This is the second discussion of a three-part series, "Unlocking the PPBE Commission's Final Report — What Can DoD Do Now?"
This series will not be a rehash of report recommendations. Rather, the goal is to start looking at what can be done now in the PPBE process—from strategy and planning to execution:
- Identify what PPBE recommendations DoD can act on now
- Understand DoD’s perspective on implementing the Commission’s recommendation
- Engage with authors behind the AIRC PPBE reports
Three of the areas of recommendations in the Commission's Final Report are covered in this series:
- July 18: Improve the Alignments of Budgets to Strategy
- August 1: Foster Innovation and Adaptability
- August 15: Strengthen Relationships Between DoD and Congress
Here are four recommendations in the second grouping of PPBE Commission Report recommendations that DoD can implement now—without any changes to statute (see pgs. 67—94)
- #10 (Key): Review and Consolidation Budget Line Items
- #11C: Align Program and Program Office Funding to the Predominant Activity of the Program
- #12: Review and Update PPBE-Related Guidance Documents
- #16: Encourage Use of the Defense Modernization Account
Background Information
Op-Ed from PPBE Commissioners: How the Pentagon can more rapidly buy and field the latest tech
July 18 On-Demand Video: Improve the Alignments of Budgets to Strategy
View the first video in this series.
Speakers
Philip Antón
Chief Scientist & Moderator
Acquisition Innovation Research Center (AIRC)
Debra Biely
Senior Advisor to the Director
Space Development Agency
Timothy Grayson
Special Assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force
Office of the Secretary of the Air Force
George Ka'iliwai III
Director, Requirements and Resources (J8)
Headquarters, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command