How the toolkit fits together
A capability is an action plus its legal conditions. A statute, a funding account and a delegated signature are different parts of the picture.
Trace one action
This is an illustrative research pathway. Prototype success does not automatically establish a funded production program.
Keep five questions independent
Families and mechanisms: two different dimensions
Families organize purpose. Mechanism tags describe instruments explicitly mentioned in a record’s action title. Select a count to explore the intersection.
Tags are editorial navigation and can overlap. Counts are research records, not distinct powers or currently available transactions.
| Functional family | Contracts & purchases | Cooperation & exchanges | Funds & shared services | Grants & cooperative agreements | Investment & capital | Licensing & IP | Loans & guarantees | Other statutory tools | Other transactions | People & expertise | Prizes | Property & leases | Security & information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research, innovation and experimentation | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 12 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Intellectual property and technology transfer | — | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Workforce and expertise | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | — | — | — |
| Acquisition, transition and contract finance | 8 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Industrial capacity, capital and credit | 4 | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Materials and strategic stockpiles | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Logistics, depots and industrial partnerships | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Property, construction and housing | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 7 | — |
| Energy, environment and communities | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| International business, logistics and investment | 2 | 8 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Security cooperation, assistance and education | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Intelligence, counterintelligence and security | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
| Domestic and interagency support | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Enterprise resources and shared execution | — | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Follow functions, not just an organization chart
Need & planning
Defines the requirement and develops possible routes.
Resources
Identifies lawful accounts and funds controls.
Approval
Checks reserved decisions and valid delegations.
Execution
Awards, administers or performs the authorized action.
Partners & review
Contributes legal, security, technical or external-agency support.
Read the evidence timeline
Many records begin with the cited published U.S. Code edition.
Amendment checks are described record by record; coverage is not exhaustive.
The inventory’s target date, not a certified current-law date.
The website organizes the research. Publication does not reverify each legal claim.