EconDefense
FIN-11 / Enterprise resources and shared execution

Organize common supply or service execution across Services

Create/designate a Defense Agency or Field Activity to perform a common supply/service function when the statutory efficiency test is met.

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At a glance

Possible toolFIN-11 · Funds & shared services
Legal basis10 U.S.C. § 191

Authority holder: Secretary of Defense

Funds & shared services

Mechanism tags describe the source text; they do not expand the authority.

Availability and verification

Existing statutory pathway; transaction-specific funds, approval, and delegation verification required.

Requirements and limits

Eligibility & prerequisites

  • Common supply/service activity and more effective, economical, or efficient performance.
  • Assign supervision and conduct statutory budget/efficiency and combat-support reviews as applicable.

Limits & exclusions

  • Creating an organization does not create new substantive economic powers or funding.
  • Special protections/requirements exist for named agencies, termination, and intelligence organizations.

Funding conditions

  • Authorized component budgets and legal resource transfers remain necessary.

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Who contributes what

Need & planning

  • OSD functional lead
  • Affected military departments

Resources

  • Affected program/budget owners

Approval

  • Secretary of Defense; statutory oversight/notification requirements
    Office profile

Execution

Partners & review

    Office links are editorial matches to the original role text, not verified delegations. Composite labels and unmatched actors are preserved.

    Coordination pathway

    Need owner → responsible component counsel and comptroller → statutory official or verified delegate → authorized execution office. Office labels describe functional roles; individual delegations and funds are not certified.

    Actor and execution-role sources

    Legal basis

    What this research establishes

    Legal powerSource and conditions recorded
    EligibilityProject-specific check needed
    Available fundsBalances not verified
    DelegationValid signature authority must be checked
    ExecutionOffice capacity and approvals must be checked

    Confidence: High for statutory mechanism; individual execution readiness not verified.

    Currentness: 2024 official Code baseline compared with available current text; targeted FY2026 NDAA and FY2027 continuing-resolution review. See coverage audit; not a complete legal citator.

    Research target: October 2, 2026. A record-specific last-review date is not supplied. Publication date is not legal-currentness certification.

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