ACQ 1010 Module 4 Exam Questions with
Solutions (Resource Allocation Process)
Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) Process - -The first
phase of the resource allocation process and is focused on the financial
management and resource allocation for current and future DoD acquisition
programs.
-Enactment Process - -The second phase of the resource allocation process
which begins when the President submits annual budget to congress. then
the House and Senate Committees set the overall budget ceilings for the
various major Government functions in Budget Resolutions. Budget
Resolutions are not laws. This phase ends when the President signs the
annual authorization and appropriation bills.
-Apportionment Process - -The third phase of the resource allocation
process where the funds are now available to DoD and other federal
agencies.
-Execution Process - -The final phase of the resource allocation process.
DoD programs and budgets are reviewed and often adjusted on the basis of
documentation and other factors.
-Planning (PPBE) - -Review threats, assess capabilities, develop planning
guidance and defines military role IAW in National Security Strategy (NSS),
and ends with issuance of Defense Planning Guidance (DPG) and Fiscal
Guidance Providing the strategic framework for developing Service POMs
-Programming (PPBE) - -Component develop Program Objective Memoranda
(POM) in accordance with (IAW) the Defense Planning Guidance (DPG).
-Budgeting (PPBE) - -Scrub budget year, prepare defensible budget and
detailed Budget Estimate Submissions (BES) for the budget year of the
programs approved during the Programming phase IAW the PDMs/RMDs and
culminated with issuance of Program Budget Decisions (PBDs) Resource
Management Decisions (RMDs), consideration of Service Secretaries' Major
Budget Issues (MBIs) and the submission of the President's Budget.
-Execution (PPBE) - -Measures performance against the plan and assess
effectiveness of resource allocations.
-Planning (Timeline) - -A new planning phase begins each year after
submission of President's Budget to congress in February. The planning
phase will end with the release of the Defense Planning guidance in
, April/May of the following calendar year. The DPG is the primary product of
this phase and it provides the priorities and objectives for the service
program request. The planning phase is approximately 15-16 months in
duration.
-National Military Strategy (NMS) - -Signed by the Chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff. provides guidance for distributing and applying military power
to attain national strategic objectives.
-Defense Planning Guidance (DPG) - -Based on the NMS and input from
Combatant Commanders (COCOMs), the Chairman of the Join Chiefs of Staff
(CJCS) annually provides a Chairman's Program Reccomendation (CPR) to the
Secretary of Defense (SECDEF).
-National Defense Strategy (NDS) - -The Secretary of Defense (SECDEF)
prepares the National Defense Strategy (NDS), which describes the
Department of Defense's strategic role in support of the President's National
Security Strategy (NSS).
-National Security Strategy (NSS) - -Defense planning begins with the
President's National Security Strategy (NSS). The NSS details the top-level
political, economic, and security strategy for the U.S.
-Programming Phase of PPBE - -Turns planning guidance into achievable
and affordable programs. Programming examines, prioritizes, and proposes
alternatives to balance limited funding while still achieving the goals in the
DPG and covers the 5-Year Future Years Defense Program (FYDP).
-Budgeting Phase of PPBE - -During this phase a thorough scrub of the
Budget Year, and it ensures that the budget is executable, efficient, and can
be effectively defended to Congress. Products of this phase are Budget
Estimate Submission, Program Budget Decision or Budget Resource
Management Decision, Major Budget Issue, and DoD portion of the
President's Budget
-Budget Estimate Submission (BES) - -The BES is submitted to the OSD
Comptroller for review. Each service and defense agency specifies fiscal
requirements for the next budget cycle to the OSD Comptroller. The BES is
submitted to DoD at the same time as the POM.
-Program Budget Decision (PBD) - -The OSD reviews each program's input
to the BES. The Comptroller verifies that each program will be able to use the
funds requested and the OSD adjust the programs; budget by issuing draft
Program Budget Decision also known as Resource Management Decisions.
Solutions (Resource Allocation Process)
Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) Process - -The first
phase of the resource allocation process and is focused on the financial
management and resource allocation for current and future DoD acquisition
programs.
-Enactment Process - -The second phase of the resource allocation process
which begins when the President submits annual budget to congress. then
the House and Senate Committees set the overall budget ceilings for the
various major Government functions in Budget Resolutions. Budget
Resolutions are not laws. This phase ends when the President signs the
annual authorization and appropriation bills.
-Apportionment Process - -The third phase of the resource allocation
process where the funds are now available to DoD and other federal
agencies.
-Execution Process - -The final phase of the resource allocation process.
DoD programs and budgets are reviewed and often adjusted on the basis of
documentation and other factors.
-Planning (PPBE) - -Review threats, assess capabilities, develop planning
guidance and defines military role IAW in National Security Strategy (NSS),
and ends with issuance of Defense Planning Guidance (DPG) and Fiscal
Guidance Providing the strategic framework for developing Service POMs
-Programming (PPBE) - -Component develop Program Objective Memoranda
(POM) in accordance with (IAW) the Defense Planning Guidance (DPG).
-Budgeting (PPBE) - -Scrub budget year, prepare defensible budget and
detailed Budget Estimate Submissions (BES) for the budget year of the
programs approved during the Programming phase IAW the PDMs/RMDs and
culminated with issuance of Program Budget Decisions (PBDs) Resource
Management Decisions (RMDs), consideration of Service Secretaries' Major
Budget Issues (MBIs) and the submission of the President's Budget.
-Execution (PPBE) - -Measures performance against the plan and assess
effectiveness of resource allocations.
-Planning (Timeline) - -A new planning phase begins each year after
submission of President's Budget to congress in February. The planning
phase will end with the release of the Defense Planning guidance in
, April/May of the following calendar year. The DPG is the primary product of
this phase and it provides the priorities and objectives for the service
program request. The planning phase is approximately 15-16 months in
duration.
-National Military Strategy (NMS) - -Signed by the Chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff. provides guidance for distributing and applying military power
to attain national strategic objectives.
-Defense Planning Guidance (DPG) - -Based on the NMS and input from
Combatant Commanders (COCOMs), the Chairman of the Join Chiefs of Staff
(CJCS) annually provides a Chairman's Program Reccomendation (CPR) to the
Secretary of Defense (SECDEF).
-National Defense Strategy (NDS) - -The Secretary of Defense (SECDEF)
prepares the National Defense Strategy (NDS), which describes the
Department of Defense's strategic role in support of the President's National
Security Strategy (NSS).
-National Security Strategy (NSS) - -Defense planning begins with the
President's National Security Strategy (NSS). The NSS details the top-level
political, economic, and security strategy for the U.S.
-Programming Phase of PPBE - -Turns planning guidance into achievable
and affordable programs. Programming examines, prioritizes, and proposes
alternatives to balance limited funding while still achieving the goals in the
DPG and covers the 5-Year Future Years Defense Program (FYDP).
-Budgeting Phase of PPBE - -During this phase a thorough scrub of the
Budget Year, and it ensures that the budget is executable, efficient, and can
be effectively defended to Congress. Products of this phase are Budget
Estimate Submission, Program Budget Decision or Budget Resource
Management Decision, Major Budget Issue, and DoD portion of the
President's Budget
-Budget Estimate Submission (BES) - -The BES is submitted to the OSD
Comptroller for review. Each service and defense agency specifies fiscal
requirements for the next budget cycle to the OSD Comptroller. The BES is
submitted to DoD at the same time as the POM.
-Program Budget Decision (PBD) - -The OSD reviews each program's input
to the BES. The Comptroller verifies that each program will be able to use the
funds requested and the OSD adjust the programs; budget by issuing draft
Program Budget Decision also known as Resource Management Decisions.
