The Budget: Numbers to Know

March 12, 2019

Here are some of the figures inside the President’s budget:

  • $750 billion in overall defense and security funding ($718 billion of which goes to DOD)
  • $165 billion in OCO funds, a big boost to help skirt budget caps
  • $8.6 billion for a southern border wall ($3.6 billion of which comes from military construction)
  • $3.6 billion for milcon projects delayed for wall construction
  • $72 million to set up the Space Force
  • 3.1 percent increase in military pay
  • 0 percent increase in civilian pay
March 12, 2019

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