Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) Reform

PPBE Evolution Timeline (Coming soon!)

Congressional Action

• Congress established the Commission on PPBE Reform in section 1004 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 to examine the effectiveness of DoD’s PPBE process. The Commission on PPBE Reform’s final report can be found here.
• Section 1006 of the NDAA for FY 2025 directed the “Establishment of Cross-Functional Team to Oversee Implementation of Recommendations of Commission on PPBE Reform”.

FY 2026 President’s Budget Request – PPBE Reform and Budget Flexibilities

PPBE Reform Archive

It is a strategic imperative for the DoD to improve speed, flexibility, and execution through cutting red tape and making the best use of taxpayer dollars. This includes modernizing and making changes to the PPBE process. The rate of technological change and the national security threat posed by our adversaries demands we respond quickly and effectively to emergent requirements and opportunities to adopt innovative solutions and absorb ongoing technology refresh and insertion, all at the speed of relevance.

Today’s complex national security environment and the relentless pace of innovation requires that all our processes evolve to fill critical capability gaps with the focus, speed, and scale needed for strategic effect.

We look forward to working with all stakeholders and Congress to implement reforms to build a fiscally agile, operationally responsive defense resourcing enterprise poised to achieve peace through strength while restoring the warrior ethos, rebuilding our military, and reestablishing deterrence.