Analysis of past defense budgets shows M&O spending growing

Bloomberg Government looked as far back as World War II, and Senior Analyst Rob Levinson discussed the results on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.

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It often seems like the Defense budget never stops rising. But a long term look in constant dollars shows the trends a little more realistically. Bloomberg Government just completed an analysis going back to World War II. Senior Analyst Rob Levinson joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to share what they found and what it means for Pentagon planners.

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