EconDefense
Record-specific actor routing

Follow through on IND-18

WIRE/IBAS program and assigned warranted contracting or agreements officer

This preserves the record’s role labels; it is not an additional verified institutional directory node.

Authority holder · recorded legal basis

Secretary of Defense

Executing office · routing lead

WIRE/IBAS program and assigned warranted contracting or agreements officer

Recorded executing role; this record-specific route is not an additional institutional office.

Intake

Use the responsible program or contracting office for this instrument.

The recorded role is not itself a general application endpoint.

What this role does not control

A routing lead does not establish funds, an individual delegation or approval of the proposed action.

Legal basisSources linkedLegal sources and instrument limits are recorded.
RequirementsGates recordedRead the requirements for this instrument; applicability depends on the proposed action.
Public fundingRules recordedThe record states funding rules and conditions; no program amount is attributed to this action.
Assigned rolesRoles recordedPublic sources describe institutional authority. The instrument identifies approval and execution roles; a specific signature remains transaction-dependent.
EngagementProgram unverifiedOperating program and new-award feasibility unverified; recorded future 2026-12-31 pilot termination is not a present block at the corpus target date.

Selected instrument

IND-18 · Industrial innovation pilot

Use a time-limited industrial innovation pilot for credit and third-party debt/equity investment

An uncodified pilot expressly lists loans, guarantees, purchase commitments, cost-sharing and third-party awards supporting debt/equity investment in small/medium manufacturers.

What this is not / limit: Express third-party equity support does not establish unlimited direct Treasury equity acquisition

Executing role: WIRE/IBAS program and assigned warranted contracting or agreements officer

Authority holder

Secretary of Defense

Eligibility gate

  • Pilot supports military manufacturing or emerging defense/commercial technologies
  • Use applicable underlying contracting, OT or other lawful authorities and credit appropriations

Funding condition

  • No inferred appropriation or revolving authority; credit assistance requires credit-law analysis.

All recorded limits

  • Pilot terminates Dec.31,2026
  • Express third-party equity support does not establish unlimited direct Treasury equity acquisition
  • Existing credit subsidy/principal authority must be identified
Investment & capital

Editorial cross-list: the recorded pilot summary also names credit and purchase commitments. An operating program and new awards are not verified.

Legal basisSources linked
RequirementsGates recorded
Public fundingRules recorded
Assigned rolesRoles recorded
EngagementProgram unverified
Continue to actor →
Actor sources & routing basis

Recorded executing role; this record-specific route is not an additional institutional office.