The Missile Defense Agency and the color of money : fewer resources, more responsibility, and a growing budget squeeze / principal author, Thomas Karako ; contributing authors, Wes Rumbaugh, Ian Williams
Published
Washington, DC : Center for Strategic & International Studies ; Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield, [2016]
1 online resource (vii, 40 pages) : color illustrations
Contents
Introduction -- MDA's reduced topline -- MDA's expanded role -- Failure to transfer budget responsibility -- Foreign assistance to Israel -- The squeeze on research and development -- Possible paths forward
Summary
"This study explores the growing competition for scarce dollars at the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA). It traces the authorities, roles, and missions assigned to the agency and the growing trend of using what was originally intended to be a research and development budget for procurement and sustainment of missile defense assets. As adversary missile arsenals develop in both size and sophistication, continued improvements to our current missile defense systems will be required to keep pace with the threat. The combination of an ever-shrinking top line and new roles and missions being assigned to MDA make that task difficult. Finding a new path forward and more clearly defining the position of the agency inside the Department of Defense will be essential for a more sustainable missile defense posture"--Publisher's web site
Notes
"July 2016."
"A report of the CSIS Missile Defense Project."
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references
Notes
Online resource; title from PDF title page (CSIS, viewed July 29, 2016)
