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Report
July 29, 2016
The U.S. military’s capabilities and budget are determined primarily by its forces. This report describes each type of major combat unit’s structure, function, strengths and limitations, past usage, size, and cost.
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Presentation
May 3, 2016
Presentation by Matthew Goldberg, Deputy Assistant Director for CBO’s National Security Division, to the Manpower Roundtable.
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Report
April 27, 2016
In 2013, the Navy raised by $3.4 billion the cap, set in 2006, on the amount it could spend on a Ford class carrier. Most of that increase resulted from increases in the prices of labor and materials, which averaged 3.96 percent since 2006.
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Presentation
February 22, 2016
Presentation by Matthew Goldberg, Deputy Assistant Director for CBO’s National Security Division, at the Vision Strategic Planning Forum.
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Report
January 14, 2016
The Department of Defense’s five-year plan calls for budgets averaging $534 billion (in 2016 dollars) from 2016 through 2020, but they would average $565 billion per year from 2021 through 2030 under the department’s cost assumptions.
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Presentation
January 6, 2016
Presentation by Erics Labs, CBO’s Senior Analyst for Naval Forces and Weapons, at the 2016 Defense Outlook Forum.
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Report
December 1, 2015
Testimony by Eric J. Labs, Senior Analyst for Naval Forces and Weapons, before the Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, Committee on Armed Services, U.S. House of Representatives
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Report
October 29, 2015
CBO estimates that the cost of the Navy’s 2016 shipbuilding plan—an average of about $20 billion per year (adjusted for inflation) over 30 years—would be $4 billion higher than the funding that the Navy has received in recent decades.
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Cost Estimate
May 11, 2015
As reported by the House Committee on Armed Services on May 5, 2015
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Report
March 13, 2015
The Navy can sustain its forward presence under smaller shipbuilding budgets by using longer deployments, more overseas basing, and more rotating crews. But those methods would offset some of the savings and have other disadvantages.
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Report
January 22, 2015
CBO estimates the Administration’s plans for nuclear forces would cost $348 billion over the next decade, close to last year’s estimate. However, projected costs for both the Departments of Defense and Energy have changed somewhat.
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Report
December 15, 2014
CBO estimates that the cost of the Navy’s 2015 shipbuilding plan—an average of about $21 billion per year (adjusted for inflation) over 30 years—would be one-third higher than the funding that the Navy has received in recent decades.
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Report
November 20, 2014
The Department of Defense’s base budget increased by 31 percent (adjusted for inflation) between 2000 and 2014, mainly because of higher costs for military personnel and operation and maintenance.
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Report
November 6, 2014
CBO projects that the Department of Defense’s plans would cost an average of $47 billion per year more from 2015 through 2021 than would be provided under the limits established by the Budget Control Act.
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Cost Estimate
October 21, 2014
As reported by the Senate Committee on Armed Services on June 2, 2014
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Cost Estimate
August 28, 2014
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on July 30, 2014
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Report
July 22, 2014
Letter to the Honorable Jeff Sessions
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Presentation
February 7, 2014
Presentation by David E. Mosher, CBO’s Assistant Director for National Security, to the TechAmerica Procurement Policy Meeting
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Presentation
January 29, 2014
Presentation by Michael Bennett, CBO Analyst, at the CRS Seminar titled “The Cost of Nuclear Weapons”: Program and Budget Issues for Congress
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Presentation
January 7, 2014
Presentation by Michael Bennett, CBO Analyst, to the Center for Nonproliferation Studies
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Report
December 20, 2013
The Administration requested $23 billion for nuclear forces in 2014, CBO estimates. With current plans, costs will total about $350 billion over the next 10 years if costs grow at historical rates, CBO projects.
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Blog Post
December 12, 2013
CBO examined 28 options that encompass a broad range of discretionary programs. About a third of the options would affect defense programs; the rest are for nondefense programs.
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Blog Post
December 9, 2013
To comply with the Budget Control Act, the DoD budget would have to be as much as 20 percent below the cost of its current plans. Such a reduction could be achieved through different approaches, some involving cutbacks in combat units.
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Report
November 21, 2013
CBO projects that DoD’s plans will cost 3.5 percent more to execute through 2018 than DoD estimates. Moreover, the costs of DoD’s plans for 2014 through 2021 would greatly exceed the limits established by the Budget Control Act.
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Blog Post
November 21, 2013
CBO estimates that the costs of DoD’s base-budget plans for 2014 through 2021 would average about $90 billion a year more than the funding that would be provided to DoD under the limits set by the Budget Control Act.
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Report
November 13, 2013
CBO periodically issues a compendium of options—this installment presents more than 100—to inform lawmakers about the budgetary effects of ways to reduce the deficit.
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Report
October 23, 2013
Testimony by Eric J. Labs, Senior Analyst for Naval Forces and Weapons, Before the Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces Committee on Armed Services, U.S. House of Representatives
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Report
October 18, 2013
The total costs of carrying out the Navy’s 2014 shipbuilding plan—an average of $21 billion per year over the next 30 years—would be one-third higher than the funding amounts the Navy has received in recent decades, CBO estimates.
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Report
April 2, 2013
CBO compares the Army’s plan for the GCV with four options and finds that, although no option would meet all of the Army’s goals, all are likely to be less costly and pose a smaller risk of delay than CBO expects for the Army’s plan.
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Working Paper
November 6, 2012
The U.S. Army plans to spend about an additional $34 billion in 2013 dollars to develop and purchase a new armored vehicle for its infantry, the Ground Combat Vehicle.