1. FALL 2016 Chris Anderson Kris Cruz Jhonnattan Diaz Said Masoud
Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. Department of Defense Science & Technology Budget Analysis SYST/OR 699 Master’s Project
FALL 2016
Chris Anderson
Kris Cruz
Jhonnattan Diaz
Said Masoud

2. DoD Science & Technology Budget Analysis
Context: With a Federal Budget of $3.7 trillion (2015), discretionary spending allocated to the defense budget was $582 billion [1]
15.7% of total budget
3.3% of GDP
“…we're taking the long view.  We have to, because even as we fight today's fights, we must also be prepared for the fights that might come, 10, 20 or 30 years down the road.” – Ash Carter, Secretary of Defense, Previewing the FY17 Defense Budget
Problem: There is currently limited capability to conduct tailored analysis and characterization of past, current and/or future budget information in order to perform an assessment of the trends of Science & Technology (S&T) investing within the department

3. DoD Science & Technology Budget Analysis
Stakeholders:
Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) [2]
Services (DoN, USAF, USA)
DoD Laboratories [3]
Assistant Secretary of Defense (Research & Engineering) – ASD(R&E)
Federally Funded Research & Development Centers and University-Affiliated Research Centers [4]
Reliance 21 – S&T Communities of Interest (COIs)
Industry
Scope: The “Budget Problem” is large! There is a natural scoping mechanism in place already; the budget activity (BA) and Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) funding.
BA 2-4 (Applied Research, Advanced Technology Development, Advanced Component Development & Prototypes) [5]
Procurement funding is outside the scope (done after RDT&E phase)

4. References (Web Links)
[1] - Congressional Budget Office
[2] - OSD Organization Chart
[3] - DoD Laboratories
[4] - FFRDCs & UARCs
[5] - Budget Activity Definitions