{"id":64372,"date":"2023-03-02T12:01:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-02T12:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2023\/03\/02\/pentagon-budgeting-panel-says-all-options-on-table-for-reform\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:49:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:49:56","slug":"pentagon-budgeting-panel-says-all-options-on-table-for-reform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/pentagon\/2023\/03\/02\/pentagon-budgeting-panel-says-all-options-on-table-for-reform\/","title":{"rendered":"Pentagon budgeting panel says \u2018all options\u2019 on table for reform"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2015 A select panel exploring how to revamp Pentagon budgeting is far from Washington\u2019s nightlife scene, but it has been hosting \u201copen mic\u201d events \u2015 to find the best defense reform ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 14-member <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/pentagon\/2022\/09\/19\/defense-budget-reform-panel-at-work-after-organizational-problems\/\" target=\"_blank\">Commission on Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution Reform<\/a> \u2015 mandated by Congress and made up of former lawmakers, Pentagon officials and industry executives \u2015 is using the events to solicit an array of views during its 15-month \u201cdiscovery\u201d phase, planned to end in December. Its interim report is due in August and final report is due in March 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to a 34-page status update the panel published Thursday, the open sessions are \u201cwhere subject matter experts can put forth their views in a more informal way with the commissioners and staff.\u201d The meetings have included former and current DoD program managers, program executive officers, comptrollers and financial management officers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe commission has gained an extensive understanding of viewpoints on how the current PPBE system operates,\u201d the summary states. \u201cWhile some of the information gained highlights useful aspects of the current system that should be considered for retention, a majority suggests the system needs significant improvement.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 61-year old PPBE process is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/pentagon\/2022\/11\/04\/pentagon-congress-have-trust-issues-budget-reform-panels-lord-says\/\" target=\"_blank\">criticized inside and outside of the Pentagon<\/a> as too cumbersome and slow. Among other shortcomings, it requires planners to plan for new programs more than two years before receiving funding, often causing major modernization programs and technology development to lag. While there have been calls for PPBE reform since its inception, an urgency to fix the system has grown in recent years, with critics citing it as a leading impediment to moving at the speed of commercial technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The commission said it held 27 formal meetings as of last month, including interviews with staff members from congressional defense panels, the Government Accountability Office and participants in the PPBE process. The panel, chaired by former Pentagon comptroller Bob Hale, met with some familiar names to defense watchers, including former Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work and former Defense Innovation Unit Director Michael Brown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The group has also collected input from representatives of defense firms such as Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Palantir as well as non-defense firms Ford Motor Co., PepsiCo and Walmart. The panel has called upon federally-funded research centers to include the RAND Corp.; the Institute for Defense Analysis and the Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie Mellon University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Experts point to budgeting flaws<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the panel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2022\/02\/02\/pentagon-budgeting-reform-panel-wont-rush-fixes\/\" target=\"_blank\">hasn\u2019t adopted any official recommendations<\/a>, it shared a summary of the various points of view it has received from nearly two dozen suggestions. For the next phase of the group\u2019s work, it will evaluate the views alongside its own research to validate problems and identify potential fixes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The feedback highlighted in the summary echoes common complaints about the Pentagon\u2019s budgeting process \u2014 it isn\u2019t suited for innovative technologies or programs, the \u201crigid\u201d budget cycle makes it hard for non-traditional companies to work with the department and the process for approving funding is too political and potentially harmful to the Pentagon\u2019s \u201clong-term strategic interests.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSome asserted that the PPBE process functions best for acquiring and funding large-scale systems such as aircrafts, tanks, ships, and submarines but is less suitable in supporting new technologies, such as software and artificial intelligence, the optimal development of which is tied directly to advances in the commercial sector,\u201d the summary states. \u201cOthers expressed the view that PPBE was not adequate for either type of system.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Experts interviewed by the panel offered suggestions for improving the current resource allocation system, with some calling for a wholesale rebuilding of the process rather than incremental improvements to the PPBE. 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