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Office of Expanded Competition

Office within the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, headed by its Director, carrying out the nine duties in 10 U.S.C. §9025(c). Separate from the Office of Strategic Capital.

OEC is a statutory office under the Secretary of the Air Force addressing adversarial capital flows and national-security investment needs. Its duties include investment, capital-assistance support, technology scouting and interagency coordination.

Budget & program scale

Not separately published

Investment duties established; no standalone OEC budget verified in the reviewed sources

  • Statutory scopeEstablished December 23, 2024

    Section 9025 establishes the office and assigns investment and capital-assistance duties. The office-creation provision does not itself state a dollar appropriation, credit ceiling or public award program.

    Source: Public Law 118-159, §924 — Establishment of OEC

  • Funding scopeResearch reviewed October 4, 2026

    OEC sits within the Department of the Air Force. The department’s budget is broader institutional context, not evidence of an OEC-specific allocation; no separate OEC amount was identified in the sources reviewed.

    Source: 10 U.S.C. §9025 — Office of Expanded Competition · 2024 edition (GovInfo)

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Mission & responsibilities

Authority & organization

Sources reviewed

Source notes
  • Statutory duties are documented; a current standalone appropriation, transaction delegation and general application process were not identified. This is a bounded research finding, not evidence that the office lacks funding or authority.
Institutional limits

Statutory office duties do not establish available funds, a public intake, an individual award warrant, or another component's delegated power. Investment funding and help with capital assistance remain distinct functions.

Institutional sources