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  • 8/7/2019 Forecast International Releases 10-Year U.S. Defense Budget Forecast (View Demo)

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    Press ReleaseContact: Shaun McDougall, U.S. Defense Budget AnalystPhone: (203) 426-0800

    Web site: www.forecastinternational.comE-mail: [email protected]

    Forecast International, Inc.

    22 Commerce Rd. Newtown, CT 06470 USA

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

    Forecast International Announces Ground-Breaking

    U.S. Defense Budget Forecast Tool

    NEWTOWN, Conn. [April 26, 2011] Forecast International (FI) is pleased to announce the release of its newU.S. Defense Budget Forecastonline interface, an exceptionally comprehensive budget tracking tool.

    This innovative new service tracks every line item in the U.S. Defense Budget's Procurement and RDT&E

    (Research, Development, Test & Evaluation) sections more than 1,800 line items in all. FI's U.S. Defense BudgetForecastproduct covers it all from the Presidents Request to the final joint congressional actions and includes

    FI's proprietary ten-year line item budget forecast.

    The U.S. Defense Budget Forecastalso includes Base funding, Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) funding,

    and other supplemental funding. Additional features include:

    Congressional Budget Tracker: Follows each line item through the Appropriation and Authorization

    funding streams and details in graphics the funding provided by each action.

    Budget Docs Access: Provides the actual justification documents for every R-1 and P-1 line item, allowingclients to read the descriptive summary and see exactly where the Pentagon expects the program to go.

    Drill-Down and Hover-Over Capability: An intuitive interface that allows users to get the "top-down" viewand also zoom in on the details for every Service, Appropriation Account, and Budget Activity Level.

    In addition, U.S. Defense Budget Forecastincludes a line-by-line presentation of the President's Request for Military

    Construction (C-1), Military Personnel (M-1), Operations and Maintenance (O-1), and the Revolving and

    Management Fund (RF-1).

    "FI's forecast methodology includes a micro-level, bottom-up funding projection that incorporates an evaluation of

    the specific programs we believe will be funded, delayed, or canceled during the ten-year forecast period," said

    Shaun McDougall, FI's U.S. Defense Budget analyst. "The initial examination of individual line items is then

    subjected to a macro-level, top-down assessment based on analysis of the future military force structure that our

    analysts estimate will be fiscally supported by Congress, and of the projected topline funding for the RDT&E and

    Procurement accounts."

    To watch a U.S. Defense Budget Forecastdemo, click on the following link: http://forecastinternational.com/

    For more information, please [email protected] call our Sales Department at (203) 426-0800

    Forecast International, Inc. (www.forecastinternational.com) is a leading provider of Market Intelligence and

    Analysis in the areas of aerospace, defense, power systems and military electronics. Based in Newtown, Conn.,

    USA, Forecast International specializes in long-range industry forecasts and market assessments used by strategic

    planners, marketing professionals, military organizations, and governments worldwide. To arrange an interview

    with Forecast Internationals editors, please contact Ray Peterson, Vice President, Research & Editorial Services

    (203) 426-0800,[email protected]. Proprietary Special Research is also available. Contact Jonathan

    Watson, Managing Director, The Forecast Consulting Group ([email protected]).

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