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sets HB MflflHES ifttOMMRi: WCBBS NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL Monterey, California THESIS FLEET LEVEL BUDGETING: 1981 TO 1997 by USN LtPeter B. Clark, June, 1991 Thesis Advisor: Professor L.R. Jones Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited 25681 T SECURITYCLASSIFICATIONOFTHISPAGE REPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGE 1a REPORTSECURITYCLASSIFICATION lb RESTRICTIVE MARKINGS UNCLASSIFIED 2a SECURITYCLASSIFICATIONAUTHORITY 3 DISTRIBUTION/AVAILABILITYOFREPORT Approvedfor publicrelease;distributionisunlimited. 2b DECLASSIFICATION/DOWNGRADINGSCHEDULE 4 PERFORMINGORGANIZATIONREPORTNUMBER(S) 5 MONITORINGORGANIZATIONREPORTNUMBER(S) 6a NAMEOFPERFORMINGORGANIZATION 6b OFFICESYMBOL 7a NAMEOFMONITORINGORGANIZATION NavalPostgraduateSchool (Ifapplicable) NavalPostgraduateSchool 55 6c ADDRESS(City,State,andZIPCode) 7b ADDRESS(Gty,State,andZIPCode) Monterey,CA 93943 5000 Monterey,CA 93943-5000 8a NAMEOFFUNDING/SPONSORING 8b OFFICESYMBOL 9 PROCUREMENTINSTRUMENTIDENTIFICATIONNUMBER ORGANIZATION (Ifapplicable) 8c ADDRESS(City,State,andZIPCode) 10 SOURCEOF FUNDINGNUMBERS ProgramtlememNo ProtectNo WorkUnitAcce*>ion Number 11 TITLE (IncludeSecurityClassification) FLEET LEVELBUDGETING: 1981 TO 1997 12 PERSONALAUTHOR(S) CLARK,PETERB. 13a TYPEOF REPORT 13b TIMECOVERED 14 DATE OF REPORT(year,month,day) 15 PAGE COUNT Master'sThesis From To 1991,JUNE20 77 16 SUPPLEMENTARY NOTATION TheviewsexpressedinthisthesisarethoseoftheauthoranddonotreflecttheofficialpolicyorpositionoftheDepartmentofDefenseortheU.S. Government. 17 COSATICODES 18 SUBJECTTERMS(continueonreverseifnecessaryandidentifybyblocknumber) FIELD GROUP SUBGROUP DOD,DON,CINCPACFLTAPPROPRIATION LEVELS 19 ABSTRACT(continueonreverseifnecessaryandidentifybyblocknumber) AppropriationlevelsawardedtotheDepartmentofDefense,theDepartmentoftheNavy,and forspecificallyOperations& Maintenance,Navy forCINCPACFLT. Thereportcovers theperiodsfrom 1981 to 1991,andfrom 1991 to 1997. Asimplifiedformulationprocess fortheDON budgetisgiven, aswellasaddressingtheimplicationsof federalbudgetingprocessonDODbudgets,and legislationsuchasthe Budget EnforcementActof1990and Gramm-Rudman-HollingsActs1andII. 20 DISTRIBUTION/AVAILABILITYOFABSTRACT 21 ABSTRACTSECURITYCLASSIFICATION . [J UNCLASSIFIED/UNLIMITED J SAMEASREPOR1 J DTICUSERS UNCLASSIFIED 22a NAMEOF RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUAL 22b TELEPHONE (IncludeAreacode) 22c.OFFICE SYMBOL L.R. Jones x-2536 DD FORM 1473. 84 MAR 83APReditionmaybeuseduntilexhausted SECURITYCLASSIFICATIONOF THIS PAGE Allothereditionsareobsolete Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. FLEET LEVEL BUDGETING: 1981 TO 1997 by Peter Brady plark Lieutenant United States Navy , B.S., United States Naval Academy, 1983 Submitted in partial fulfillment ofthe requirements for the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MANAGEMENT from the NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL ~Junieel4/9499191^7 li ABSTRACT The objective of this study is to identify patterns in past appropriations to CINCPACFLT and to project trends thus identified into the future. The study analyzes budget data, examines trends and patterns, and adresses implications relative to budget expectations for the future. The data and analysis may aid the Navy in formulating strategies to justify future budgets to improve the allocation of financial resources. 111 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION I. 1 A. PURPOSE 1 B. THESIS QUESTIONS 1 C. BACKGROUND 2 D. SCOPE 5 E. METHODOLOGY 6 F. THESIS ORGANIZATION 6 II. BUDGET PLAYERS AND PROCESSES 7 A. THE BUDGET CHAIN OF COMMAND AND KEY PLAYERS 7 . . ... B. THE SIMPLIFIED BUDGET FORMULATION PROCESS 12 C. THE GENERAL BUDGETING TRENDS FROM 1981 TO 1991 18 1. National Defense and the Department of Defense 19 2. Department of the Navy 28 3. Operations and Maintenance within the Pacific Fleet 32 III. IMPLICATIONS OF PAST BUDGETS AND CONTINGENCIES 36 . A. IMPLICATIONS FOR DEFENSE IN FEDERAL BUDGETING 36 . B. CONSIDERATIONS FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BUDGETING 44 IV