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The Cost of Supporting Military Bases

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The Department of Defense (DoD) operates hundreds of military bases and similar installations that host military units and support their daily operations, providing services such as housing, utilities, and grounds maintenance. In 2016, the four service branches allocated $25 billion—about 4 percent of DoD’s budget—to the costs of such services, called base operations support (BOS).

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  • Congressional Budget Office, 2019. "The Cost of Supporting Military Bases," Reports 55849, Congressional Budget Office.
    • Handle: RePEc:cbo:report:55849
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    • F52 - International Economics - - International Relations, National Security, and International Political Economy - - - National Security; Economic Nationalism
    • H56 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - National Security and War
    • H57 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Procurement
    • H54 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Infrastructures
    • H82 - Public Economics - - Miscellaneous Issues - - - Governmental Property
    • H83 - Public Economics - - Miscellaneous Issues - - - Public Administration
    • N42 - Economic History - - Government, War, Law, International Relations, and Regulation - - - U.S.; Canada: 1913-
    • O18 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis; Housing; Infrastructure
    • R53 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Regional Government Analysis - - - Public Facility Location Analysis; Public Investment and Capital Stock

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