Military Personnel
- Cost Estimate
S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
As passed by the Senate on June 27, 2019
- Report
Long-Term Implications of the 2020 Future Years Defense Program
According to CBO’s projections, if the plans described in the 2020 FYDP were implemented, DoD’s costs would increase from the $718 billion requested for 2020 to $776 billion (in 2020 dollars) by 2034.
- Presentation
The Post-9/11 GI Bill: Beneficiaries, Choices, and Cost
Presentation by Elizabeth Bass, an analyst in CBO’s National Security Division, at the Annual Conference of the Western Economic Association International.
- Cost Estimate
H.R. 2500, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
As reported by the House Committee on Armed Services on June 19, 2019
- Report
The Personnel Requirements and Costs of New Military Space Organizations
CBO estimates the added personnel requirements and costs of five kinds of military space organizations. DoD wants to create three, which could increase annual costs by $1 billion to $2 billion and require onetime startup costs of $2 billion to $5 billion.
- Report
The Post-9/11 GI Bill: Beneficiaries, Choices, and Cost
From 2010 through 2016, the Veterans Benefits Administration spent $65 billion on educational benefits for 1.6 million veterans, spouses and children, mostly for veterans’ tuition, fees, and housing. In 2016, VBA spent an average of $17,400 per beneficiary.
- Presentation
Overseas Contingency Operations: Trends and Issues
Presentation by F. Matthew Woodward, an analyst in CBO’s National Security Division, at a joint seminar by the Congressional Research Service, the Congressional Budget Office, and the Government Accountability Office.
- Report
Long-Term Implications of the 2019 Future Years Defense Program
CBO estimates that if the Department of Defense implemented the plans described in its 2019 Future Years Defense Program, its base-budget costs (in 2019 dollars) would climb from the $617 billion requested for 2019 to $735 billion in 2033.
- Presentation
Labor Force Experiences of Recent Veterans
Presentation by Elizabeth Bass and Heidi Golding, analysts in CBO’s National Security Division, at the Southern Economic Association Annual Meeting.
- Presentation
Replacing Military Personnel in Some Support Positions With Federal Civilians
Presentation by Adebayo Adedeji, an analyst in CBO’s National Security Division, at the Southern Economic Association Annual Meeting.