COMDTINST 7100.1A governs the Coast Guard’s planning, programming, budgeting, and execution process for allocating resources.
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It outlines four annual PPBE phases, including milestones, deliverables, decision points, resource proposal categories, and budget timelines. It also establishes interactions with Executive Decision Making and requires covered personnel to comply with its provisions.
Applies to: All Flag Officers, Senior Executive Service (SES), Deputy Commandant Resource Advisors, Area Resource Management Officers, and their staffs must familiarize themselves and comply with the provisions of this Instruction.
All Flag Officers, Senior Executive Service (SES), Deputy Commandant Resource Advisors, Area Resource Management Officers, and their staffs must familiarize themselves and comply with the provisions of this Instruction. (paragraph 2)
PPBE is a cyclic, annual system consisting of four sequential, but sometimes overlapping phases outlined in Enclosure (1). (paragraph 4)
The PPBE process allocates resources to Coast Guard-wide strategic goals by identifying priorities across the five-year Future Years Homeland Security Program (FYHSP), building risk-informed budgets, and executing the budget in support of enterprise goals. (paragraph 4)
Within the Coast Guard, largely during the Programming phase, initiatives are categorized across four BUDCAT levels.
BUDCAT IV: Strategic investments including new starts and program enhancements.