Here are some excellent online resources for researching U.S. defense policy and funding:

• Annual Defense Report for 2000 - Department of Defense (DoD)
• Military Personnel & Overseas Deployment statistics - DoD
• U.S. Defense Budget Documents - DoD
• House Armed Services Committee - US House of Representatives
• General Accounting Office Reports
• Congressional Budget Office

Non-governmental resources

• Brookings Institution - Military Affairs
• Cato Institute, defense studies
• Center for Defense Information
• Defense and the National Interest
• Federation of American Scientists
• Heritage Foundation