Department of Defense
DIRECTIVE
NUMBER 7045.14
January 25, 2013
Incorporating Change 1, August 29, 2017
USD(C)
SUBJECT: The Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) Process
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. This Directive:
a. Reissues DoD Directive (DoDD) 7045.14 (Reference (a)) to update established policy and
assigned responsibilities for the PPBE process.
b. Provides PPBE process descriptions and data release restrictions.
c. Incorporates and cancels Deputy Secretary of Defense Memorandum (Reference (b)).
d. Supersedes and cancels DoD Instruction 7045.7 and DoD 7045.7-H (References (c) and
(d)).
2. APPLICABILITY. This Directive applies to OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of
the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff (CJCS), the Combatant Commands,
the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the
DoD Field Activities, and all other organizational entities within the DoD (hereinafter referred to
collectively as the “DoD Components”).
3. DEFINITIONS. See Glossary.
4. POLICY. It is DoD policy that:
a. The PPBE shall serve as the annual resource allocation process for DoD within a
quadrennial planning cycle. The Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR), force development
guidance, program guidance, and budget guidance are the principal guides used in this process.
Programs and budgets shall be formulated annually. The budget shall cover 1 year, and the
program shall encompass an additional 4 years.
