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Defense Primer: Procurement [Updated January 7, 2021]
From the Background: "While the common use of the word 'procurement' implies a process of obtaining goods or services, national security practitioners generally use the word to refer to a specific title within the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and defense appropriations legislation."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Peters, Heidi M.; McGarry, Brendan W.
2021-01-07
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Defense Primer: Procurement [Updated February 7, 2020]
From the Document: "While the common use of the word 'procurement' implies the process of obtaining goods or services, uses of the word 'procurement' by national security experts and practitioners generally refers to a specific title within the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and defense appropriations legislation. [...] Procurement funding authorized in a given fiscal year can usually be obligated over a period of three years. The most prominent exception is Navy Shipbuilding and Conversion funding, which is available for five years. The Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2020 (Division A of P.L. 116-93) provided $133.9 billion in procurement funding for DOD in the regular, or 'base', budget, [...] in addition to $11.8 billion in procurement funding designated for Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO)."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Peters, Heidi M.; McGarry, Brendan W.
2020-02-07
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Defense Primer: Procurement [December 20, 2018]
From the Document: "While the common use of the word procurement implies the process of obtaining goods or services, uses of the word procurement by national security experts and practitioners generally refers to a specific title within the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and defense appropriations legislation. [...] In FY2019, DOD received $135.4 billion in base budget procurement funding, as well as $12.6 billion in procurement funding designated for DOD overseas contingency operations (OCO)."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Peters, Heidi M.; McGarry, Brendan W.
2018-12-20
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Defense Primer: Procurement [February 10, 2017]
From the Document: "Though the common use of the word 'procurement' implies the buying of all things, within the defense community procurement refers to the appropriations title by that name. Procurement is the DOD appropriations title that provides funds to purchase major equipment. DOD classes procurement appropriations as nonconstruction-related 'investment costs,' or the costs to acquire capital assets, such as an F-35 Joint Strike Fighter or a Virginia-class submarine. Investment costs are distinguished from 'expenses,' which are consumed in the operating of the Department. At over $100 billion of annual funding in recent years, the procurement title represents about 20% of the base defense budget. DOD uses these funds to buy several different types of [material.]"
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Rumbaugh, Russell; Peters, Heidi M.
2017-02-10
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