Introduction to PPBE
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What Is the Purpose of PPBE?
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Provide Civilian Control and Strategic Direction
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Create a joint (DoD-wide) program
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Integrates individual components’ inputs into a single defense
program
Ensures stakeholders have a voice; builds consensus
Provide financial “checks and balances”
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Centralizes decision-making in the Office of the Secretary of Defense
Manages allocation of resources to meet the Secretary’s goals
Promotes efficient and effective allocation of funds
Ensures the cost of defense programs are realistic / affordable
Provide basis for justifying programs and budgets to the
White House and Congress
PPBE is the principal tool used by the Secretary and the Deputy
Secretary in managing the Department of Defense
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The Objective of PPBE
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PPBE’s main objective is to establish, justify, and acquire the fiscal
and manpower resources needed to accomplish missions in
executing the Defense Strategy
PLANNING
PROGRAMMING &
BUDGETING
PROGRAM
EXECUTION
BUDGET
EXECUTION
PPBE is the process through which DoD takes a long term perspective of its needs
and prioritizes operational requirements within given fiscal constraints
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Notional FY10-15
PPBE Cycle Components
Today
Strategy & Goals/
Objectives
FY10-15
Planning
JAN 07
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Assessment &
Resource Allocation &
Budget Formulation
Presentation,
Justification &
Approval
Management &
Apportionment
Programming &
Congress
Budget
JAN 08
JAN 09
Execution
JAN 10
JAN 11
Multiple PPBE Cycles Ongoing
Each Year
Today
FY06-11
FY07-11
FY08-13
Congress
Change Prop
Planning
FY09-13
Execution
Congress
POM/BES
Planning
FY10-15
JAN 05
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JAN 06
Execution
Congress
Execution
Change Prop
Congress
Planning
POM/BES
JAN 07
JAN 08
Execution
Congress Execution
JAN 09
JAN 10
FY09
Year 1
PPBE Process -- 4-Year Flow
(FY 09 – FY 12 example )
New
Admin
Jan
Program/Budget/Execution Review
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
QDR
FY 10
Year 2
Modify Budget Submission (Prev Admin)
On-year
GDF
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Change Proposals
Program/Budget/Execution Review
On-year
JPG
TAA 12-17
TAP 12-17
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
QDR
Budget Submission (Year 1)
Jul
Aug
Sep
POM/BES
Submissions
Oct
Nov
Dec
FY 11
Year 3
Program/Budget/Execution Review
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Year 4
FY08
and
FY 12
Jan
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Budget Submission (Year 3)
Now
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Oct
Nov
Dec
Program/Budget/Execution Review
’08
Election
On-year
JPG
Feb
Sep
Change Proposals
Budget Submission (Year 2)
On-year
GDF
Aug
Jul
Aug
Sep
POM/BES
Submissions
FY 08
Oct
Nov
Dec
Summary
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PPBE is DoD’s resource allocation decision support system
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Processes are overlapping and iterative
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PPBE is impacted by both internal and external factors;
players have differing agendas
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Strategic planning sets overarching direction and priorities
for the PPBE process
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Programming assigns resources to achieve direction
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Budgeting works cost details