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National Security Council - ANS-The President's principal forum for considering national
security and foreign policy matters with the senior national security advisors and cabinet
officials.
Standing Principal Members of the National Security Council - ANS-President; Vice-
President; Secretary of Defense; Secretary of State; Secretary of Energy
National Security Council Statutory Advisers - ANS-Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff;
Director of National Intelligence
Standing Participants on the National Security Council - ANS-Secretary of the Treasury;
Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs; Chief of Staff to the President;
Counsel to the President; Secretary of Homeland Security; The Attorney General;
Representatives of the U.S.A. to the United Nations; Other cabinet and selected
government officials may attend at the President's request.
National Security Strategy (NSS) - ANS-Sets forth the posture of United States; global
and regional trends; and the United States' political, economic, and defense strategies.
National Defense Strategy (NDS) - ANS-Developed by the Secretary of Defense to
support the National Security Strategy. Outlines a layered defense addressing threats
throughout the world and from space, directly against the US and inside the US;
prepares for traditional military challenges, unconventional threats, catastrophic
challenges and new technology breakthroughs.
National Military Strategy (NMS) - ANS-Developed by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff to address objectives from the National Defense Strategy that require a military
response throughout the world. It contains recommended national military objectives,
recommended fiscally constrained force level; military strategy and force options; and a
risk assessment of the recommended strategy, forces, and military options.
Quadriennial Defense Review (QDR) - ANS-Prepared every four years following a
Presidential election to summarize the military goals, objectives and strategy for the
coming for years. The QDR is required by law to be submitted to Congress in February
of the second year of a presidential administration.
,Strategic Objectives of the National Defense Strategy - ANS-Secure the United States
from direct attack; Secure strategic access and retain global freedom of action;
Strengthen alliances and partnerships; Establish favorable security conditions.
DoD Strategic Objectives in FY08 Performance Plan - ANS-1. Fight the Long War on
Terrorism; 2. Reorient Capabilities and Forces; 3. Reshape the Defense Enterprise; 4.
Develop a 21st Century Total Force; 5. Achieve Unity of Effort
2003 Management Initiative Decision (MID) 913 - ANS-Implemented a 2-year Planning,
Programming, Budgeting, and Execution Process. DoD evolved from an annual
program and budget cycle to a biennial (2-year) cycle starting with an abbreviated
review and amendment cycle for FY 2005. The DoD will formulate 2-year budgets and
use the off-years (the odd numbered years) to focus on budget execution and program
performance.
Future Years Defense Program (FYDP) - ANS-An automated database that
summarizes all forces, resources, and equipment associated with programs approved
by the Secretary of Defense.
FYDP Contents - ANS-- Prior year, current year, the biennial budget years, and the
following 4 years for resources and 3 more years for force structure (11 years of data)
- Forces, manpower, and total obligational authority (TOA) identified to a program
element structure aggregated into a major defense program.
The FYDP is usually updated ___ time(s) in the even years to coincide with: - ANS-Two;
Service POMs and Budget Estimates and The President's Budget.
The FYDP is updated ____ time(s) in the odd numbered years to correspond with: -
ANS-One; the President's Budget
The three principal decision-making support systems for DoD - ANS-Planning,
Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE) Process.
Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS).
Defense Acquisition System.
Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS) - ANS-A systematic
method established by the Joint Chiefs of Staff for assessing gaps in military joint
warfighting capabilities and recommending solutions to resolve these gaps.
Defense Acquisition System - ANS-The management process by which the Department
of Defense acquires weapon systems and automated information systems.
Joint Capabilities Development Process - ANS-Fiscally constrained programmatic
guidance to accomplish the National Defense Strategy and the corporate Defense goals
in the Quadriennial Defense Review. There are three key elements in the process:
- Guidance for Development of the Force (GDF)
, - Major Issue Analysis
-Joint Programming Guidance
Guidance for the Development of the Force (GDF) - ANS-Replaces the Strategic
Planning Guidance and other guidance documents is considered by the Joint Staff and
COCOMs in finalizing the Chairman's Program Recommendation (CPR). The review of
many Defense agencies and staffs in the guidance provided by these documents is
eventually translated into the JPG.
Major Issue Analysis - ANS-A combined OSD/Joint Staff examination of major
progrommatic issues and performance metrics for measuring success in achieving the
programmatic goals. Decisions on the issues will be made by SECDEF in the spring of
the even numbered years prior to issuance of the Joint Programming Guidance.
Joint Programming Guidance - ANS-Will contain fiscally constrained programmatic
guidance for use by the Military Departments and Defense Agencie in developing the
Program Objective Memorandum (POM) and Budget Estimates. It will contain specific
guidance on particular issues of major importance. It will also provide performance
measures to be used in evaluating execution of the programmatic guidance.
Defense Acquisition Board (DAB) - ANS-The DoD's senior-level forum for advising the
USD(AT&L) on critical decisions regarding Major Defense Acquisition Programs (ACAT
ID programs). It is composed of the Department's senior acquisition officials. The
Undersecretary for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (USD(AT&L)) is the chairman
and the VCJCS is the Vice Chairman.
The DAB and Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC) help: - ANS-Link the
acquisition process to planning, programming, and budgeting.
Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC) - ANS-Reviews and identifies all needs
that cannot be met by current capabilities. Validates an identified mission need, assigns
a joint potential designator for meeting the need, and forwards and Initial Capabilities
Document (ICD) with JROC recommendations to the USD(AT&L). The Chairman is the
Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Key PPBE Documents - ANS-- Guidance for the Development of the Force
- Joint Programming Guidance
- Program Objective Memorandum (even years)
- Change Proposals (odd years)
- Issue Books
- Resource Management Decision
- Budget Estimate Submissions (even years)
- Future Years Defense Program
- President's Budget
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National Security Council - ANS-The President's principal forum for considering national
security and foreign policy matters with the senior national security advisors and cabinet
officials.
Standing Principal Members of the National Security Council - ANS-President; Vice-
President; Secretary of Defense; Secretary of State; Secretary of Energy
National Security Council Statutory Advisers - ANS-Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff;
Director of National Intelligence
Standing Participants on the National Security Council - ANS-Secretary of the Treasury;
Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs; Chief of Staff to the President;
Counsel to the President; Secretary of Homeland Security; The Attorney General;
Representatives of the U.S.A. to the United Nations; Other cabinet and selected
government officials may attend at the President's request.
National Security Strategy (NSS) - ANS-Sets forth the posture of United States; global
and regional trends; and the United States' political, economic, and defense strategies.
National Defense Strategy (NDS) - ANS-Developed by the Secretary of Defense to
support the National Security Strategy. Outlines a layered defense addressing threats
throughout the world and from space, directly against the US and inside the US;
prepares for traditional military challenges, unconventional threats, catastrophic
challenges and new technology breakthroughs.
National Military Strategy (NMS) - ANS-Developed by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff to address objectives from the National Defense Strategy that require a military
response throughout the world. It contains recommended national military objectives,
recommended fiscally constrained force level; military strategy and force options; and a
risk assessment of the recommended strategy, forces, and military options.
Quadriennial Defense Review (QDR) - ANS-Prepared every four years following a
Presidential election to summarize the military goals, objectives and strategy for the
coming for years. The QDR is required by law to be submitted to Congress in February
of the second year of a presidential administration.
,Strategic Objectives of the National Defense Strategy - ANS-Secure the United States
from direct attack; Secure strategic access and retain global freedom of action;
Strengthen alliances and partnerships; Establish favorable security conditions.
DoD Strategic Objectives in FY08 Performance Plan - ANS-1. Fight the Long War on
Terrorism; 2. Reorient Capabilities and Forces; 3. Reshape the Defense Enterprise; 4.
Develop a 21st Century Total Force; 5. Achieve Unity of Effort
2003 Management Initiative Decision (MID) 913 - ANS-Implemented a 2-year Planning,
Programming, Budgeting, and Execution Process. DoD evolved from an annual
program and budget cycle to a biennial (2-year) cycle starting with an abbreviated
review and amendment cycle for FY 2005. The DoD will formulate 2-year budgets and
use the off-years (the odd numbered years) to focus on budget execution and program
performance.
Future Years Defense Program (FYDP) - ANS-An automated database that
summarizes all forces, resources, and equipment associated with programs approved
by the Secretary of Defense.
FYDP Contents - ANS-- Prior year, current year, the biennial budget years, and the
following 4 years for resources and 3 more years for force structure (11 years of data)
- Forces, manpower, and total obligational authority (TOA) identified to a program
element structure aggregated into a major defense program.
The FYDP is usually updated ___ time(s) in the even years to coincide with: - ANS-Two;
Service POMs and Budget Estimates and The President's Budget.
The FYDP is updated ____ time(s) in the odd numbered years to correspond with: -
ANS-One; the President's Budget
The three principal decision-making support systems for DoD - ANS-Planning,
Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE) Process.
Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS).
Defense Acquisition System.
Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS) - ANS-A systematic
method established by the Joint Chiefs of Staff for assessing gaps in military joint
warfighting capabilities and recommending solutions to resolve these gaps.
Defense Acquisition System - ANS-The management process by which the Department
of Defense acquires weapon systems and automated information systems.
Joint Capabilities Development Process - ANS-Fiscally constrained programmatic
guidance to accomplish the National Defense Strategy and the corporate Defense goals
in the Quadriennial Defense Review. There are three key elements in the process:
- Guidance for Development of the Force (GDF)
, - Major Issue Analysis
-Joint Programming Guidance
Guidance for the Development of the Force (GDF) - ANS-Replaces the Strategic
Planning Guidance and other guidance documents is considered by the Joint Staff and
COCOMs in finalizing the Chairman's Program Recommendation (CPR). The review of
many Defense agencies and staffs in the guidance provided by these documents is
eventually translated into the JPG.
Major Issue Analysis - ANS-A combined OSD/Joint Staff examination of major
progrommatic issues and performance metrics for measuring success in achieving the
programmatic goals. Decisions on the issues will be made by SECDEF in the spring of
the even numbered years prior to issuance of the Joint Programming Guidance.
Joint Programming Guidance - ANS-Will contain fiscally constrained programmatic
guidance for use by the Military Departments and Defense Agencie in developing the
Program Objective Memorandum (POM) and Budget Estimates. It will contain specific
guidance on particular issues of major importance. It will also provide performance
measures to be used in evaluating execution of the programmatic guidance.
Defense Acquisition Board (DAB) - ANS-The DoD's senior-level forum for advising the
USD(AT&L) on critical decisions regarding Major Defense Acquisition Programs (ACAT
ID programs). It is composed of the Department's senior acquisition officials. The
Undersecretary for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (USD(AT&L)) is the chairman
and the VCJCS is the Vice Chairman.
The DAB and Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC) help: - ANS-Link the
acquisition process to planning, programming, and budgeting.
Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC) - ANS-Reviews and identifies all needs
that cannot be met by current capabilities. Validates an identified mission need, assigns
a joint potential designator for meeting the need, and forwards and Initial Capabilities
Document (ICD) with JROC recommendations to the USD(AT&L). The Chairman is the
Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Key PPBE Documents - ANS-- Guidance for the Development of the Force
- Joint Programming Guidance
- Program Objective Memorandum (even years)
- Change Proposals (odd years)
- Issue Books
- Resource Management Decision
- Budget Estimate Submissions (even years)
- Future Years Defense Program
- President's Budget
