2009
February 2009 - Graphical resources to provide insight into defense spending trends.
Defense Sustainability: Selected Slides - prepared by Stephen Daggett of Congressional Research Service
Gilmore Charts
2008
February 8, 2008 View The Independent Budget Critical Issues Report on Fiscal Year 2009 developed by The Independent Budget Veterans Service Organizations.
Discussion of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) resource requirements for fiscal year (FY)2009. IB offers program and service recommendations to assist veterans based on the real-life experiences of veterans
January 31, 2008 Commission on the National Guard and Reserves, Transforming the National Guard and Reserves into a 21st-Century Operational Force. Final Report Executive Summary
January 31, 2008 Commission on the National Guard and Reserves, Transforming the National Guard and Reserves into a 21st-Century Operational Force. Final Report Report to Congress and the Secretary of Defense
January 16, 2008 Press Release: House Approves H.R. 4986, The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008
2006 - 2007
December 20, 2007 Report of the Department of Defense Task Force on the Future of Military Health Care. The Task Force was created to assess and recommend changes that would help sustain the military health care services being provided to members of the Armed Forces, retirees and their families.
December 6, 2007 Congress completes conference on the National Defense Authorization Bill for Fiscal Year 2008. Senate Press Release. House Press Release. Conference Report Table of Contents
Maritime Strategy: A Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Seapower
Department of the Navy Objectives for FY 2008 and beyond
The Veterans’ Disability Benefits Commission (VDBC) recently released their final report. The VDBC was established by Public Law 108-136, the National Defense Authorization Act of 2004. Congress created the Commission out of concern for a variety of issues pertinent to disabled veterans, disabled service members, their survivors, and their families. Those matters included care for severely injured service members, treatment and compensation for post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), the concurrent receipt of military retired pay and disability compensation, the timeliness of processing disabled veterans’ claims for benefits, and the size of the backlog of those claims. Another area of concern was the program known as Individual Unemployability, which allows veterans with severe service-connected disabilities to receive benefits at the highest possible rate if their disabilities prevent them from working.
Executive Summary
Full Report
FY 08 National Defense Authorization Act Matrix
GAO Testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee - Securing, Stabilizing, and Rebuilding Iraq - Statement of David M. Walker, Comptroller General of the United States
The Report of the Independent Commission on the Security Forces of Iraq - September 6, 2007 (4 MB)
Report of President’s Commission on Care for America’s Returning Wounded Warriors July 2007
Summary
Full Report and Subcommittee Report
GAO Highlights of Report to Congressional Committees on "Military Personnel: Improved Quality Controls Needed of Servicemembers's Employments Rights Claims at DOL" July 2007
Navy Reserve Strategic Plan - October 2006
Commission on the National Guard and Reserves issues 90 Day Report
Testimony by VADM Cotton before the Commission on the National Guard and Reserves - July 19, 2006
Defense Advisory Committee on Military Compensation: Preliminary Findings / Recommendations - April 2006
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