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      "title": "The Army\u2019s Modernization Strategy: Congressional Oversight Considerations",
      "summary": "In October 2019, the Army published a new modernization strategy aimed at transforming the Army in order to conduct Multi-Domain Operations (MDO) which are intended to address the current and future actions of near-peer competitors Russia and China. The Army\u2019s Modernization Strategy is part of a hierarchy of strategies designed, among other things, to inform the Service\u2019s respective modernization plans. These strategies include the National Security Strategy (NSS), the National Defense Strategy (NDS), the National Military Strategy (NMS), and the Army Strategy.\nThe Army\u2019s Modernization Strategy establishes six material modernization priorities:\nLong Range Precision Fires.\nNext Generation of Combat Vehicles.\nFuture Vertical Lift.\nArmy Network.\nAir and Missile Defense.\nSoldier Lethality.\nBecause the Army\u2019s Modernization Strategy covers the years from 2020 to 2035, the possibility exists for a variety of Army modernization hearings spanning a number of different Congresses. In this regard a common oversight architecture could potentially provide both an element of continuity and a means by which Congress might evaluate the progress of the Army\u2019s modernization efforts. Such a potential architecture might examine:\nIs the Army\u2019s Modernization Strategy appropriate given the current and projected national security environment?\nIs the Army\u2019s Modernization Strategy achievable given a number of related concerns?\nIs the Army\u2019s Modernization Strategy affordable given current and predicted future resource considerations?\nFor FY2020, funding requested for programs related to the Army\u2019s six modernization priorities, $8.9 billion, accounted for less than a quarter (23%) of its overall acquisition budget. The service projected $57.3 billion in research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E) and procurement funding for programs related to its six modernization priorities over the Future Years Defense Program (FYDP) from FY2020 through FY2024. This amount, if authorized and appropriated by Congress, would reflect an increase of $33.1 billion from spending projections for the five-year period in the FY2019 budget request. Meanwhile, the Army projected a total of $187.5 billion for its acquisition accounts (in nominal dollars) over this period, including $128.8 billion for procurement and $58.7 billion for RDT&E. Thus, for the FY2020 FYDP, funding for programs related to the Army\u2019s six modernization priorities accounts for less than a third (31%) of its overall acquisition budget.\nThis report provides a number of possible questions and observations related to a potential Army modernization oversight architecture which could serve to provide both an element of continuity for hearings and a standard by which Congress might evaluate the efficacy of Army Modernization.",
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