SECURITY PROGRAM INTEGRATION PROFESSIONAL
CERTIFICATION (SPIPC)
What are the major outcomes of the Programming stage of the PPB&E
process? -ANSWERProgramming
• 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? -
ANSWER-• Budgeting happens at the same time as programming.
• Each DoD department and agency submits a budget estimate along with its
POM.
• 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.