Combatant Commanders (CCMDRs) with the optimal mix of forces, equipment, and support The purpose of the Planning phase - CORRECT ANSWER -is to assess the DOD strategy and capabilities required to counter threats to national security and to document these in the Defense Planning Guidance (DPG). the output of the Planning phase is - CORRECT ANSWER -the Defense Planning Guidance (DPG). the Defense Planning Guidance (DPG) contains - CORRECT ANSWER -planning and programming guidance to the DOD Components to guide development of the Program Objectives Memorandum (POM). The Planning phase is led by - CORRECT ANSWER -the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Planning is informed by strategic documents, to include: - CORRECT ANSWER -the National Security Strategy (NSS), the National Defense Strategy (NDS), and the National Military Strategy (NMS). Programming is the process - CORRECT ANSWER -that matches available dollars against a prioritized list of requirements to develop a five - year resource proposal called a Program Objectives Memorandum (POM). Programming is the bridge between - CORRECT ANSWER -planning (with broad fiscal guidance) and budgeting (which meticulously prices each program element). The Programming Phase is led by - CORRECT ANSWER -the OSD Director, Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (CAPE) The final product of the programming process within DOD is - CORRECT ANSWER -a Program Objectives Memorandum (POM). The purpose of the Budgeting phase is to - CORRECT ANSWER -produce a DOD budget request that can be effectively defended before Congress Components support the budgeting phase by translating the first year of their POM into - CORRECT ANSWER -a Budget Estimate Submission (BES) The Budgeting phase is led by - CORRECT ANSWER -the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller). The Execution phase involves - CORRECT ANSWER -the apportionment and allocation of budget authority to DOD Components to execute their programs Throughout the Execution phase, DOD Components conduct - CORRECT ANSWER -
reviews to determine how well programming and financing have met joint warfighting needs The FYDP is usually updated - CORRECT ANSWER -twice each year: normally in August/September to reflect the Components' Program and Budget Review submission PPB&E provides - CORRECT ANSWER -DoD's portion of the funding proposal the President submits to Congress. Congress is the final approval for budgetary authority. The QDR was replaced was replaced by the - CORRECT ANSWER -National Defense Strategy. NDS is one of the guiding documents in the PPB&E to create the POM. The POM reflects the DoD's need for resourcing over five -years, knows as the Future Years Defense Progr am The Risk Management Process Risk management is a five -step process that provides a framework for collecting and evaluating information to: - CORRECT ANSWER -• Assess assets (identify value of asset and degree of impact if asset is damaged or lost) • Assess threats (type and degree of threat) • Assess vulnerabilities (identification and extent of vulnerabilities) • Assess risks (calculation of risks) • Determine countermeasures (security countermeasure options that can reduce or mitigate risks cost effectively The Risk Management Process Step 1 - Assess Assets --The first step in the risk management process is to - CORRECT ANSWER -identify and assess your