Spending · subcategory
Defense-related activities
Part of National defense. FY2025 net outlays: $11.2B, 1% of the category and 0.16% of all federal spending. The largest program is Salaries and Expenses ($7.03B).
$11.2B
FY2025 net outlays
1%
of National defense
−9.5%
change from FY2024 ($12.3B)
18
programs (accounts) with FY2025 spending
Every program
18 accounts with FY2025 spending in Defense-related activities, largest first. Hover or tap a bar for details.
Mandatory (set by standing law)Discretionary (set by yearly appropriations)
How the total adds up
| Programs (the 18 accounts above) | $12.2B |
| Offsets: premiums, fees, loan repayments, and other collections (3 accounts) | −$1.40B |
| Payments between government accounts, net (e.g. general-fund transfers into trust funds, less the matching receipts) | $360M |
| Net outlays, matching OMB Historical Table 3.2 | $11.2B |
The largest offsets
| Contributions from Australia, Submarine Security Activities Executive Office of the President | −$1.00B |
| Payment from the General Fund, Radiation Exposure Compensation Trust Fund Radiation Exposure Compensation | −$360M |
| Ready Reserve Force Maritime Administration | −$35M |
All programs, sortable
Sparklines show each program in 2025 dollars, FY2000–2025.
| Program | Type | FY2024 | FY2025 | Change | FY2000–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries and Expenses Federal Bureau of Investigation | Discretionary | $7.29B | $7.03B | −3.6% | |
| Operations and Support Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency | Discretionary | $2.15B | $2.20B | +2.5% | |
| Intelligence Community Management Account Intelligence Community Management Account | Discretionary | $515M | $612M | +19% | |
| Procurement, Construction, and Improvements Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency | Discretionary | $591M | $516M | −13% | |
| Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Fund Central Intelligence Agency | Mandatory | $514M | $514M | +0.0% | |
| Operations and Support United States Coast Guard | Discretionary | $530M | $490M | −7.5% | |
| Maritime Security Program Maritime Administration | Discretionary | $305M | $310M | +1.6% | |
| Operations and Administration Bureau of Industry and Security | Discretionary | $139M | $130M | −6.5% | |
| Research and Related Activities National Science Foundation | Discretionary | $85M | $121M | +42% | |
| Operations and Support Federal Emergency Management Agency | Discretionary | $109M | $90M | −17% | |
| Tanker Security Program Maritime Administration | Discretionary | $50M | $54M | +8.0% | |
| Procurement, Construction, and Improvements Federal Emergency Management Agency | Discretionary | $52M | $44M | −15% | |
| Salaries and Expenses Selective Service System | Discretionary | $30M | $33M | +10% | |
| Radiation Exposure Compensation Trust Fund Radiation Exposure Compensation | Mandatory | $52M | $25M | −52% | |
| Salaries and Expenses Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board | Discretionary | $12M | $13M | +8.3% | |
| Cable Security Fleet Maritime Administration | Discretionary | $10M | $10M | +0.0% | |
| Federal Assistance Federal Emergency Management Agency | Discretionary | $1M | $6M | +500% | |
| Research and Development Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency | Discretionary | $6M | $5M | −17% |
Defense-related activities since 1993
Net outlays in 2025 dollars, fiscal years 1993–2025.