| Questions |
Answers |
| What is used to establish, mantain, and revise the FYDP | The Planning, Programming, and Budgeting System (PPBE) |
| How long does each PPBE cycle last | Two years |
| What initiates the DOD planning phase | The Joint Strategy Review (JSR) |
| What document contains guidance from the SECDEF and is considered to be the link between planning and programing | The Defense Planning Guidance (DPG) |
| What initiates the AIr Force planning phase | The SECDEFs completion of the DPG |
| What document seeks to further define the Air Force vision and develop an appropriate planning process | The Air Force Strategic Plan |
| What gap does programming bridge | The gap between planning and programming |
| What key Air Force programming document links the AFSP to programming | The Annual Planning and Programming Guidance (APPG) |
| During the planning phase, what document is sent to the SECDEF and reflects the AIr Force program requirments for the FYDP | The Program Objective Memorandum (POM) |
| What action is taken once the DOD Comptroller and the OMB receive the services' BES | The budget review |
| What document is published by the deputy SECDEF to release the final decisions made on BES issues | The Program Budget Decisions (PBD) |
| The FYDP is a detailed compilation of what | Total resources (forces, manpower, and TOA) programmed for DOD and updated throughout the PPBE cycle |
| How many MFPs are contained in the FYDP | Eleven |
| What is the basic building block of the FYDP | Program elements (PE) |
| What are the categories by which Congress funds the PB | Appropriation codes |
| What database provides considerable expansion of details over the FYDP for Air Force programs | USAF Force and Financial Plan (F&FP) |
| What do USAF program documents normally published | A projection of objectives, assumptions, and guidance for program development |
| What are FEEs especially useful for during the programming phase of the PPBE | Projecting manpower requirments for the FYDP |
| What are the variables for FEEs called | Program estimating factors (PEF) |
| What is used to break a functional group's total manpower requirement into various PECs | Percentage factors |
| How often are USAF program documents normally published | Annually, after submission of the PB |
| How many years are funding requirements projected for an even year during the Planning, Programming, and Budgeting System (PPBS) cycle | 6 |
| What process is used to produce the DOD portion of the President's Budget | Program Objective Memorandum (POM) |
| What provides the initial top-level guidance for the DOD program | National Security Strategy (NSS) |
| What key document is prepared to convey the advice of the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff to the president, National Security Council (NSC), and the secretary of defense (SECDEF) | National Military Strategy (NMS) |
| What links the Air Force Strategic Planning Directive (AFSPD) to programming | Annual Planning and Programming Guidance (APPG) |
| The Annual Planning and Programming Guidance (APPG) provides programming guidance for development of what product | Program Objective memorandum (POM) |
| What is the purpose of the Program Review in the Planning, Programming, and Budgeting Sytem (PPBE) | Resolve Program Objective Memorandum (POM) issues |
| One of the key purposes of the Investment Budget Review (IBR) is to protect what | The Air Force Total Obligation Authority (TOA) |
| The Budget review begins when the Program Budget Review is submitted to whom | Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) |
| What identifies individual programs in the Future Years Defense Program (FYDP) | Program elements (PE) |
| How many Major Force Programs (MFP) are in the FYDP | 11 |
| How many positions are in the Program Element Codes (PEC) contained in the FYDP | 8 |
| What are thought of as categories of money and are used by Congress to fund the President's Budget | Appropriation Codes |
| What DOD database and document is a detailed compilation of the total resources (forces, manpower, dollars) programmed for DOD | Future Years Defense Program (FYDP) |
| What database does the Air Force use to track its portion of the resource programmed for the DOD program | Force and Financial Plan (F&FP) |
| All budgeted and programmed manpower resources for the total Air Force are derived from where | Future years Defense Plan (FYDP) |
| When are USAF program documents normally published | Annually |
| What tool would you use to determine manpower requirements for a functional group | Functional estimating factor (FEE) |
| What werves as the variable when you apply a Functional Estimating Equation (FEE) | Program estimating factor (PEF) |
