The Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution Process
We are very pleased to announce that William McKenna (HQ AFMC/A5/8P) and Gayle Ingram (HQ AFMC/A8PP) will be our speakers on 29 September (Thursday), 11:30 – 1:30 PM, 2800 Presidential Drive, Holiday Inn, Fairborn, Ohio. Bill and Gayle will discuss “The Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution Process.”
Abstract: As part of the PPBE process, the Air Force generates a Program Objective Memorandum (POM) to define prioritized requirements for programs and resources over the 5-year Future Years Defense Program (FYDP). The POM feeds into the AF budget submission, which ultimately results in the DoD
portion of the President's Budget (PB). The process identifies the optimal combination of forces, equipment, and support based on financial constraints. This results in the AF executing budgets, while programming for the upcoming Fiscal Year (FY) budget, and planning for the next POM submission. Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) works with its centers and units, through 4 panels, to submit a prioritized requirement list into multiple panels as part of the Air Force Corporate POM Process. While specific timelines for POM submissions vary from year to year, MAJCOMs generally submit the POM to the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) in July or August. Requirements are split into 12 Major Force Program (MFP) codes, which also bin into appropriation codes. The Program Element (PE) number is made up of the MFP, special use digits, program specific digits, and service component identifier. Each PE is assigned to an AFMC panel who works with requirements owners on submissions of disconnects, initiatives, and offsets to keep the POM within the Total Obligation Authority.
William McKenna serves as the Chief of the Planning, Programming and Capability Division of HQ AFMC. In this role he directs the activities of a division level organization within the Directorate of Strategic Plans, Programs, Requirements & Assessments, at a major command overseeing the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution and the Program Objective Memorandum for the command. Bill has spent the majority of his 40 years career working in requirements and resource management at Air Force Air Education and Training Command, US Special Operations Command, Central Command, Special Operations Command Central, Combined Security Transition Command – Afghanistan (CSTC-A), Special Operations Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve, and Air Force Materiel Command.
Gayle Ingram is the Chief of the Planning and Programming Branch of HQ AFMC. In her position, she is managing a team responsible for resourcing the $13B baseline for the Command. Prior to her current assignment, Gayle worked in the 88 ABW as the Deputy Director of the newly established Strategic Initiatives Office. She has also worked in the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), serving as the Chief of Business Operations for the 711 Human Performance Wing and as the Center-level Deputy Comptroller for AFRL; in HQ AFMC in the cost estimating organization; and in multiple acquisition programs in the former Aeronautical Systems Center (now AFLCMC). Gayle’s broad experience base includes 23 years with the Air Force and 10 years with private industry. She holds a master’s degree in management and a bachelor’s degree in engineering, both from Purdue University.
Please note that participation in DPAAS is limited to representatives of the United States Government and U.S. Defense Contractors. All representatives must be Citizens of the United States only.
DPAAS technical presentations may count toward Acquisition Continuous Learning (CL) Points – please check with your supervisor!
Registrations/Cancellations need to be received no later than 12:00 Noon, 28 September 2022. To cancel your registration, please send an email to admin@dpaas.com. "No shows" will be billed.
Recommend early registration – space is limited!
Sincerely,
Rich Knoll, DPAAS President
Abstract: ACE is the AFRL overarching technology portfolio for developing technology options for uncrewed Autonomous Collaborative Platforms (ACP). The goal of ACET is to integrate all of the S&T needs to maximize tech transition to fill capability gaps. The major Lines of Effort for ACET are Autonomy, Weapons/Payloads, Communication/Computing, Human System Interfaces, Platform/Air Vehicle, and DOTmLPF-P. ACET focuses on Affordability, Collaborative Teaming, Mission Effectiveness and Rapid Acquisition in order to effectively and efficiently meet warfighting needs by achieving Mass in the battlespace. ACP’s are not intended to be confined to a specific mission or class of aircraft, but broadly looks at various mission concepts across all of the mission areas to determine the technologies that may be more broadly applied and then accelerated to appropriate mission capabilities.
ACET integrates early with MAJCOMs, AF Futures, and SPOs during the requirements development phase to ensure that the user is well informed on Technology maturity and availability to support mission capability needs. Integrated Modeling and Simulation is then used to identify what technologies areas will achieve the greatest effect at the lowest cost to meet key timelines through incremental deliveries of integrated technology packages. This will allow the AF to further expedite technology transition and streamline fielded capability delivery though Programs of Record with informed risk acceptance and known expectations, while continuing to build to a heterogeneous platform architecture and multi-domain collaborative environment to further extract the advantages of Autonomy and Artificial Intelligence.
Lieutenant Colonel “Larry” Ware is the Director of Autonomous Collaborative Enabling Technologies at Air Force Research Laboratory. He is responsible for integrating Science and Technology programs across the laboratory in order to plan and expedite technology transition, filling warfighter capability gaps with affordable and collaborative weapon systems.
Lt Col Ware was commissioned into the Air Force in 2002 from University of Tennessee and has filled various roles as a Sustainment Engineer, Space Launch Squadron Director of Operations, and Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Commander. He has direct operational experience with the A-10, multiple C-130 variants, CV-22, and UH-60 aircraft, as well as Falcon 9, Atlas V, and Delta IV launch vehicles. Prior to his current position he was a Materiel Leader in the B-21 System Program Office where he was responsible for Product Support Management and base activation.
Note: Participation in DPAAS is limited to representatives of the United States Government and U.S. Defense Contractors. All representatives must be Citizens of the United States.
DPAAS technical presentations may count toward Acquisition Continuous Learning (CL) Points – please check with your supervisor!
Registrations/Cancellations need to be received no later than 12:00 Noon, 25 May 2022. To cancel your registration, please send an email to admin@dpaas.com. "No shows" will be billed.
Recommend early registration – space is limited!
Sincerely,
Rich Knoll, DPAAS PresidentWe are very pleased to announce that Mr. Mark Seelbaugh and Mr. Richard Hughes, AFMC/A5/8OW, will be our speakers at the 16 December (Thursday) DPAAS meeting, 11:30-1:30 pm, 2800 Presidential Drive, Holiday Inn, Fairborn, Ohio. Mark and Richard will discuss “AFMC Deliberate Planning – Powering the World’s Greatest Air Force”