“With the deficit at $1.5 trillion for FY 2011, and tax cuts taken off the table for at least the next two years, pressure is building to reduce government spending, and DoD is not likely to be immune from this,” said Todd Harrison of the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments. “In a period of fiscal austerity, that means DoD will have to accept some risks and divest of lower-priority programs and capabilities.”
Jim Thomas, also of CSBA, said last week the budget plan would feature “no surprises.”