The Heritage Foundation unveiled a “first of its kind” online tool that analyzes and makes accessible the U.S. defense budget.

The tool is available to the public and makes the process of examining budget data from the Defense Department easier, according to a statement from Heritage. Before the creation of the Defense Budget Builder, data was published only on the website of the Undersecretary of Defense (Comptroller), and there was no ability to view it all at one time.

Heritage’s new Defense Budget Builder changes that, said Robert Greenway, director of the Allison Center for National Security. Greenway previously served in the military as a senior intelligence officer at the Defense Intelligence Agency and as a U.S. Army Special Forces combat veteran.

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🚨 Have YOU wanted to build a defense budget that deters adversaries, strengthens our military, and reins in waste? Now you can; introducing The @Heritage Foundation’s new interactive tool: the Defense Budget Builder!
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— Miles Pollard (@MilesjPollard) July 16, 2025

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