Defense budget: clearer guidance is needed to improve visibility into resourcing of pacific deterrence efforts

Letter 1

Background 3

Inconsistent PDI Program Selection and Priorities Limit Visibility into Resourcing for the Joint Force in the Pacific 10

DOD Implemented and Directed PDI and EDI Differently 22

Conclusion 27

Recommendations 27

Agency Comments and Our Evaluation 27

Appendix I Objectives, Scope, and Methodology 30

Appendix II Comments from the Department of Defense 33

Appendix III GAO Contacts and Staff Acknowledgments 35