Analysis 1 Lead Sheet

摘要

President Barack Obatna has unveiled an FY13 defense budget proposal that aims to cut $259 billion from the budget over the next five years, with the largest cuts targeting the Pentagon's acquisition and personnel budgets. The FY13 request contains $525.4 billion in discretionary base funding, reflecting a decrease of $5.1 billion, or 1 percent, compared to FY12 enacted funding levels. The budget also contains $88.5 billion for Overseas Contingency Operations, which reflects a decrease of 23 percent from the previous year. That figure includes $85.6 billion for Afghanistan and $2.9 billion for Iraq, which supports the Office of Security Cooperation-Iraq or replacement of equipment destroyed during operations.