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‘Re-Imagining’ of DoD Budgeting Needed, U.S. Air Force Requirements Official Says

Frank Wolfe

Monday, March 8th, 2021

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‘Re-Imagining’ of DoD Budgeting Needed, U.S. Air Force Requirements Official Says

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. S. Clinton Hinote, the service's deputy chief of staff for strategy, integration and requirements (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The pace of commercial technology advancements that bleed over into Pentagon applications necessitates an overhaul of the Pentagon's Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE) process, which stems from 1961 reforms by then-Defense Secretary Robert McNamara, a former Ford Motor Company [F] executive, a U.S. Air Force requirements official said on March 5. DoD officials have said that deterring and defeating foreign adversaries, such as China, will require rapid, sustainable networking among joint forces under the Joint All Domain Command and…

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