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Read the key documents that describe what this agency wants to achieve, its performance to date, and what it plans to learn through research and evaluation
Strategic plan Performance plan & report Learning agendaMission
Provide the military forces needed to deter war and ensure our nation's security.
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Where is this agency headed?
Strategic goals are updated every four years and represent the broad outcomes and impacts an agency aspires to achieve over the course of an Administration's term. To advance those goals, agencies define more specific, targeted Objectives to complete.
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4YR Goal
1
Transform the Foundation of the Future Force
- Drive competitive advantage by acquiring effective capabilities to deter and, if necessary, defeat pacing threats
- Modernize and sustain the nuclear deterrent and protect against chemical and biological threats
- Deliver and optimize the Department’s enterprise, information, and technology infrastructure to drive mission effectiveness
4YR Goal
2
Make the Right Technology Investments
- Build a strong foundation for future science and technology through modernized laboratories and test facilities
- Leverage technology innovation to build enduring performance advantage
- Collaborate with public/private sector partners in support of innovative, interoperable solutions
4YR Goal
3
Strengthen Resiliency and Adaptability of Our Defense Ecosystem
- Shape a 21st century Defense Industrial Base (DIB)
- Reduce operation and sustainment costs to maximize readiness
- Enhance the DoD's ability to combat 21st century climate, energy, and environmental challenges
- Enhance the DoD's cybersecurity posture
- Increase the resiliency of C3 capabilities
- Engage in co-development, research, testing, and evaluation with Allies and partners
4YR Goal
4
Take Care of Our People and Cultivate the Workforce We Need
- Cultivate Talent Management
- Change the culture
- Promote the health, wellbeing, and safety of the force and families
4YR Goal
5
Address Institutional Management Priorities
- Accelerate the path to an unmodified audit opinion
- Optimize budget to execution and foster a high integrity funds control environment
- Modernize DoD Business Systems
- Accelerate the adoption of trusted data and analytics across the Department