The Impact of the Establishment of the Defense Health Program Appropriation on the Planing, Programming, and Budgeting System within the Department of Defense

Abstract

This thesis examines the impact of the establishment of the Defense Health Program (DHP) Appropriation on the Planning, Programming, and Budgeting System (PPBS) within the Department of Defense. A brief history of the PPBS is presented to explain why the Department of Defense adopted the system in the early 1960's. The PPBS process is then described, with the focus on the Programming portion from a Department of the Navy perspective. The events which led to the creation of the DHP Appropriation are recounted, and the provisions of Program Budget Decision 742 which created the DHP are examined. The effect of the DHP on the PPBS and specifically on preparing the Program Objectives Memoranda (POMs) for fiscal years 1994-1999 and 1996-2001 are then discussed. Finally, problems with using the PPBS to estimate medical program costs and several proposed reforms are addressed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA268747

Entities

People

  • Peter E. Dahl

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Defense Planning
  • Department Of Defense
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Budgets
  • Military Medicine
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Strategy
  • National Security
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Warfare
  • Organizational Structure
  • Therapy
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Medical or Health Care Field.
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting