Department of Defense--Military

Budget, Performance and Financial Snapshot Fiscal Year 2008

Who We Are

Mission: The mission of the Department of Defense (DoD) is to defend the United States and provide for the security of the American people. The military trains and equips the forces needed to deter aggression and advance U.S. interests around the globe. See DoD Strategic Plan at http://www.defenselink.mil/qdr/.

Organization: DoD comprises the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, ten Combatant Commands, four Military Services, a DoD Inspector General, and 28 Defense Agencies and DoD Field Activities. See DoD Organization Chart at http://www.defenselink.mil/odam/omp/pubs/GuideBook/PDF/DoDPDF.

Personnel: In FY 2008, the Defense Department's Total Force included over 2.2 million military personnel, 711.6 thousand civilian personnel, and hundreds of thousands of contract support employees.

Budgetary Resources: FY 2008 funding (outlays) totaled $594,599 million or $1,971 per person. For additional budget information, see http://www.budget.mil.


Budget Snapshot

Total Spending FY 2005-2009
Total Outlays
 Mandatory $741 $533 $1,101 $2,171 $2,902
 Discretionary $473,631 $498,824 $528,774 $592,428 $617,457
Total $474,372 $499,357 $529,875 $594,599 $620,359
$ in millions
Top 5 Programs By Budget
  Top 5 Programs
  Military Force Management Army Land Forces Readiness* Defense Health Care Air Combat Program Military Construction Programs
2008 $114,722 $40,007 $24,044 $18,000 $17,737
2009 $121,430 $15,538 $23,615 $18,588 $20,853
$ in millions

Performance Snapshot

Accomplishments: The DoD performance report for FY 2008 includes 50 DoD-wide (enterprise-level) performance targets and over 300 program-level targets distributed among DoD major mission areas. Available results data indicate that 69% of the DoD-wide targets were met or exceeded, 22% were not met but showed improvement over the prior year, and 9% of targets were not met. The results for five (or 10%) of the targets are not available at this time. Specific accomplishments are addressed in DoD's more detailed Annual Performance Report for FY 2008 at http://www.defenselink.mil/comptroller/reports.html.

Challenges: The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has identified 27 government-wide areas as "high risk" for fraud, waste, abuse, or mismanagement, or which need an agency to focus their resources to achieve broad-based transformations to address major economy, efficiency, or effectiveness challenges. Nine challenges are exclusive to the Department: Supply Chain Management, Weapon System Acquisition, Contract Management, Financial Management, Business System Modernization, Support Infrastructure Management, Approach to Business Transformation, the Personnel Security Clearance Program, and Ensuring the Effective Protection of Technologies Critical to U.S. National Security Interests. DoD does not budget or account for its resources by Strategic Goal. As a result, the budget per Strategic Goal is estimated and may be refined in the Department's more detailed Annual Performance Report for FY 2008.
Financial Snapshot
Clean Opinion on Financial Statements No
Timely Financial Reporting Yes Material Weaknesses 13
Improper Payment Rate 0.6% Total Assets $1,658,110
Total Liabilities $2,134,998 Net Cost of Operations $676,047
$ in millions
  Footnote:Pg. 1: *For the Army Land Force Readiness Program, supplemental funding is included in the FY 2008 number, but is not included for the FY 2009 estimate. Pg.2: ** results linked to GAO's 2007 High-Risk list; *** results reflect estimated actuals. Approximately 15% ($98.8 billion) of the total DoD budget (including $186.8 billion in supplemental funding) for FY 2008 ($673.4 billion) is not identified to any specific DoD Strategic Goal. The Department is working with OMB on a methodology that will capture this remaining 15 percent per DoD Strategic Goal.

Summary of Department of Defense--Military Ratings for Fiscal Year 2008

 
                        FY 2008 Performance
Results per Strategic Goal
  Met/Exceeded     Not met but improved over prior years
  Not met target     Data not yet available
Budget per Strategic Goal
($ in millions)
Strategic Goal: Fight the Long War on Terrorism
To establish stable, democratic, and secure institutions for Iraq and Afghanistan to provide for their own security.
 
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2008 Actual = $186,827
Performance Measure(s)* 2006 Results 2007 Results 2008 Target 2008 Results 2009 Target
Cumulative number of Iraqi Security Forces (ISFs) trained. 328,000 439,700 529,000 558,279   588,000
Strategic Goal: Reorient Capabilities and Forces
To deter or defeat direct attacks to the U.S. homeland and to improve the capabilities of U.S. and international forces to deter and defend against transnational terrorist attacks.
 
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2008 Actual = $134,609
Performance Measure(s)* 2006 Results 2007 Results 2008 Target 2008 Results 2009 Target
Cumulative number of Army Combat Brigade Teams converted to a modular design and available to meet military operational demands. 31 35 38 38   47
Strategic Goal: Reshape the Defense Enterprise
To improve organizational effectiveness, business practices, and processes in ways that better support the warfighter and provide the best possible taxpayer value.
 
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2008 Actual = $99,724
Performance Measure(s)* 2006 Results 2007 Results 2008 Target 2008 Results 2009 Target
**Average customer wait time (elapsed time from DoD supply system order to order receipt). 18 days 17 days 15 days ***16.5 days   15 days
**Average facilities sustainment (percent of facilities supported by routine maintenance and repair needed to achieve the expected service life). 90% 90% 91% 90%   90%
Strategic Goal: Develop a 21st Century Total Force
To maintain an all-volunteer military force, develop new skills, and rebalance capabilities for a ready and competent Total Force.
 
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2008 Actual = $152,961
Performance Measure(s)* 2006 Results 2007 Results 2008 Target 2008 Results 2009 Target
Percent variance in authorized Active component end strength (number of active-duty personnel available to meet military operational requirements). -1.2% 0.9% NTE 3.0% 2.1%   NTE 3.0%
Efficient force structure mix (number of military forces rebalanced to achieve a more efficient force; applied to both individual and unit formations). 19,061 17,794 24,611 26,046   22,971
Strategic Goal: Achieve Unity of Effort
To support and enable international and interagency partnerships by bringing to bear all elements of power to protect our national security interests.
 
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2008 Actual = $426
Performance Measure(s)* 2006 Results 2007 Results 2008 Target 2008 Results 2009 Target
**Annual number of Technology Security Actions processed (reviews of goods and services that are needed to preserve critical U.S. military advantage, yet build partnership capacity with friends and allies). not available 116,017 118,337 118,367   120,704
  * This measure was selected from a number of performance measures aimed at the specific strategic goal