4 Department of Defense

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1. 94 Focus all U.S. defense efforts on denying China a fait accompli against Taiwan Not started
2. 94 Prioritize the force planning construct to defeat a Chinese invasion of Taiwan Not started
3. 94 Make burden-sharing a central part of U.S. defense strategy Not started
4. 94 Transform NATO and reduce the U.S. force posture in Europe Not started
5. 94 Sustain support for Israel while empowering Gulf partners to defend themselves Not started
6. 94 Enable South Korea to lead its conventional defense against North Korea Not started
7. 94 Support greater Taiwan/allied defense spending to create a collective Asia-Pacific defense model Not started
8. 95 Expand and modernize the U.S. nuclear force to deter Russia and China simultaneously Needs Congress Not started
9. 95 Develop new theater-level nuclear capabilities against nuclear coercion Needs Congress Not started
10. 95 Shift funding to DOD mission-focused innovation organizations Not started
11. 96 Act on the Commission on PPBE Reform's recommendations Not started
12. 96 Create funding outside the PPBE process and a "fast track" for emerging technologies Needs Congress Not started
13. 96 Require "Night Court" reviews to terminate outdated or underperforming programs Not started
14. 96 Require OSD to report on adversaries' acquisition processes Not started
15. 96 Replenish U.S. munitions stockpiles depleted by support to Ukraine Needs Congress Not started
16. 96 Develop with industry a prioritized list of defense acquisition reforms Needs Congress Not started
17. 97 Strengthen multiyear procurement and block buy authorities Needs Congress Not started
18. 97 Close Build America, Buy America loopholes for defense manufacturing Not started
19. 97 Review and reprioritize sectors targeted for onshoring or friendshoring Not started
20. 98 Assess DOD acquisition workforces and develop implementation plans Not started
21. 98 Decentralize Defense Acquisition University and let it accredit non-DOD institutions Not started
22. 99 Cut DOD critical technology areas from 14 to a smaller number Not started
23. 99 Rebuild Cold War-era RDT&E infrastructure Needs Congress Not started
24. 100 Establish a near-, mid-, and long-term technology pipeline aimed at China Not started
25. 101 Emphasize exportability in the initial development of U.S. defense systems Not started
26. 101 Create a funding mechanism to incentivize exportability in initial planning Needs Congress Not started
27. 101 End the informal congressional "tiered review" of arms sales Not started
28. 101 Decrease ITAR restrictions to ease trade with the UK, Canada, and Australia Not started
29. 101 Restrict the tiered review process for arms sales to cases of unanimous congressional support Not started
30. 102 Fund more contracting capacity in all services to speed foreign military sales Needs Congress Not started
31. 102 Appoint a Special Assistant to the President for recruiting and retention Not started
32. 102 Suspend the MHS Genesis medical records system at MEPS Not started
33. 102 Require the ASVAB for all students in federally funded schools Needs Congress Not started
34. 103 Give military recruiters time at congressional townhalls Not started
35. 103 Increase the number of Junior ROTC programs in secondary schools Needs Congress Not started
36. 103 Expel servicemembers with gender dysphoria and end medical accession exceptions Not started
37. 103 Base physical fitness requirements on occupational field, not gender or race Not started
38. 103 Strengthen protections for military chaplains Not started
39. 103 Codify that senior officers' primary duty is readiness, not social engineering Needs Congress Not started
40. 103 Reinstate servicemembers discharged over the COVID vaccine with rank and back pay Not started
41. 103 Abolish DOD diversity, equity, and inclusion offices and staff Not started
42. 104 Restrict military social media use and discipline personnel who engage critics Not started
43. 104 Audit military academy curricula and eliminate tenure for academic professionals Not started
44. 104 Reverse policies allowing transgender individuals to serve in the military Not started
45. 104 Support legislation raising wages and family allowances for enlisted personnel Needs Congress Not started
46. 104 Reform military spouse licensing and expand childcare Not started
47. 104 Audit DOD school curricula and health policies and remove inappropriate materials Not started
48. 104 Create education savings accounts for military families Needs Congress Not started
49. 104 Reduce the number of general officers and limit their advancement Not started
50. 105 Have the USD(I&S) issue dissenting top-line views of intelligence assessments Not started
51. 105 Establish a global federated intelligence framework with allies and Combatant Commands Not started
52. 106 Reevaluate the NSA–USCYBERCOM dual-hat structure Not started
53. 106 End duplicative purchases of publicly available information data Not started
54. 106 Resurrect defense intelligence economic analysis capability Not started
55. 106 Rebuild HUMINT and counterintelligence capabilities Not started
56. 107 Return civilian security clearance investigations from DCSA to OPM Not started
57. 108 Increase the Army budget Needs Congress Not started
58. 108 Accelerate the six Army modernization priorities Needs Congress Not started
59. 108 Increase funding for Army training and operational readiness Needs Congress Not started
60. 108 Increase Army force structure by 50,000 soldiers Needs Congress Not started
61. 109 Increase production and stockpiling of critical munitions and repair parts Needs Congress Not started
62. 109 Stop using the Army as a test bed for social evolution Not started
63. 110 Transform National Guard employment to end back-to-back deployments Not started
64. 110 Revamp Army school curricula around large-scale land operations Not started
65. 111 Build a Navy fleet of more than 355 ships Needs Congress Not started
66. 111 Develop and field unmanned systems to augment manned naval forces Not started
67. 111 Make range and lethality the key factors in all Navy procurement decisions Not started
68. 111 Reestablish the Navy General Board with authority over ship requirements Not started
69. 111 Establish a Navy Rapid Capabilities Office Not started
70. 112 Produce key naval munitions at the maximum rate Needs Congress Not started
71. 112 Elevate the OPNAV Warfighter Development staff (N7) Not started
72. 112 Require war games as a prerequisite for Navy career milestones Not started
73. 113 Adopt a two-war force defense strategy Not started
74. 113 Eliminate Air Force pass-through funding Needs Congress Not started
75. 114 Increase the Air Force budget by 5 percent annually above inflation Needs Congress Not started
76. 114 Increase F-35A procurement to 60–80 aircraft per year Needs Congress Not started
77. 114 Build a B-21 production rate of 15–18 aircraft per year Needs Congress Not started
78. 114 Increase Air Force airlift and aerial refueling capacity Needs Congress Not started
79. 114 Develop and buy advanced mid-range weapons for stealth aircraft Needs Congress Not started
80. 114 Accelerate the Sentinel ICBM to replace the aging Minuteman III Needs Congress Not started
81. 114 Double EC-37B electronic warfare aircraft from 10 to 20 Needs Congress Not started
82. 114 Field an advanced battle management system for Joint All Domain Command and Control Not started
83. 114 Produce the next-generation air dominance system of systems Needs Congress Not started
84. 115 Establish a funded electromagnetic spectrum operations recovery plan Not started
85. 116 Eliminate all USMC law enforcement battalions Not started
86. 116 Convert a Marine Infantry Regiment into a Marine Littoral Regiment Not started
87. 116 Reduce the size of remaining Marine infantry battalions Not started
88. 116 Maintain USMC divestment of M1 Abrams tanks Not started
89. 116 Eliminate most USMC tube artillery (M777) batteries Not started
90. 116 Reduce Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicles and their replacements Not started
91. 116 Increase USMC HIMARS rocket artillery batteries Needs Congress Not started
92. 116 Increase upgraded Light Armored Vehicle companies Not started
93. 116 Increase USMC unmanned aerial and counter-UAS systems Not started
94. 116 Develop long-range strike and anti-ship missiles for the Marine Corps Not started
95. 116 Align USMC combat arms rank structure with the Army's Not started
96. 117 Develop and produce light amphibious warships Needs Congress Not started
97. 117 Maintain 28 to 31 larger amphibious warships Needs Congress Not started
98. 118 Reestablish offensive space deterrence capabilities Not started
99. 118 Rapidly expand space control capability including cis-lunar space Not started
100. 118 Limit space arms control deals and bar unilateral implementation Not started
101. 118 Declassify information about threats to the U.S. space constellation Not started
102. 118 Restructure the Space Force from "unity of effort" to "unity of command" Not started
103. 118 Issue a declaratory policy that the U.S. will operate at will in space Not started
104. 118 End the study phase and issue guidance to field offensive space capabilities Not started
105. 119 Replace the Space Development Agency's "fail-early" approach Not started
106. 119 Increase the number of Space Force general officer positions Needs Congress Not started
107. 119 Explore creation of a Space Force Academy Needs Congress Not started
108. 119 Separate USCYBERCOM from the National Security Agency Not started
109. 120 Expand defensive cyber-effects operations under NSPM-13 Not started
110. 120 End USCYBERCOM participation in federal election "fortification" efforts Not started
111. 120 Require kinetic-experienced personnel on cyber development teams Not started
112. 120 Implement GAO's recommendation on enterprise-wide cyber incident reporting Not started
113. 120 Update the 2022 National Security Strategy to define DOD cyber roles Not started
114. 121 Redefine irregular warfare to cover state adversaries Not started
115. 121 Characterize regional irregular threats in the National Security Strategy Not started
116. 122 Incorporate irregular warfare directly into the National Defense Strategy Not started
117. 122 Establish an Irregular Warfare Center of Excellence Not started
118. 122 Task USSOCOM with countering China's Belt and Road Initiative Not started
119. 122 Designate USSOCOM as lead for irregular warfare in the National Defense Strategy Not started
120. 124 Accelerate the Sentinel, LRSO, Columbia-class, B-21, and F-35 DCA programs Needs Congress Not started
121. 124 Reject proposals to extend the service life of the Minuteman III ICBM Not started
122. 124 Fund warhead life extension programs including B61-12, W80-4, W87-1, W88 Needs Congress Not started
123. 124 Develop the Sea-Launched Cruise Missile-Nuclear (SLCM-N) Needs Congress Not started
124. 124 Procure more modernized nuclear systems than currently planned Needs Congress Not started
125. 124 Improve the ability to use the nuclear triad's upload capacity in a crisis Not started
126. 125 Accelerate restoration of plutonium pit production Needs Congress Not started
127. 125 Restore nuclear weapons test readiness at the Nevada National Security Site Needs Congress Not started
128. 125 Reject nuclear disarmament proposals contrary to deterrence Not started
129. 126 Keep homeland missile defense out of arms control negotiations Not started
130. 126 Buy at least 64 Next Generation Interceptors Needs Congress Not started
131. 126 Consider a layered defense or a third interceptor site on the East Coast Needs Congress Not started
132. 126 Prioritize procurement of THAAD, SM-3, and Patriot regional missile defenses Needs Congress Not started
133. 127 Abandon the policy of not defending the homeland against Russian and Chinese missiles Not started
134. 127 Invest in directed energy and space-based missile defense Needs Congress Not started
135. 127 Invest in cruise missile defense of the homeland Needs Congress Not started
136. 127 Accelerate deployment of space-based missile tracking sensors Needs Congress Not started
137. 127 Accelerate the Glide Phase Interceptor Needs Congress Not started

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