US Department of Defense
Overview
No matter how you measure it, by aircraft, ships, or active-duty military personnel, the US Department of Defense is big. Except for Social Security, the Department of Defense -- the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, National Guard, Reserves, and more than a dozen defense agencies -- is the largest component of US government spending. The 2010 budget for the Department of Defense is about $610 billion. Operations and maintenance and personnel draw the largest shares of the defense budget. Although pay has increased about 25% from 2001, funding for weapon systems has experienced a small decline. The DoD maintains a force of about 2.2 million service members and operates thousands of facilities around the world.
Key Numbers from Hoover's UK
Key financials for US Department of Defense
| Company Type | Government Agency |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Year-End | September |
Key People from Hoover's UK
Key people and executives for US Department of Defense
| Secretary of Defense | Robert M. Gates (Subscribers see complete biographies -- view sample)
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| Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks and Information Integration and CIO | John G. Grimes Connect to this executive |
| Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs | Allen W. Middleton Connect to this executive |
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Subsidiaries/affiliates of US Department of Defense
- Defense Contract Management Agency
- Defense Finance and Accounting Service
- Defense Information Systems Agency
- Defense Intelligence Agency
- Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center
