How do I respond to Max and ask a question:

Amelia,

Your breakdown of the national defense budget sub-categories is well structured. I like how you highlighted how personnel costs, O&M, and procurement are interdependent in ensuring successful defense programs. One area worth exploring more is how modern day budget constraints affect these categories. Example of this is with rising personnel costs, it may force trade-offs in R&D funding while in-obligated funds might surge due to procurement delays from supply shortages. What strategies do you think DoD agencies can use to better align un-obligated funds with modernization priorities like AI?

Max