Defense Primer: Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) Process : Congressional Research Service (CRS) , July 18 , 2024
Defense Primer: Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) Process : Congressional Research Service (CRS) , July 18 , 2024
From the introduction: The Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) process is a U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) system for allocating resources among the military departments, defense agencies, and other entities (referred to as DOD components). This annual process serves as the framework for DOD civilian and military leaders to decide which programs and force management requirements to fund based on strategic objectives. DOD Directive 7045.14 states the objective of the process is “to provide the DOD with the most effective mix of forces, equipment, manpower, and support attainable within fiscal constraints.” Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Instruction 3100.01F describes the process as the Secretary of Defense’s “institutional strategic planning system and the primary decision-making process for translating strategic guidance into resource allocation decisions.” The process produces DOD’s portion of the President’s annual budget request to Congress and updates the DOD’s five-year funding plan, known as the Future Years Defense Program (FYDP). In 2024, the Commission on Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution Reform recommended replacing PPBE with a new Defense Resourcing System (DRS) to strengthen “the connection between strategy and resource allocation while creating a more flexible and agile execution process.”
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