The Performance Budget in the United States Department of the Air Force

This thesis explores the concept of a performance budget and portrays its implementation in the budget process of the United States Department of the Air Force. The concept of a performance budget utilized is that presented in the Budget of the United States Government for the fiscal years 1950 and 1951. Statutory requirements for a performance budget placed upon the Department of Defense in the National Security Act Amendments of 1949. Section 11, also formed a frame of reference.Major emphasis has been given to a presentation and analysis of the budget process in the Department of the Air Force according to performance budget concepts. The thesis states progress made to March 15, 1951 in performance budgeting in the Department of the Air Force and presents seemingly desirable goals to be achieved in the future.