Related: Project 100,000 - Build those org chart pyramids, grow budgets, and get promoted.

The MIC is about spending as much money as possible.

Officially, it's $721,531,000,000 FY2020

"In 2018, it was announced that the Department of Defense was indeed the subject of a comprehensive budgetary audit. This review was conducted by private, third-party accounting consultants. The audit ended and was deemed incomplete due to deficient accounting practices in the department."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_budget_of_the_United_...