GAO Report Reveals Military Struggles with Maintenance Backlog Despite Trillion-Dollar Budget

A Trillion Dollar Budget But Military Can't 'Afford' To Attack Mold On Bases?

A Trillion Dollar Budget But Military Can't 'Afford' To Attack Mold On Bases? Authored by Stavroula Pabst via Responsible Statecraft, A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report finds that the maintenance backlog for military installations has ballooned to more than $285 billion - leaving many facilities in disrepair, while risking readiness and service members' quality of life. This figure is a jump up from 2022, when the maintenance backlog was about $137 billion. B...

By Tyler Durden