US Defense Budget Outcomes, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017 Volatility and Predictability in Army Weapons Funding

This book offers a systematic guide to the allocation of American taxpayer dollars used to provide for the common defense. With engaging and illustrative examples like the narrative of a helicopter purchase, it reveals an unexpectedly chaotic political process that produces a conversely stable aggregate defense budget. The book explores specific attempts to control or influence these turbulent funding outcomes as Congress reviews the Presidential budget request. Containing data and sources largely unavailable to researchers without access to the Department of Defense, the book should be of interest to anyone looking for a direct, current, and methodical analysis of defense budget outcomes that preserves the informal and nuanced mechanics of a political and complicated process. 

Demonstrates in a clear and powerful way how micro-level churn within programs can occur despite macro-level stability in a large budget

Looks in-depth at how the Pentagon makes its acquisition decisions, how the budget process intersects with acquisition, and how Congress plays a role in all of it

Speaks to students, faculty, researchers, think tanks, and analysts working on budget policy, politics, and defense and security