DEFENSE SPENDING AND EMPLOYMENT: Information Limitations Impede Thorough Assessments

Abstract

In 1996, the federal government spent $1.4 trillion in U.S. states and territories to procure products and services, to fund grants and other assistance, to pay salaries and wages to federal employees, to provide public assistance, and to fund federal retirement programs and Social Security, among other things. Some states rank relatively high on the per capita distribution of different types of federal dollars. Government reports indicate that in 1996, Maryland, Virginia, and Alaska were the only three states to rank among the top five in each of the following categories: (1) total federal expenditures, (2) total federal procurement expenditures, and (3) total salary and wage expenditures for federal workers. The only other state that ranked among the top 10 states in all these categories was New Mexico.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1998
Accession Number
AD1180806

Entities

People

  • Kwai-cheung Chan

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Base Closures
  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Congress
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Data Centers
  • Department Of Defense
  • Economic Analysis
  • Economic Development
  • Employment
  • Geography
  • Health Services
  • Military Personnel
  • Money
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Procurement
  • United States
  • United States Government

Readers

  • Economics
  • Government Contracting/Procurement.