Test resources have many conflicting demands, and their use must be scheduled well in advance of a test. Resources specific to a particular test must often be developed and funded from the Program Managers (PM) own Research and Development (R&D) Test and Evaluation (T&E) budget. Thus, the PM and testers must ensure that test […]
DoD appropriated funds are divided into two (2) basic types; (1) investment funds and (2) expense funds. The defining of acquisition as either investment or expense or even a combination of the two, is not always simple. Generally, however, the following definitions apply. [1] Investment: Includes the cost of real property and capital assets which
Update: The Program Budget Decision (PBD) process has been replaced by the Resource Management Decision (RMD) Process in the PPBE budgeting process. 1 Nov 2012 A Program Budget Decision (PBD) documents issued during the review of a service budget submission by analysts of the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) and the Office of
A Program Objective Memorandum (POM) is a recommendation from the Services and Defense Agencies to the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) concerning how they plan to allocate resources (funding) for a program(s) to meet the Service Program Guidance (SPG) and Defense Planning Guidance (DPG). Definition: The Program Objective Memorandum (POM) is a request that
Update: The Guidance of the Development Employment of Force (GDF) and JPG have been combined and been replaced by the Defense Programming/Planning Guidance (DPPG) [2] Joint Programming Guidance (JPG) provides the transition between the Planning Phase and Programming Phase of the PPBE Process. It establishes the guidelines and priorities to the DoD and other defense
The National Defense Strategy (NDS) is used in the PPBE Process to establish the objectives for the plans for military force structure, force modernization, business processes, supporting infrastructure, and required resources (funding and manpower). Along with the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS) Process, the NDS plays a key role in identifying the capabilities
The National Security Strategy (NSS) is a document prepared periodically by the executive branch of the government of the United States for Congress which outlines the major national security concerns of the United States and how the administration plans to deal with them. The legal foundation for the document is spelled out in the Goldwater-Nichols
The Post-Independent Analysis is the final analysis in the Capabilities Based Assessment (CBA) which reviews the previous three functional analyses (Functional Area Analysis (FAA), Functional Needs Analysis (FNA), and Functional Solutions Analysis(FSA)) and selects an approach or approaches that best closes a capability gap(s). The sponsor then produces an Initial Capabilities Document (ICD) or
A System Threat Assessment (STA) is obtained from the Intelligence community during the JCIDS shortfall identification process. It will be obtained primarily from the Capstone Threat Assessments (CTAs) and System Threat Assessment Report (STAR). The CTAs project foreign capabilities in particular warfare areas looking out 20 years. Once the JCIDS Process identifies a materiel
The Future Years Defense Program (FYDP) (10 USC § 221) summarizes forces, resources, and equipment associated with all DoD programs. The FYDP displays total DoD resources and force structure information for 5 years; the current budgeted year and 4 additional years. Definition: The Future Years Defense Program (FYDP) is an internal DoD database and accounting
