During the August recess this got in to several SASC staff that were contemplating an OSINT initiative. Don Gessman provided the recommended breakdown including an earmarked amount for inter-agency OSINT. The Department of Defense and the Combatant Commands have always been the central organizing base for a national OSINT program, which would be funded by non-reimbursable defense allocation.
Below add up to $125M at Initial Operating Capability (IOC). See the separate Memorandum on a $2B a year Full Operating Capability (FOC) centered on Defense but inclusive of Whole of Government planning, programming, budgeting, and campaigning (PPBC).
