PPBE Process

The Budget Estimate Submission (BES) is the two-year DoD component’s budget submissions to the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) showing budget requirements for inclusion in the DoD budget during the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) process. The DoD components prepare their combined Program Objectives Memorandum (POM) and Budget Estimate Submission (BES). The

The Planning Phase of the PPBE Process is the definition and examination of alternative strategies, the analysis of changing conditions and trends, threat, technology, and economic assessments in conjunction with efforts to understand both change and the long-term implications of current choices. It examines and determines the needs for the DoD for the next 5,

An Impoundment Resolution is whenever all or part of any Budget Authority (BA) provided by the Congress is deferred, the President must transmit a message to the Congress describing the deferrals. Either house of Congress may, at any time, pass a resolution disapproving this deferral of BA, thus requiring that the funds be made available

Update: The GDF and Joint Programming Guidance (JPG) have been combined and been replaced by the Defense Programming and Planning Guidance (DPPG) [2] Guidance for Development of the Force (GDF) GDF establishes the DoD’s force development planning and resource priorities needed to meet future contingencies. The GDF is issued early in the planning process to

The Unit Cost Report (UCR) was established to satisfy congressional requirements for standardized information to control the unit cost growth of Major Defense Acquisition Programs (MDAP). It includes Program Acquisition Unit Cost (PAUC) and Average Procurement Unit Cost (APUC) in program base year dollars, major contract information, and Acquisition Program Baseline (APB) schedule and performance

The Resource Management Decision (RMD) is a budget decision document issued during the joint review of Service budget submissions by analysts of the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).  RMDs reflect the decisions of the Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) as to appropriate program and funding to

Strategic Planning Guidance (SPG) guides an organization’s process of defining its strategy and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue its strategy. The SPG help the Secretary of Defense to develop the National Defense Strategy (NDS) and National Military Strategy (NMS). It also provides the baseline for other DoD organizations to develop their own

Budget Exhibits are prepared by the DoD Components to support requests for appropriations from Congress and help justify the President’s Budget. RDT&E Programs Budget Exhibit are broken down into 5 levels: R-1 Exhibits: is the basic document for presenting DoD’s RDT&E requirements. The R-1 is prepared at the Component headquarters level, with one exhibit for

  The Program Management Office (PMO) is the organization or group of people who are in charge of project management within an organization. They maintain the standards and sound business practices that are necessary for a company or organization to execute a project successfully.  They are responsible for making sure everyone within an organization or

  The Program Decision Memorandum (PDM) is issued by the Deputy Secretary of Defense (DEPSECDEF) after Senior Leader Review Group (SLRG) (DRB) deliberations of the Program Objective Memorandum (POM) and summarizes a program decision.  It outlines and approves changes to the POM submissions. The PDM is issued during October and November to service POMs. It

A Program Executive Office (PEO) is the main stakeholder responsible for the cost, schedule, and performance in a DoD acquisition program and/or portfolio.  A PEO may be responsible for a specific program (e.g., the Joint Strike Fighter), or for an entire portfolio of similar programs. [1] Definition: The Program Executive Officer (PEO) is the individual

The Program Element (PE) defines a development effort with specific design, cost, schedule and capability parameters and is the primary data element in the Future Year Defense Program (FYDP) and is the foundation of the PPBE Process.  Each program and entity within the defense portfolio has its own PE and is the specific allocation of

The Program Budget Accounting System (PBAS) is used by the DoD to control and distribute funds from the department level to the Defense Finance Accounting Service (DFAS) field sites. PBAS performs the funds distribution electronically by allowing the user to create the funding documents on the PBAS system and transmitting receipts. PBAS prevents over distribution

An Outlay is the expenditure or disbursement of money. Typically we think of dollars being spent (Outlays) in a given year, but current year dollars may also represent Budget Authority (BA) or Total Obligation Authority (TOA) for a given year. Outlays may or may not fall in the same year as the budget authority that

  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

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

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

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

A top level Service appeal of an Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) Resource Management Decision (RMD) affecting a Service program, or programs, from the Service Secretary directly to the Secretary of Defense (SECDEF). The Service is usually required to provide funding offsets from other programs within the service to “buy back” programs cited

A Major Force Program (MFP) is an aggregation of Program Elements (PE) that reflects a force or support mission for the Department of Defense (DoD) and contains the resources necessary to achieve an objective or plan.  The MFP is contained in the context of the Future Years Defense Program (FYDP). It reflects fiscal time-phasing of

Inflation is defined as a sustained rise in the general price level or the proportionate rate of increase in the general price level per unit of time. The opposite of inflation is deflation, which is a general decrease in the price level of most commodities. [1] Handbook: DoD Inflation Handbook 2nd Edition – Jun 2011

Enactment falls under the Programming Phases of the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) process.  It’s an action taken by Congress on the President’s Budget (PB) and is a 3 step process to include budget resolution, authorizations, and appropriations. It’s consists of the 4th phase of the Budget Process. The Budget Process is the legislative

The Defense Planning/Programming Guidance (DPG) is used to lead the overall Planning Phase of the Planning, Programming & Budget Execution (PPBE) Process and consolidates force development planning priorities into a single overarching document for DOD planners to use.  The DPG reflects the President’s National Security Strategy (NSS), the SECDEF’s National Defense Strategy (NDS), and the Chairman’s National Military