U.S. military, security, and intelligence budget and funding
Scope note: There is no single official table that consolidates all of these categories. The table below reconstructs them using official budget components (DoD, DHS, VA, DOE, IC) plus widely cited ATTRIBUTED estimates where agencies are not publicly itemized.
1) Core military and security components
|
Category |
Agency / Component |
Approx FY2025–2026 ($B) |
|
Department of Defense (DoD) |
United States Department of Defense |
~900–960 |
|
|
Army, Navy, Air Force, Space Force |
Included above |
|
|
National Guard (Army + Air) |
Included in DoD |
|
Coast Guard |
United States Coast Guard (under DHS) |
~13–15 |
|
Department of Homeland Security (militarized parts) |
Department of Homeland Security |
~90–110 (subset relevant) |
|
|
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) |
~20+ |
|
|
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) |
~8–10 |
|
Veterans Affairs |
United States Department of Veterans Affairs |
~300–330 |
|
Nuclear weapons |
United States Department of Energy (NNSA) |
~30–50 |
|
Military-related interest on debt |
(Treasury allocation) |
~100–200 (portion) |
2) U.S. Intelligence Community (18 agencies)
Top-level total
|
Item |
Amount |
|
Total Intelligence Budget (NIP + MIP) |
~100–110B |
CONFIRMED
- Published annually (aggregate only, not full breakdown)
Agency-level breakdown (partial public + inferred)
|
Agency |
Parent |
Approx ($B) |
|
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) |
Independent |
~15–20 |
|
National Security Agency (NSA) |
DoD |
~15–20 |
|
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) |
DoD |
~5–10 |
|
National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) |
DoD |
~10–15 |
|
Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) |
DoD |
~5–8 |
|
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI – intel share) |
DOJ |
~5–10 (partial) |
|
Department of Homeland Security (I&A) |
DHS |
~2–4 |
|
Department of State (INR) |
State |
<1 |
|
Department of the Treasury (intel office) |
Treasury |
<1 |
|
Drug Enforcement Administration (intel) |
DOJ |
<1 |
|
Department of Energy (intel) |
DOE |
<1 |
|
United States Coast Guard (intel) |
DHS |
<1 |
|
United States Space Force (intel elements) |
DoD |
included |
Note
- Full list = 18 agencies
- Only aggregate totals are CONFIRMED publicly
3) Consolidated “broad military/security spending”
Reconstruction
|
Category |
Amount ($B) |
|
DoD |
~900–960 |
|
VA |
~300–330 |
|
DHS (security portions incl. Coast Guard) |
~100 |
|
DOE nuclear |
~30–50 |
|
Intelligence (overlapping partially with DoD/DHS) |
~100 |
|
Interest (military share) |
~100–200 |
Total
ATTRIBUTED (broad aggregation, avoiding double counting imperfectly)= ~1.3T to ~1.6T
4) Critical structural issues (why numbers vary)
CONFIRMED
- Intelligence budget overlaps with DoD and DHS
- National Guard is already inside DoD
- Coast Guard is outside DoD (DHS)
- Veterans Affairs is separate but military-related
CONSEQUENCE
- Any “total military spending” number depends on:
- Inclusion rules
- Double-counting adjustments
5) Bottom line
- DoD (~$900B) is only the core military budget
- A full-spectrum security/military state footprint reaches:
- ~$1.3T–$1.6T (ATTRIBUTED aggregation)
- The $2.03T USASpending number reflects budgetary resources (stock), not annual flow
https://www.usaspending.gov/agency/department-of-defense?fy=2026
References
Primary neutral source (closest equivalent)
➤ Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Best analytical neutral source
➤ Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
Raw data neutral source
➤ USA Spending.gov
Independent but relatively neutral (non-government)
➤ Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Intelligence-specific neutral source
➤ Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)
