United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office National Security and International Affairs Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1995-09-15 monographic deposited born digital 30 p. GA 1.13:NSIAD-95-213 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-213 P0b002ee180391350 f:ns95213 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-213 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-213 NSIAD-95-213 Defense procurement Future budget projections Advanced weapons systems Military housing Presidential budgets Defense economic analysis Defense cost control Research and development Compliance Defense appropriations DOD Bottom-Up Review LPD-17 Ship F-22 Aircraft F/A-18C/D Aircraft Tomahawk Cruise Missile B-2 Aircraft DOD Future Years Defense Program Letter Report NSIAD Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO compared the Department of Defense's (DOD) fiscal year (FY) 1996 Future Years Defense Program (FYDP) with its FY 1995 FYDP, focusing on: (1) what major program adjustments DOD made from FY 1995 to FY 1996; (2) the implications of these changes for the future; and (3) whether the FY 1996 FYDP complies with statutory requirements.<p/>GAO found that: (1) the FY 1996 FYDP differs considerably from the FY 1995 FYDP; (2) total FY 1996 program costs have increased by about $12 billion; (3) $27 billion in planned weapon system modernization programs have been eliminated, reduced, or deferred to the year 2000 and beyond; (4) the military personnel, operation and maintenance, and family housing accounts have increased by over $21 billion and continue to increase to support DOD emphasis on readiness and quality of life programs; (5) DOD plans to compensate for near-term 1996 FYDP procurement decreases by substantially increasing procurement in FY 2000 and FY 2001 by infrastructure savings, acquisition reforms, and real budget growth; (6) the FY 1996 FYDP does not reflect reduced infrastructure costs because of funding increases for base operations, headquarters functions, and quality-of-life programs; (7) the FY 1996 budget resolution contains $24.2 billion more for DOD than the President's FY 1996 through FY 2001 budget request, giving DOD an opportunity to restore some reduced or deferred programs; (8) the additional 1996 funding could mitigate the need for DOD to increase out-year budgets; and (9) the FY 1996 FYDP complies with applicable legislative requirements. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-213/html/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-213.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-213/pdf/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-213.pdf GAO/NSIAD-95-213 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-213 Letter Report GAO/NSIAD-95-213; Future Years Defense Program: 1996 Program Is Considerably Different From the 1995 Program; Defense procurement Future budget projections Advanced weapons systems Military housing Presidential budgets Defense economic analysis Defense cost control Research and development Compliance Defense appropriations DOD Bottom-Up Review LPD-17 Ship F-22 Aircraft F/A-18C/D Aircraft Tomahawk Cruise Missile B-2 Aircraft DOD Future Years Defense Program