Budget Issues: Budgeting for Inflation in Civilian Agencies

AIMD-00-14 Published: Oct 01, 1999. Publicly Released: Oct 01, 1999.

Highlights

GAO reviewed the Department of Defense's (DOD) experiences with budgeting for inflation, focusing on whether it is feasible for civilian agencies to also budget for inflation.

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Topics

Budget and Spending

Budget administrationComparative analysisCost effectiveness analysisDefense budgetsDefense procurementFederal procurementFuture budget projectionsInflationPrice inflationBudgeting