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SECURITY PROGRAM INTEGRATION
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION (SPIPC)
WITH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
VERIFIED
What are the major outcomes of the Programming stage of the PPB&E
process? - correct answer_ Programming
• In this PPB&E phase, each DoD department and agency develops a
POM (Program Objective Memorandum) that describes, in detail, their
proposed budget for the next six years. Each POM balances program
budgets as set in the DPG.
• OSD and Joint Staff then review each POM and integrate them all into
an overall coherent Defense program. OSD and Joint Staff also propose
alternatives and/or marginally adjust budgets to address shortfalls or
any issues with any portion of any POM.
• SECDEF then settles any unresolved issues and writes them up in a
Program Decision Memorandum (PDM).
What are the major outcomes of the Budgeting stage of the PPB&E
process? - correct answer_ • Budgeting happens at the same time as
programming.
• Each DoD department and agency submits a budget estimate along
with its POM.
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• Each DoD department and agency also translates its budget estimate
for the next two years into the Congressional appropriation structure
format, and then submits it.
• Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) and Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) analysts review the submissions to ensure program
funding matches current policy, they are priced right, and are justified
to Congress.
• Budget review hearings are conducted to address analysts' questions.
• After budget review hearings, each analyst then prepares a Program
Budget Decision (PBD) for each program that proposes financial
adjustments to address issues or problems identified during the
hearing.
• The PBD then goes to SECDEF for a decision. The decision goes in an
updated budget submission to OMB.
• Finally, the overall DoD budget is provided as part of the President's
Budget request to Congress.
What are the major outcomes of the Execution stage of the PPB&E
process? - correct answer_ • The execution review occurs at the same
time as the program and budget reviews.
• The review provides feedback to OSD about the effectiveness of the
budget.
• Program metrics developed throughout the process are used to
measure actual output versus expected performance. If the program
misses its metrics, then the execution review may lead to
SECURITY PROGRAM INTEGRATION
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION (SPIPC)
WITH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
VERIFIED
What are the major outcomes of the Programming stage of the PPB&E
process? - correct answer_ Programming
• In this PPB&E phase, each DoD department and agency develops a
POM (Program Objective Memorandum) that describes, in detail, their
proposed budget for the next six years. Each POM balances program
budgets as set in the DPG.
• OSD and Joint Staff then review each POM and integrate them all into
an overall coherent Defense program. OSD and Joint Staff also propose
alternatives and/or marginally adjust budgets to address shortfalls or
any issues with any portion of any POM.
• SECDEF then settles any unresolved issues and writes them up in a
Program Decision Memorandum (PDM).
What are the major outcomes of the Budgeting stage of the PPB&E
process? - correct answer_ • Budgeting happens at the same time as
programming.
• Each DoD department and agency submits a budget estimate along
with its POM.
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• Each DoD department and agency also translates its budget estimate
for the next two years into the Congressional appropriation structure
format, and then submits it.
• Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) and Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) analysts review the submissions to ensure program
funding matches current policy, they are priced right, and are justified
to Congress.
• Budget review hearings are conducted to address analysts' questions.
• After budget review hearings, each analyst then prepares a Program
Budget Decision (PBD) for each program that proposes financial
adjustments to address issues or problems identified during the
hearing.
• The PBD then goes to SECDEF for a decision. The decision goes in an
updated budget submission to OMB.
• Finally, the overall DoD budget is provided as part of the President's
Budget request to Congress.
What are the major outcomes of the Execution stage of the PPB&E
process? - correct answer_ • The execution review occurs at the same
time as the program and budget reviews.
• The review provides feedback to OSD about the effectiveness of the
budget.
• Program metrics developed throughout the process are used to
measure actual output versus expected performance. If the program
misses its metrics, then the execution review may lead to
