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cost estimate
June 11, 2013
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Defense Budget
The Department of Defense (DoD) requested $535 billion in funding for 2013—a 1 percent increase over its 2012 funding— not including the cost of operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. CBO analyzes the budgetary implications of DoD's defense plans, including military personnel, weapon systems, and operations.
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