Defense and National Security
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Availability and Use of Aircraft in the Army
In analyzing the availability and use of aircraft by the U.S. Army from 2000 to 2023, CBO found that the number of manned aircraft has decreased and availability has increased. Average flying hours per aircraft have fallen since 2011.
- Report
The Deferred Maintenance Backlog for the Military Services’ Buildings
CBO estimates that the cost of deferred maintenance for more than 100,000 buildings maintained by the active components of the military services in the United States and its territories was about $50 billion in 2020.
- Report
The Cost of the Coast Guard’s Polar Security Cutter
CBO estimates that a three-ship Polar Security Cutter program would cost $5.1 billion in 2024 dollars—about 60 percent more than the Coast Guard’s current estimate. Operating those three ships would cost $12.4 billion through 2063.
- Presentation
How the Military’s Basic Allowance for Housing Compares With Civilian Housing Costs
Presentation by David Mosher, CBO’s Director of National Security, at the 2024 Conference of the Western Economic Association International.
- Presentation
Alternative Ways to Provide Fuel Within the Department of Defense
Presentation by R. Derek Trunkey, an analyst in CBO’s National Security Division, at the 2024 Conference of the Western Economic Association International.
- Presentation
Declines in Availability of Super Hornet Fighter Aircraft
Presentation by Edward G. Keating, CBO’s Deputy Director of National Security, at the 2024 Conference of the Western Economic Association International.
- Cost Estimate
H.R. 8070, Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025
As reported by the House Committee on Armed Services on
May 31, 2024 - Cost Estimate
H.R. 7433, Law Enforcement Support and Transnational Repression Act
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on April 10, 2024
- Cost Estimate
Estimated Budgetary Effects of H.R. 7659, the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2024
As reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on May 8, 2024
- Report
Income of Black Working-Age Veterans
CBO describes economic outcomes of veterans who are Black, male, and working age and whose service began during or after 1990. CBO compares the outcomes of that group with outcomes of Black nonveterans and White veterans from 2017 to 2019.