Operations And Maintenance Costs Consume About Half Of DoD Budget, Says CBO Report

A new congressional report says that about half of U.S. defense spending comes from operations and maintenance (O&M) accounts, reports the Military Times.

Expenditures for operations and maintenance in 2015 accounted for about $251 billion, or 50 percent, of the U.S. defense budget when overseas contingency operations were accounted for, says the report by the Congressional Budget Office.

"Over the past few decades, funding for O&M has increased substantially, accounting for...