Mission

The Department of Defense is responsible for providing the military forces needed to deter war and protect the security of our country. The major elements of these forces are the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force, consisting of about 1.3 million men and women on active duty. They are backed, in case of emergency, by the 825,000 members of the Reserve and National Guard. In addition, there are about 600,000 civilian employees in the Defense Department. Under the President, who is also Commander in Chief, the Secretary of Defense exercises authority, direction, and control over the Department, which includes the separately organized military departments of Army, Navy, and Air Force, the Joint Chiefs of Staff providing military advice, the combatant commands, and defense agencies and field activities established for specific purposes. The National Security Act Amendments of 1949 redesignated the National Military Establishment as the Department of Defense and established it as an executive department (10 U.S.C. 111), headed by the Secretary of Defense.

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Outlays (in millions of dollars)

US_Department_of_Education_Outlay_Line_Graph

 

Year Outlay Year Outlay Year Outlay
1962 50,111 1991 261,860 2020 690,363
1963 51,147 1992 286,574 2021 717,578
1964 52,585 1993 278,510 2022 726,452
1965 48,780 1994 268,577 2023 775,874
1966 56,629 1995 259,487 2024 844,876*
1967 70,069 1996 253,196 2025 871,641*
1968 80,355 1997 258,262 2026 880,815*
1969 80,771 1998 255,793 2027 894,976*
1970 80,123 1999 261,196 2028 914,011*
1971 77,497 2000 281,028 2029 934,687*
1972 77,645 2001 290,185    
1973 75,033 2002 331,845    
1974 77,864 2003 388,686    
1975 84,852 2004 437,034    
1976 87,917 2005 474,354    
1977 95,147 2006 499,344    
1978 102,259 2007 528,578    
1979 113,605 2008 594,662    
1980 130,912 2009 636,775    
1981 153,861 2010 666,715    
1982 180,693 2011 678,074    
1983 204,356 2012 650,867    
1984 220,863 2013 607,800    
1985 245,109 2014 577,898    
1986 265,440 2015 562,499    
1987 273,919 2016 565,370    
1988 281,889 2017 568,897    
1989 294,829 2018 600,804    
1990 289,694 2019 653,696    
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Employee Counts

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Year Count Year Count Year Count
1962   1991   2020 114,077
1963   1992   2021 114,232
1964   1993   2022 152,040
1965   1994   2023 155,005
1966   1995   2024 156,803
1967   1996      
1968   1997      
1969   1998 118,765    
1970   1999 112,827    
1971   2000 113,244    
1972   2001 104,771    
1973   2002 101,126    
1974   2003 100,375    
1975   2004 98,260    
1976   2005 96,685    
1977   2006 96,577    
1978   2007 95,736    
1979   2008 97,574    
1980   2009 102,340    
1981   2010 107,816    
1982   2011 112,534    
1983   2012 111,844    
1984   2013 109,527    
1985   2014 108,575    
1986   2015 108,834    
1987   2016 111,337    
1988   2017 109,586    
1989   2018 110,544    
1990   2019 114,191    
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