Force structure : need for greater transparency for the Army's Grow the Force initiative funding plan.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

St. Laurent, Janet A.

Contributor:

United States. Government Accountability Office

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Army--Appropriations and expenditures--Evaluation.

United States.

United States. Army--Recruiting, enlistment, etc--Management.

United States. Army.

Strategic forces--United States.

Strategic forces.

Armed Forces--Appropriations and expenditures--Evaluation.

Physical Description:

11 pages : digital, PDF file

Other Title:

Need for greater transparency for the Army's Grow the Force initiative funding plan

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2008]

Summary:

In January 2007, the Secretary of Defense announced an initiative to expand the Army from a total of 1,037,000 to 1,112,000 active and reserve soldiers by fiscal year 2013--an increase of 74,200 military personnel--in order to meet increasing strategic demands and to help reduce stress on the force. This planned expansion includes building six additional active modular brigade combat teams and additional modular support units,1 which will require a substantial increase in funding for personnel, equipment, and infrastructure. Currently, the Army estimates this expansion may require about $70 billion in increased funding through fiscal year 2013 and a significant amount in annual funding thereafter to sustain the expanded Army. The President's fiscal year 2008 budget request contained $7.7 billion for Department of the Army funding related to the Grow the Force initiative.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed on Feb. 14, 2008).

Author: Janet A. St. Laurent.

"January 18, 2008."

Paper version available from: U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, 441 G St., NW, Rm. LM, Washington, D.C. 20548.

Includes bibliographical references.

"GAO-08-354R."

OCLC:

212197996