CBO announces what to expect in the coming weeks as the agency begins the new calendar year with a series of reports that offers updated insights into the nation's demographic trends, economic outlook, and budgetary conditions.
December 2025
CBO finds that maintenance for Navy destroyers and amphibious warfare ships has often taken longer and required more labor than planned. Those delays affect the fleet's readiness and reflect aging ships, late inspections, and other factors.
The federal budget deficit totaled $439 billion in October and November 2025, the first two months of fiscal year 2026, CBO estimates. That amount is $185 billion less than the deficit recorded during the same period last fiscal year.
CBO would benefit from additional data and research that would broaden and deepen the agency's basis of assessment for modeling the effects of permitting-related legislative proposals and administrative actions.