Trends in the Department of Defense’s Support Costs

Congressional Budget Office

No 53168, Reports from Congressional Budget Office

Abstract: From the mid-1980s to the early 1990s, the Department of Defense’s (DoD’s) funding for support functions rose substantially relative to funding for forces. Four types of support functions experienced the largest increases: health care, DoD-wide management, communications and information infrastructure, and DoD’s science and technology program. Increased spending in some of these areas may have improved efficiency (by helping meet military needs, boosting productivity, or reducing costs in other areas) but some increases may not have done so.

JEL-codes: D73 H41 H56 H60 H83 L32 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017-10-04
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