About PPBE Reform
The PPBE process has been a decision-making cornerstone of the Department for over 60 years for resource allocation and execution, and it has served us well. However, the global operating environment has changed radically since the Cold War. We now have multi-domain risks and trans-national risks like cyber and space.
The future of the Department lies in the continued ability to outpace global competitors and the flexibility to deliver results at the speed of relevance. However, in response to the evolving geopolitical and national security landscape combined with the increasing complexity of global threats, the DoD must continue to enhance the PPBE process through improving agility, flexibility, and responsiveness, to better support the National Defense Strategy, defend the nation and its interests, and improve capability delivery to the warfighter. This means the resource allocation must keep pace, ensuring the Department has the agility to be responsive to a technology acquisition cycle far shorter than traditional legacy systems.
The Department has released an updated and expanded Department of Defense: Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution Reform Implementation Report, which replaces the DoD’s December 2023 Implementation Plan for the Recommendations from the Commission on PPBE Reform’s Interim Report that was released earlier this year.
This updated report provides an overview of the implementation of 26 PPBE reform initiatives from the Commission on PPBE Reform that will have far reaching impact. Each is designed to be implemented in a phased and iterative manner, with regular assessments and progress updates to ensure the reforms are achieving their intended goals by 2028.
The success of PPBE reform relies on sustained cooperation and transparency with all stakeholders, including Congress. The Department is committed to collaborating with Congress to address legislative barriers and looking forward to the coming conversations to ensure that the PPBE process is modernized and simplified to meet the demands of the 21st century.
The success of PPBE reform relies on sustained cooperation and transparency with all stakeholders, including Congress. The Department is committed to collaborating with Congress to address legislative barriers and looking forward to the coming conversations to ensure that the PPBE process is modernized and simplified to meet the demands of the 21st century. Read the Department’s full PPBE reform implementation report here to learn more about our vision for a modernized PPBE system and how we're working to maintain U.S. military superiority in a rapidly changing world. The Commission on PPBE Reform’s final report can be found here.