ACQ 1010 Module 4

Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) Process - correct answerThe 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 - correct answerThe 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 - correct answerThe third phase of the resource allocation process where the funds are now available to DoD and other federal agencies. Execution Process - correct answerThe 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) - correct answerReview 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) - correct answerComponent develop Program Objective Memoranda (POM) in accordance with (IAW) the Defense Planning Guidance (DPG). Budgeting (PPBE) - correct answerScrub 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) - correct answerMeasures performance against the plan and assess effectiveness of resource allocations. Planning (Timeline) - correct answerA 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) - correct answerSigned 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) - correct answerBased 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) - correct answerThe 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) - correct answerDefense 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 - correct answerTurns 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 - correct answerDuring 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 portio