Veterans' Issues
- Report
The Budget and Economic Outlook: 2026 to 2036
In CBO's projections, the federal budget deficit in fiscal year 2026 is $1.9 trillion, and federal debt rises to 120 percent of GDP in 2036. Economic growth strengthens in 2026 and moderates in later years.
- Cost Estimate
H.R. 3579, Veterans Readiness and Employment Program Integrity Act
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on July 23, 2025
- Cost Estimate
H.R. 2605, Service Dogs Assisting Veterans Act
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on July 23, 2025
- Cost Estimate
H.R. 3455, Veterans Affairs Distributed Ledger Innovation Act of 2025
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on July 23, 2025
- Presentation
Trends in Spending for Military Compensation
Presentation by F. M. Woodward, an analyst in CBO's National Security Division, at the Defense Manpower Roundtable.
- Graphic
Atlas of Military Compensation, 2024
In the President’s 2025 budget request, total military compensation is $600 billion, including veterans' benefits. That amount represents an increase of 162 percent since 1980 (and 151 percent since 1999) after removing inflation’s effects.
- Report
The Budget and Economic Outlook: 2025 to 2035
In CBO’s projections, the federal budget deficit is $1.9 trillion this year, and federal debt rises to 118 percent of GDP in 2035. Economic growth slows and inflation declines over the next two years; both remain moderate after 2026.
- Report
Options for Reducing the Deficit: 2025 to 2034
CBO periodically issues a compendium of policy options and their estimated effects on the federal budget. This report presents 76 options for altering spending or revenues to reduce federal budget deficits over the next decade.
- 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.
- 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.