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A group of think-tank analysts gathered Tuesday to discuss a series of hypothetical budgets they constructed in an attempt to address long-term Pentagon spending challenges. The analysts and teams composed of colleagues each built 10-year budgets using a "strategic choices" tool developed by the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments.
Each year, the Department of Defense (DoD) submits Selected Acquisition Reports (SARs) to Congress detailing the status, plans, and funding requirements for almost eighty Major Defense Acquisition Programs (MDAPs). The most recent unclassified SARs, which were submitted in December 2015 and are consistent with the President’s FY 2017 budget request, project funding and quantities for major acquisition programs extending more than thirty years into the future.
