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Former DoD Leaders Named To Panel Reviewing Defense Budgeting Process

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, February 1st, 2022

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Former DoD Leaders Named To Panel Reviewing Defense Budgeting Process

Ellen Lord, then undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, speaks with reporters at the Pentagon, Oct. 7, 2020. (DoD Photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jack Sanders)

The leaders of the congressional Armed Services Committees have selected the first four members of a new commission tasked with reviewing the Pentagon’s budgeting process, to include a former top acquisition official and comptroller at the department. The 14-member panel was established per the fiscal year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act and the initial group of members includes some familiar names who are set to assess potential reforms to how defense spending plans are constructed. “The NDAA tasked the commission…

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