NGAUS Analysis-President's Budget

The President released the Defense Budget for Fiscal Year 2013.
The President’s request includes Base Funding and Overseas Contingency
Operation Funding. Overall, the President’s request includes over $25.2
billion in base funding for National Guard Personnel, Operation and
Maintenance, and Military Construction, an increase of nearly $400 million
over FY12.

Please find linked a full analysis of the budget proposal as well as
detailed procurement numbers for both the ARNG and ANG. Also, please visit
http://www.ngaus.org/content.asp?sid=4 for additional budget-related
information.

Items of Note:
· Reduced End Strengths for both the ARNG and ANG by FY17.
o ANG cut 5,100 in FY13
o ARNG cut 5,000 by FY17.
· Significant cuts to ANG platforms
· Significant reductions to ARNG procurement in proportion to Army
procurement
o Overall procurement down from 15%in FY12 to 10% in FY13
o Aircraft procurement significantly down from FY12 budget request,
from 14% in FY12 to 4% in FY13 request
· Cancellation of C-27J program
· Cancellation of HMMWV recap
· Significant cuts to MILCON
· Significant cuts to Counterdrug State Plans
· Decrease in Yellow Ribbon Funding
· Increased funding for State Partnership Program
· Outlined proposal for changes to healthcare and retirement


FY13 Request Delta FY13-FY12
ARNG Personnel $8,103,207 +$517,562
ARNG Personnel OCO $583,804 -$80,775
ARNG O&M $7,108,612 +$183,680
ARNG O&M OCO $382,448 +$4,904
ARNG NGREA $0 -$325,000
ARNG MILCON $614,000 -$159,592


FY13 Request Delta FY13-FY12
ANG Personnel $3,110,065 +$21, 136
ANG Personnel OCO $10,473 +$1,038
ANG O&M $6,015,455 -$83,325
ANG O&M OCO $19,975 -$14,075
ANG NGREA $0 -$315,000
ANG MILCON $42,386 -$73,860

The following are the linked documents that outline the budget proposal.