Which document is this? DD Form 2060, official title DD Form 2060, FMS Obligational Authority, March 1979. What does it do? It exists to Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Obligational Authority. Everything on this page builds on those two facts.
Is there a version specific to your service? No. A DD number is issued at Department level, which is the whole point of the prefix — every military department and defense agency works from one identical document. Looking for a branch variant wastes time you do not have.
Where does the requirement come from? From not stated, with not stated responsible for the document itself. Those are the names to cite if anyone asks under what authority you filed.
Is this the right edition? The current one is dated not stated, and the publisher carries it as not stated. Check that against whatever copy you already have before going further.
What the form asks for
- Press this Reset button to clear the data from all fields.
- F M S Case Commitment/Obligation Authority. (3).Enter F M S Planning Directive Control Number. 1st entry.
- (4). Enter Total Case Value. 1st entry.
- (5). Enter Amount To Be Held in Trust Fund. 1st entry.
- (6). Enter Net Case Value. 1st entry.
- Prior Period Reimbursable, Funding/Direct Cite Authority. (7). Enter Amount Received. 1st entry.
- (8). Enter Amount Required. 1st entry.
- (9). Enter Amount Withdrawn. 1st entry.
- Authority Required This Fiscal Year. (10). Enter Amount Reimbursable. 1st entry.
- (11). Direct Cite. 1st entry. Enter Amount.
- (12). Remaining Program Value. 1st entry. Amount is automatically entered in this field.
- F M S Case Commitment/Obligation Authority. (3). F M S Planning Directive Control Number. 2nd entry.
- F M S Case Commitment/Obligation Authority. (3). F M S Planning Directive Control Number. 3rd entry.
- (4). Enter Total Case Value. 2nd entry.
- (5). Enter Amount To Be Held in Trust Fund. 2nd entry.
- (6). Enter Net Case Value. 2nd entry.
- Prior Period Reimbursable, Funding/Direct Cite Authority. (7). Enter Amount Received. 2st entry.
- (8). Enter Amount Required. 2nd entry.
- (9). Enter Amount Withdrawn. 2nd entry.
- Authority Required This Fiscal Year. (10). Enter Amount Reimbursable. 2nd entry.
- (11). Direct Cite. 2nd entry. Enter Amount.
- (12). Remaining Program Value. 2nd entry. Amount is automatically entered in this field.
- (4). Enter Total Case Value. 3rd entry.
- (5). Enter Amount To Be Held in Trust Fund. 3rd entry.
Download the form
What formats exist for this form? PDF. What is the scale of it? 1 pages and approximately 123 fields.
What is the difference between fillable and printable? A fillable pdf has real field boxes that accept typed text and hold it inside the file. A printable pdf is a flat blank with no fields at all, intended for a printer and a pen. Which one you have determines how you complete the form, so it is worth checking first.
Is handwriting acceptable? Yes, but it is the weaker choice. Scanning flattens pen strokes and reproduction blurs them, while typed characters survive the whole chain intact. Print in capitals if you are working from a paper blank.
Can you skip around the form? Better not to. The layout runs identification, then content, then certification, and entries near the bottom frequently take their meaning from what sits above them.
What if your copy is old? Replace it. Check the date printed on the form against not stated. Old blanks circulate for years in shared folders, and because a DD revision lands across the whole Department at once, the receiving office will be working from the new layout.
Which fields are required? Treat all of them as required, marking N/A where an item genuinely does not apply. What trips people on dates? Writing them in a familiar format instead of the one the form specifies.
Why read the Privacy Act Statement? Because it sits ahead of the personal data fields deliberately. It names the collection authority, the principal purpose, the routine uses of your data and the consequence of declining. Reading it afterward tells you nothing you can still act on.
How do you sign electronically? With a digital signature, usually CAC-based, in a reader that handles it. Will typing your name work? Not as execution — it fills a field without certifying anything. Either way, the date goes in immediately after.
What sends forms back most often? An obsolete edition, blank required boxes, handwriting illegible after scanning, dates in a format the form did not ask for, and certification without a signature or without a date.
What if a specific field still puzzles you? Read the instructions printed on the form, then not stated. Which wins if they differ? The directive.
Where does the completed form go? To the office named in not stated or in your organization's local procedure. Should you keep a copy? Always — a scan or a saved file costs nothing and spares you the whole exercise if the original disappears.
How do you find a form referenced inside this one? By its number alone. The DD sequence runs across the entire Department, so a number identifies exactly one document regardless of which service cited it.
Do DA and DD numbers ever correspond? Never. DA numbering is Army-specific, administered by an Army proponent, while DD numbering is Department-wide under not stated or an equivalent Department office. Identical digits in the two systems mean two unrelated documents, which is why the prefix matters more than the number.
Why do editions change at all? Three reasons, mostly: the prescribing directive gets reissued, the information collected changes, or the required notice language is amended. Are you notified when it happens? No. Which is why confirming not stated at the moment you download is worth the few seconds.
Is any of this advice? No. This page distributes a published Defense form and explains its contents, which is a different thing from telling you whether your circumstances qualify or whether a reviewer will accept your copy. Direct questions of eligibility, applicability and procedure to not stated, to your servicing personnel office, or to the office designated in not stated.
Questions and answers
- What is DD Form 2060?
- DD Form 2060, FMS Obligational Authority, March 1979
- Which edition is current?
- Not stated by the publisher
- Who is responsible for this form?
- Not stated
- In which formats can it be downloaded?