On Monday, February 1, the Administration will transmit to Congress two important documents that will affect the work of the Connect U.S. community:  the 2011 budget and the Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR).  The Pentagon plans an 11:00 am briefing on the two, which should be streamed live on http://www.pentagonchannel.mil/.   Comptroller Robert Hale for DoD will speak for budget, and QDR will be presented by Michelle Flornoy, the Under-Secretary of Defense for Policy.

A draft of the QDR appeared on the Defense News website yesterday, and a December 3 pre-decisional draft is available in PDF from the Project on Defense Alternatives.

We're interested in your analysis and reactions to the budget and QDR.  How will they affect your work?  Comment on this blog post, or login to post your resources section on our site.

Here are a few of the resources we know about:

• The Project on Defense Alternatives has two reports out on the dynamics of recent defense spending and has released a guide to assessing the QDR's key issues.

• Center for a New American Security, Promoting the Dialogue: Climate Change and the Quadrennial Defense Review - examines how DOD considered the effects of climate change during the QDR process.

• The Project on Government Oversight thinks that the budget decision to make sure that current threats are prioritized is a good one, particularly giving more to Special Forces and not continuing C-17 procurement - more details in their letter on the issue from the last budget.

And keep an eye on these sites for analysis starting on Monday:

• The Institute for Policy Studies will be releasing a statement by noon on Monday on the overall balance in the budget for offense, defense and prevention.

• The National Priorities Project will begin releasing analysis of the budget on Monday, starting with the defense budget.

• You can bet that the folks over at the Stimson Center's Budget Insight blog will have something to say, as well!

We know we've missed some -- please help us round out this list by posting your resources on the website (login required).