Book Review: Resourcing the National Security Enterprise: Connecting the Ways and Means of US National Security

Authors

Christopher Sandrolini

Files

Description

Edited by: Susan Bryant and Mark Troutman

Reviewed by Christopher Sandrolini, Foreign Service officer and professor, US Army War College

Foreign Service officer and US Army War College professor Christopher Sandrolini calls this anthology, which contextualizes the defense budget within federal spending, a “well-organized and lucid practical introduction to working within the confines of a bureaucracy.” He highlights and distills Bryant and Troutman’s main arguments, noting, “[m]astering these rules [of bureaucracy] is essential to turn strategies and policies into funded, viable programs.” He also discusses the book’s explanation of how the Department of Defense balances the “four pillars” framework (force structure, force posture, readiness, and modernization in developing strategy) and praises the book’s concluding recommendations, outlined in the review.

Publication Date

4-19-2024

Keywords

national security, budget, Department of State, Congress, PPBE process

Disciplines

Defense and Security Studies

Recommended Citation

Christopher Sandrolini, Book Review: Resourcing the National Security Enterprise: Connecting the Ways and Means of US National Security ( US Army War College Press, 2024),
https://press.armywarcollege.edu/parameters_bookshelf/43