Acq Notes

  The Defense Acquisition Workforce (10 USC Chapter 87 – Defense Acquisition Workforce) is responsible for the development of Department of Defense (DoD) systems. These individuals consist of military and civilian Program Managers (PM), Systems Engineers, Logisticians, Cost Estimators, Contract Officers, Finance and many more. The management of the workforce falls under 10 USC Chapter

There are two (2) Congressional Authorization Committees that have legislative authority, authorize programs, and conduct oversight over Department of Defense (DoD) programs. (see Authorization & Appropriation) The two committees are: Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC): The SASC is empowered with legislative oversight of the nation’s military, including the Department of Defense, military research and development,

The term “Color of Money” is uses in the DoD to refer to an Appropriation Category for a DoD financial account.  The type of account can range from Procurement, Research and Development (R&D), Operations and Maintenance (O&M), and others. Each category is considered to be a different color of money. Appropriation Accounts Each account is

Budget Exhibit’s are prepared by the DoD Components to support requests for appropriations from Congress and help justify the President’s Budget.  Appropriation decisions are based on the content of budget exhibits: How well do the exhibits tell your program’s story? Confusing, inaccurate, and/or inconsistent exhibits will cause programs to lose funding. Well-prepared exhibits make the

Note: The DoD doesn’t use out-of-cycle changes anymore. A Program Change Proposal (PCP) is a proposal for out-of-cycle changes to data recorded in the approved Future Years Defense Program (FYDP). DoD Components are allowed to submit PCP and/or Budget Change Proposals (BCP) to account for fact-of-life changes (e.g., program cost increases or schedule delays). BCPs

Budget Authority (BA) is the authority provided by law to enter into obligations that will result in immediate or future outlays. It may be classified by the period of availability, by the timing of congressional action, or by the manner of determining the amount available.  Most Defense BA is provided by Congress in the form

Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE) System Map AcqTips: See Financial Management section AcqLinks and References: Updated: 7/13/2017

The Execution Phase is the real-world application of the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) Process. The execution review occurs simultaneously with program and budget reviews. The execution review provides feedback to the senior leadership concerning the effectiveness of current and prior resource allocations. Over time, metrics are being developed to support the execution review that

The Budgeting Phase of the PPBE Process includes formulation, justification, execution, and control of an organization’s or program’s budget. The primary purpose of the Budgeting phase is to scrutinize the first one or two years of a program’s budget to ensure efficient use of resources and to produce a DoD budget request that can be

The Programming Phase of the PPBE process defines and analyzes alternative force structures, weapon systems, and support systems together with their multi-year resource implications and the evaluation of various tradeoff options. The Programming Phase is the process for balancing and integrating resources among the various programs according to certain priorities. The Programming Phase begins with the