The machinery of American defense, kept as a living reference. Regulation, budget, doctrine, and the daily open-source watch, all cross-linked. Hover any link to preview it; the graph maps how ideas connect.
Budget & Acquisition
- Search the defense budget — every program element, procurement line, and O&M row
- DoD_Budget_Hierarchy — appropriation → budget activity → program element → project
- Appropriations · Budget activities · Projects
- Program-element depth and contractor mapping run deeper for clients: private access
The Regulation Library
The complete FAR and DFARS, mirrored from the eCFR, every part and clause a linked page.
Doctrine & Frameworks
- PPBE — how the building turns strategy into a budget
- JCIDS — how requirements are generated
- The Defense Acquisition System — how DoD buys things
- DOTMLPF-P · Congressional budget process · UPL
- Title 10 · Goldwater-Nichols
Strategic Theory
- The Canon — Clausewitz, Corbett, Jomini, Machiavelli, Mahan, Sun Tzu, Thucydides, chapter by chapter
- Clausewitz · Sun Tzu · Boyd and the OODA loop
- Jomini · Napoleonic warfare · Maneuver warfare
- Principles of war · The reading list
Commands & Organization
- The Unified Command Plan — all 11 combatant commands
- Command relationships · USSOCOM — SOCOM in depth
- US_Army · US_Navy · US_Marine_Corps · US_Air_Force · US_Space_Force
- OSD · Joint_Staff · DARPA · DIU · DISA
- PEO and R&D organization directory
SOCOM
- Components: USASOC · NAVSPECWARCOM · AFSOC · MARSOC
- Theater commands: SOCAFRICA · SOCCENT · SOCEUR · SOCPAC · SOCSOUTH · SOCNORTH · SOCKOR
- Program offices: PEO_SOF_Warrior · PEO_Fixed_Wing · PEO_Maritime · PEO_ISR_SOF · PEO_C3BM · PEO_Enterprise
Key Concepts
- Multi-domain operations · JADC2 · The kill chain
- Combined arms · Operational art · SOF truths
- Counter-UAS doctrine · AI in defense
The Watch
Daily open-source intelligence, synthesized.
- China Signal — the PLA, the Politburo, and Taiwan
- Hormuz Watch — the maritime chokepoint picture
- Federal Register defense notices
Events
Client teams and invited investors: private access. Inquiries: noah@offsetdc.com.