The article analyzes the decreasing amount Ministry of Defence of the Czech republic (hereinafter MoD) budgets and implemented austerity measures. The aim of the research is to find out what methods can be applied in the defense sector in the management of financial resources in a period of budgetary restrictions, subject to the effectiveness of public spending. This crisis is analyzed throught the division into phases and evaluation of its measures MoD responded to the restrictive policy of the Government of the Czech Republic, will be generalized experience and proposed principles and methods of resource management, which next years will help ensure the effectiveness of public resources. Since the development of the economy runs 70 AKADEMIE STING, vysoká škola v Brně in cycles and can therefore say with certainty that there will be another economic crisis can only talk about it when.