A top level Service appeal of an Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) Resource Management Decision (RMD) affecting a Service program, or programs, from the Service Secretary directly to the Secretary of Defense (SECDEF). The Service is usually required to provide funding offsets from other programs within the service to “buy back” programs cited as MBIs. (Source: DAU Glossary of Defense Acquisition Acronyms & Terms)

Updated: 7/13/2017