DoD Seeks Permission to Poll 72,000 on Following Key Recommendations
Published Date: 12/29/2025
Notice
Summary
The Department of Defense is asking for permission to keep collecting info from 72,000 people to check how well they’re following 82 important recommendations. This survey and data gathering will happen once a year and takes about 38 minutes each time. If you want to share your thoughts, you’ve got until January 28, 2026, to speak up—no money changes hands, and it’s totally voluntary!
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
DoD annual survey asks 72,000 people
The Department of Defense plans to collect information from 72,000 individuals once a year to evaluate implementation of 82 Independent Review Commission recommendations. Each response takes about 37.5 minutes, for a total annual burden of 45,000 hours, and the surveys will cover four lines of effort: Accountability; Prevention; Climate and Culture; and Victim Care and Support.
Public comment window closes January 28, 2026
The DoD is accepting public comments on this information collection through January 28, 2026. If you want to give feedback about the proposed survey or data collection, you must submit comments by that date via the public reginfo.gov comment process.
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