SPIPC (SPeD) Exam Questions With
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PPB&E Stands for - answer✔Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution
The most significant output of the PPBE process is - answer✔the funding proposed to be
included in the President's Budget (PB).
The president has a statutory requirement to submit the budget to Congress by - answer✔the first
Monday in February
The ultimate objective of the DOD budget is to provide - answer✔Combatant Commanders
(CCMDRs) with the optimal mix of forces, equipment, and support
The purpose of the Planning phase - answer✔is to assess the DOD strategy and capabilities
required to counter threats to national security and to document these in the Defense Planning
Guidance (DPG).
the output of the Planning phase is - answer✔the Defense Planning Guidance (DPG).
the Defense Planning Guidance (DPG) contains - answer✔planning and programming guidance
to the DOD Components to guide development of the Program Objectives Memorandum (POM).
The Planning phase is led by - answer✔the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
Planning is informed by strategic documents, to include: - answer✔the National Security
Strategy (NSS), the National Defense Strategy (NDS), and the National Military Strategy
(NMS).
Programming is the process - answer✔that matches available dollars against a prioritized list of
requirements to develop a five- year resource proposal called a Program Objectives
Memorandum (POM).
Programming is the bridge between - answer✔planning (with broad fiscal guidance) and
budgeting (which meticulously prices each program element).
The Programming Phase is led by - answer✔the OSD Director, Cost Assessment and Program
Evaluation (CAPE)
The final product of the programming process within DOD is - answer✔a Program Objectives
Memorandum (POM).
The purpose of the Budgeting phase is to - answer✔produce a DOD budget request that can be
effectively defended before Congress
Components support the budgeting phase by translating the first year of their POM into -
answer✔a Budget Estimate Submission (BES)
The Budgeting phase is led by - answer✔the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller).
The Execution phase involves - answer✔the apportionment and allocation of budget authority to
DOD Components to execute their programs
Throughout the Execution phase, DOD Components conduct - answer✔reviews to determine
how well programming and financing have met joint warfighting needs
The FYDP is usually updated - answer✔twice each year: normally in August/September to
reflect the Components'
Program and Budget Review submission
PPB&E provides - answer✔DoD's portion of the funding proposal the President submits to
Congress. Congress is the final approval for budgetary authority.
The QDR was replaced was replaced by the - answer✔National Defense Strategy. NDS is one of
the guiding documents in the PPB&E to create the POM. The POM reflects the DoD's need for
resourcing over five-years, knows as the Future Years Defense Program
The Risk Management Process Risk management is a five-step process that provides a
framework for collecting and evaluating information to: - answer✔• Assess assets (identify value
of asset and degree of impact if asset is damaged or lost)
• Assess threats (type and degree of threat)
• Assess vulnerabilities (identification and extent of vulnerabilities)
• Assess risks (calculation of risks)
• Determine countermeasures (security countermeasure options that can reduce or mitigate risks
cost effectively
The Risk Management Process Step 1 - Assess Assets --The first step in the risk management
process is to - answer✔identify and assess your organization's assets. This first step determines
the value of each asset and prioritizes the asset based upon the consequence of loss
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