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As someone with 20 years active and reserve time, the only thing I'd really tweak here is that the budget is somewhat centralized; it's just the execution that'

As someone with 20 years active and reserve time, the only thing I'd really tweak here is that the budget is somewhat centralized; it's just the execution that's decentralized. DOD is an Executive Branch department that operates on money programmed by Congress. Agencies choose, within limits of Title 10 US Code, how to spend that money, but the "pots" or "flavors" of money they have to spend are allocated in the Congressional budget.

count 3y ago
Heh, most of the DoD is. But DoD also has non Title10/PPBE-programmed funding (foreign military sales, contingency and humanitarian operations funds, MWR funds and incomes, support-to-other-agency (e.g. the US Navy NAVWAR organization provides SUBSTANTIAL IT and cyber expertise to non-DoD entities and other federal agencies such as the FBI and DHS). The DoD is like the End Game Boss on legal and financial edge cases.
- wolverine876 3y ago
  As someone who seems to know a bit about it, do you take the job? :)
  - count 3y ago
    I, uh, tilt at other windmills in that morass (although my windmills caused me to learn about the financial stuff - turns out certain kinds of money can't be used on certain kinds of contracts, etc.). It's space in my brain I wish I could fill with useful info like song lyrics or something.
- gautamcgoel 3y ago
  Where can I read more about this non Title 10 funding?
  - count 3y ago
    DoD Instruction 7000.14-R (https://comptroller.defense.gov/Portals/45/documents/fmr/Volume_11a.pdf https://comptroller.defense.gov/Portals/45/documents/fmr/Vol... is a good start) Overseas Contingency Operations - https://www.cbo.gov/system/files?file=2018-10/54219-oco_spending.pdf https://www.cbo.gov/system/files?file=2018-10/54219-oco_spen... Nonappropriated funds (MWR, etc.) - https://comptroller.defense.gov/Portals/45/documents/fmr/archive/13arch/13_01_Sep08.pdf https://comptroller.defense.gov/Portals/45/documents/fmr/arc... Foreign military sales / FMS - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Military_Sales https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Military_Sales.
    - gautamcgoel 3y ago
      Thanks!

count 3y ago

Heh, most of the DoD is. But DoD also has non Title10/PPBE-programmed funding (foreign military sales, contingency and humanitarian operations funds, MWR funds and incomes, support-to-other-agency (e.g. the US Navy NAVWAR organization provides SUBSTANTIAL IT and cyber expertise to non-DoD entities and other federal agencies such as the FBI and DHS). The DoD is like the End Game Boss on legal and financial edge cases.

wolverine876 3y ago
As someone who seems to know a bit about it, do you take the job? :)
- count 3y ago
  I, uh, tilt at other windmills in that morass (although my windmills caused me to learn about the financial stuff - turns out certain kinds of money can't be used on certain kinds of contracts, etc.). It's space in my brain I wish I could fill with useful info like song lyrics or something.
gautamcgoel 3y ago
Where can I read more about this non Title 10 funding?
- count 3y ago
  DoD Instruction 7000.14-R (https://comptroller.defense.gov/Portals/45/documents/fmr/Volume_11a.pdf https://comptroller.defense.gov/Portals/45/documents/fmr/Vol... is a good start) Overseas Contingency Operations - https://www.cbo.gov/system/files?file=2018-10/54219-oco_spending.pdf https://www.cbo.gov/system/files?file=2018-10/54219-oco_spen... Nonappropriated funds (MWR, etc.) - https://comptroller.defense.gov/Portals/45/documents/fmr/archive/13arch/13_01_Sep08.pdf https://comptroller.defense.gov/Portals/45/documents/fmr/arc... Foreign military sales / FMS - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Military_Sales https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Military_Sales.
  - gautamcgoel 3y ago
    Thanks!