Reasons Programs Lose Funding Scarcity of Financial Resources: Limits of the DoD topline may cause programs to be unfunded or funded at less than desired levels. Additionally, programs may lose funding as DoD attempts to balance competing priorities (for example, readiness and modernization.) Programs whose funding profiles absorb too large a share of a […]
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The Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT&E) is conducted on production, or production representative articles, to determine whether systems are operationally effective and suitable for intended use by representative users to support the decision to proceed beyond Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP). The IOT&E will normally test the values in the Capability Production Development (CPD). The
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The Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC) charters and oversees the work in developing overarching joint operational and integrating concepts for joint missions during the joint concept development component of the JCIDS Process. The JROC reviews and approves all joint capabilities documents designated as JROC interest and supports the acquisition review process. The JROC validates capability
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Note: The DoD no longer uses On/Off Year funding. In 2003, the DoD adjusted its planning, programming, and budgeting procedures to support a two-year cycle that results in two-year budgets. The revised process is described in Management Initiative Decision (MID) 913, dated May 22, 2003. The concept in MID 913 is consistent with the submission of
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The National Military Strategy (NMS) supports the aims of the National Security Strategy (NSS) and implements the National Defense Strategy (NDS). It describes the Armed Forces’ plan to achieve military objectives in the near term and provides the vision for ensuring they remain decisive in the future. It provides strategic direction on how the Joint
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Update: The JCD has been eliminated, and the functions of the document have been incorporated into the Initial Capabilities Document (ICD). JCDs developed under a previous version of CJCSI 3170.01 are still accepted per the guidance in Enclosure B. The Joint Capabilities Document (JCD) is a requirements document that was developed to capture a set
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The Full-Rate Production Decision Review (FRDR) is conducted at the conclusion of the Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP) effort that authorizes entry into the Full-Rate Production (FRP) and Deployment efforts of the Production and Deployment (PD) Phase of the Defense Acquisition Process. [1] Full-Rate Production (FRP) Contracting for economic production quantities following stabilization of the system
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Functional Capabilities Board (FCB) The responsibilities of the FCB include ensuring that DOTMLPF Change Recommendations (DCR) and policy aspects of new capabilities are being appropriately considered in the JCIDS documents, evaluate the Key Performance Parameters (KPP) submitted by the sponsor, identify other potential KPPs, ensure leadership organization participates in the JCIDS process, assist with comments
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DoD Space Acquisition Systems follow DoD Instruction 5000.02 “Operation of the Defense Acquisition System” in its phased approach. Prior to 23 March 2009, Space Acquisitions was directed by National Security Space (NSS) 03-01. Now the directive authority comes from DoD Instruction 5000.02 “Operation of the Defense Acquisition System” and Directive-Type Memorandum (DTM) 09-025 Space Systems
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The National Defense Budget Estimates, commonly referred to as “The Green Book,” is a convenient reference source for data associated with the current budget estimates of the Department of Defense (DoD). It also provides current (nominal) and constant dollar historical data for the DoD, as well as selected data on all National Defense, the total
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