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Defense Primer: Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
Congressional Research Service · 2024-11-15 · Resources · 1,330 words · PDF available
Advances in science and technology (S&T) have long played a critical role in ensuring the technological preeminence of the U.S. military. For this reason, the Department of Defense (DOD) is the larges...
Defense Primer: DOD Title 10 Security Cooperation
Congressional Research Service · 2024-11-15 · Resources · 1,646 words
Security Cooperation Overview The Department of Defense (DOD) uses the term security cooperation (SC) to refer broadly to DOD interactions with foreign security establishments. SC activities may inclu...
Defense Primer: Department of Defense Maintenance Depots
Congressional Research Service · 2024-11-15 · Resources · 1,249 words · PDF available
Title 10, United States Code (U.S.C.) §2464 requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to “maintain a core logistics capability that is government-owned and government-operated [GOGO]... to ensure a rea...
Defense Primer: Active Component Enlisted Retention
Congressional Research Service · 2024-11-15 · Resources · 1,093 words · PDF available
Retention The term retention refers to the rate at which military personnel voluntarily choose to stay in the military after their obligated term of service has ended as determined by their enlistmen...
Health Savings Account (HSA) Qualified Medical Expenses
Congressional Research Service · 2024-11-15 · Resources · 1,679 words · PDF available
Section 223 of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) allows individuals to establish and contribute to a health savings account (HSA) while they are covered under certain high-deductible health plans (HDHPs...