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Exhibit 1: Estimated Total Contribution of
T2COM to the Texas Economy, 2025
Employment and Other Populations
Texas Military Installations, 2025 Transformation and Training Command (T2COM)
Background
The U.S. Army’s Transformation and Training Command (T2COM) was established in Austin in October 2025 and encompasses the previously established U.S. Army Futures and Concepts Command, Recruiting Command and Combined Arms Command.1 It is home to three major research units: the Army Software Factory, the Army Applications Laboratory and the Combat Capabilities Development Command Army Research Lab-South.2
Economic Impact
As of the end of 2025, this command had a total of 827 direct employees, including 297 active-duty military, national guard and/or reserve. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts estimates the population directly affiliated with the T2COM contributed at least $1 billion to the Texas economy in 2025.3
Working with the Texas Military Preparedness Commission, the Comptroller’s office collected data from each of the state’s 14 U.S. military installations using a survey designed to ensure consistency in determining the total direct and indirect contribution of the base’s populations to state-level employment, gross domestic product, output and disposable personal income (Exhibit 1).4
| Contribution | Value |
|---|---|
| Total employment (direct & indirect)6 | 4,761 |
| Output7 | $1,047,796,000 |
| Gross domestic product8 | $626,904,000 |
| Disposable personal income9 | $520,000,000 |
Source: Regional Economic Models Inc. (REMI) - model for Texas
The Comptroller’s economic impact analysis represents a conservative estimate of the economic importance of the T2COM to Texas. Each installation’s distinctive characteristics contribute to the Texas economy in different ways. This analysis uses a consistent model to determine the economic impact of each of the state’s military installations to the state’s economic growth.
| Contribution | Value |
|---|---|
| FULL-TIME DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE | |
| Active-Duty Army | 279 |
| Active-Duty Navy | 0 |
| Active-Duty Air Force | 0 |
| Active-Duty Marine Corps | 0 |
| Active-Duty Coast Guard | 0 |
| Active-Duty National Guard/Reserve | 18 |
| Full-Time Employees Not Listed Elsewhere | 3 |
| FULL-TIME CIVILIAN PERSONNEL | |
| Appropriated | 284 |
| Non-Appropriated | 0 |
| PART-TIME DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE | |
| Army Reserve | 0 |
| Navy Reserve | 0 |
| Air Force Reserve | 0 |
| Marine Corps Reserve | 0 |
| Coast Guard Reserve | 0 | PART-TIME CIVILIAN PERSONNEL |
| Appropriated | 0 |
| Non-Appropriated | 0 |
| OTHER | |
| Contractors, Total (staff) | 243 |
| Average Daily Student Load | 87 |
| TOTALS | |
| Total Direct FTE Employment | 827 |
| Total Indirect FTE Employment | |
| OTHER POPULATIONS | |
| Number of Dependents | 598 |
| Total Military retirees accessing station/installation/post/camp facilities or resources (e.g. hospitals, PX's, Exchanges, etc.) |
0 |
Source: T2COM
End Notes
- JBSA News, “U.S. Army Training and Transformation Command activated,” (Last visited May 1, 2026) ↳
- U.S. Army, “U.S. Army Transformation and Training Command,” (Last visited May 1, 2026). ↳
- This study represents an analysis of the economic impact of the population and employees directly affiliated with the base. This includes active-duty, visiting, and other military personnel, dependents, civilian employees and contractors directly affiliated with the base – as reported in documents emailed from T2COM to B. Keith Graf, Texas Military Preparedness Commission, February 2026. ↳
- Estimate inputs and assumptions include the following: (1) all data submitted are for 2025; (2) input includes full-time, permanent employees and a full-time equivalent (FTE) for any part-time employees; (3) dependents are associated with T2COM only; (4) all economic impact is within Texas. ↳
- “Total direct employment” refers to both actual full-time and full-time equivalent (FTE) employees plus contractors. For part-time employees, FTE is calculated based on hours divided by the standard 40-hour work week. ↳
- “Total employment” refers to both direct and indirect employment, meaning “total direct employment” as noted above plus any indirect employees such as contractors. ↳
- “Output” refers to the total value of all goods and services (both final and intermediate) produced in Texas. Intermediate goods are those used to produce final goods. Sugar, for example, would be an intermediate good when used in the production of candy (final good) by candy companies. ↳
- “Gross domestic product” refers to the total value of all final goods and services produced in Texas. ↳
- “Disposable personal income” refers to post-income-tax income. ↳