H.R. 10047: Depot Data Transparency Act

This bill would change an existing annual Department of Defense report about depot-level maintenance and repair work. In plain terms, it would require the report to give more detailed information for each individual depot facility instead of only broader totals.

What the current report covers

The report already includes information about how much maintenance and repair work is done by public-sector depots and private-sector contractors, and the share handled by each Defense Agency.

What would change

The bill would revise that reporting requirement so the annual report must also include:

• The dollar amount of funds spent on depot-level maintenance and repair work, by facility.
• The projected dollar amount of future funds for that work, also broken down by facility.

In other words, instead of just showing percentages or overall amounts, the report would have to show how much money is being spent, and expected to be spent, at each covered depot.

Who would be affected

The main effect would be on the Department of Defense and the agencies that prepare these reports. It would likely require more detailed accounting and data collection for depot maintenance work. The bill does not itself change how maintenance work is awarded or performed; it changes what information must be reported to Congress.

Relevant Companies

• BA — Boeing could be affected indirectly if the more detailed reporting leads to closer oversight of depot maintenance work involving defense platforms and support contracts.
• LMT — Lockheed Martin may be indirectly affected because it performs defense work that can involve maintenance, sustainment, and depot-related activities.
• NOC — Northrop Grumman could be indirectly affected for similar reasons, if reporting changes affect visibility into depot work tied to its defense programs.
• RTX — RTX may be indirectly affected because some of its defense businesses support maintenance, repair, and sustainment programs that could be reflected in depot reporting.
• GD — General Dynamics could be indirectly affected if the added reporting affects depot-level work connected to its defense and aerospace activities.