Buy goods or services through another federal organization
Use reimbursable interagency or intra-agency orders where the Economy Act tests are satisfied.
Other statutory tools
Goal pathway
Coordinate funding and execution
A companion guide across every goal: substantive authority, appropriate funds, accountable owners, delegated signatures and execution.
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Credit authorized reimbursements to DoD accounts
Recover reimbursable services/supplies costs and charge fixed rates for specified facility-related overhead services.
Funds & shared services
Pool interim costs in military department management funds
Temporarily finance operations charged to two or more appropriations when costs cannot immediately be allocated.
Funds & shared services
Transfer funds under a specific annual transfer authority
Shift qualifying available funds between specified accounts using enacted transfer authority—not merely the existence of §2214.
Funds & shared services
Resource urgent combatant-command initiatives
Provide specified readiness, training, exercise, support, and cooperation funding through the Combatant Commander Initiative Fund.
Other statutory tools
Accept and use qualifying institutional or beneficiary gifts
Accept property, money, and specified services for covered DoD institutions and beneficiaries.
Funds & shared services
From distributed requirement to coordinated funding and execution
- Name a mission sponsor and one accountable coordinating official; identify all participating components.
- Select existing substantive authorities before selecting the transfer or interagency payment vehicle.
- Map each appropriation, purpose/time/amount restriction and any reimbursable order or transfer authority.
- Record who approves, who signs and who accepts/oversees performance.
- Separate unresolved legal authority from absent money, pending delegation, partner consent or an implementation bottleneck.
The Economy Act and a coordination memorandum do not create new substantive powers or extend expiring funds.
Five independent checks
Legal powerSource and conditions recorded
EligibilityProject-specific check needed
Available fundsBalances not verified
DelegationValid signature authority must be checked
ExecutionOffice capacity and approvals must be checked
These are questions to resolve, not a sequence of approvals or an automatic readiness score.