The Obama administration's FY 2017 budget-the eighth and final budget submitted by the administration-requests a total of $678.3 billion in funding for national defense. This CSIS Defense Outlook report analyzes the FY 2017 defense budget request looking at trends in the budget, differences from previous requests, and key issues for policymakers as they consider the budget and begin looking to the next administration.

Todd Harrison is director of defense budget analysis in the International Security Program at CSIS.