Point of View # 73

Defense Spending

1. US defense budget

2. Portion of the defense budget going to contractors

3. US defense budget, 2022

4. 2022 defense budget increase over 2021

5. US discretionary outlays, 1977-2022

6. Chart

7. US DOD audit, 2022

8. US DOD audit, 2019

9. Lockheed Martin's DOD contracts

10. Top 5 defense contractors lobby the government

11. Lockheed Martin 2022 revenue

12. Dow Jones

13. Lockheed outperforms the Dow

14. US government priorities