2017 Budget: Showdown Likely Over War ‘Slush Fund’

February 1, 2016 Defense News
By: Sandra I. Erwin
Related Expert: Katherine Blakeley

...The use of OCO funds is shaping up to become yet another heated political battle between the White House and Congress, said Katherine Blakeley, a research fellow at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments.

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Analysis of the FY 2017 Defense Budget and Trends in Defense Spending

August 5, 2016 Katherine Blakeley

As the last budget request of the Obama Administration, the FY 2017 request largely continues the shift towards greater investment in the high-end capabilities necessary in a new strategic era that holds the potential for great power competition.

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Seven Areas To Watch In The FY17 Defense Budget

February 1, 2016 Katherine Blakeley

President Obama’s last budget, to be released February 9th, is his last chance to put his administration’s stamp on the nation’s defense spending.

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