PROACTIVE TEAMWORK IMPROVES FUNDING PROCESS

Because the approval process for science and technology plans for Congressional adds is complex, clarification was critical as the team prepared to meet the submission deadlines set forth by ABO, explained Jeffrey D. Singleton, deputy assistant secretary of the Army for research and technology. [...]of the proactive coordination and planning efforts, the Army science and technology enterprise was prepared to report on the new requirement-or so they thought. CONCLUSION The team's efforts were recognized in the Report of the House Appropriations Committee on the Department of Defense Appropriations Bill, 2022. The bill called out the effort in legislative language, stating that "the Committee was encouraged that the Army developed a system for tracking overhead costs on Congressional program increases, and believes that all of the services and DOD-wide agencies should similarly track these costs to ensure that the overwhelming amount of each Congressional program increase is used to further the intended program and not simply supplement or supplant established overhead budget."