DOD budget forecast threatens new technology deployments

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DOD budget forecast threatens new technology deployments

Healthcare costs, equipment maintenance could take priority over modernization

bdpatoday--Federal Computer Week (FCW) reports the Defense Department (DOD) could spend as much as $7 billion less each year on weapons procurement and research in the coming years, analysts from the Congressional Research Service and Congressional Budget Office told the House Budget Committee. The DOD budget is about $624 billion annually.

Rising personnel and equipment costs are likely to put a hard squeeze on accounts for weapons modernization programs and research and development, according to the researchers.

Sharply rising costs for health care and maintenance will adversely affect DOD efforts to keep pace with a steep technology curve in areas such as intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) and also efforts to counter roadside bombs, the researchers said. Select here to learn more...

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