PPBE Process

PPBE Process

Chairman’s Program Assessment (CPA)

The Chairman’s Program Assessment (CPA) and Chairman’s Program Recommendation (CPR) is the Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff (CJCS), of the Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC), assessment & recommendation on how well the service Program Objective Memorandum (POM) conforms to strategic guidance and supports the combatant commanders. The CPR and CPA is provided to the …

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Chairman’s Program Recommendation (CPR)

The Chairman’s Program Recommendation (CPR) and Chairman’s Program Assessment (CPA) is the Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff (CJCS), of the Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC), assessment & recommendation on how well the service Program Objective Memorandum (POM) conforms to strategic guidance and supports the combatant commanders. The CPR and CPA is provided to …

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Budget Estimate Submission (BES)

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 …

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Planning Phase

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, …

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Impoundment Resolution

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 …

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Unit Cost Report (UCR)

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 …

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