Assistant Secretary of the Army, Financial Management & Comptroller (ASA(FM&C))
Senior official responsible for oversight of the Army’s Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) process.
Appropriations
Categories of funding that define how Congress allocates money to programs (‘colors of money’).
Force Integration
The synchronized, resource-constrained execution of approved force development plans and programs.
President’s Budget Submission month
February.
Program Objective Memorandum (POM) / Budget Estimate Submission (BES)
Five-year resource plan from the Army to the DoD outlining funding needs and priorities.
Spaces
HQDA G-3’s role in determining manning authorizations—how many positions exist.
Prioritize
The act of ranking resources or units to meet the most critical needs first.
Army Strategic Planning System (ASPS)
A document and process linking strategic guidance to programming and budgeting.
Budget Year
The first year of the five-year POM cycle.
Logistics Modernization Program Distribution System (LMIDST)
System used to distribute equipment where needed.
Army Program Element (APE)
Sub-element of a program used for allocating Army resources.
Army Command Manning Guidance (ACMG)
Document from G-1 that directs personnel fill percentages for units.
Dynamic Army Resource Prioritization List (DARPL)
Master list of resourcing priorities for all Army units.
Faces
G-1’s role in assigning individual Soldiers to positions.
Trainees, Transients, Holdees, and Students (TTHS)
Personnel unavailable for assignment (e.g., in training or transition).
Army Sustainment Command (ASC)
Executes operations as the Army’s Lead Materiel Integrator.
Army Materiel Prioritization List (AMPL)
Document driving prioritization of materiel distribution.
ReARMM (Regionally Aligned Readiness and Modernization Model)
Model guiding readiness, modernization, and force alignment cycles.
Authorization Bill
Congressional legislation that establishes or continues a program.
Management Decision Execution Package (MDEP)
Resource management construct providing clarity and accountability across programs.
Program Evaluation Groups (PEGs)
Six functional groups that manage and prioritize all Army programs:
Manpower, Equipping, Training, Sustainment, Installations, and Readiness.
