year 1993 procurement funds.

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 REPORTNUM:  NSIAD-95-218BR
     TITLE:  1996 Defense Budget: Potential Reductions, Rescissions, and 
             Restrictions in RDT&E and Procurement
      DATE:  09/15/95
   SUBJECT:  Defense procurement
             Testing
             Defense budgets
             Future budget projections
             Budget cuts
             Budget authority rescission
             Research and development
             Defense appropriations
             Presidential budgets
             Total obligational authority

             
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