Defense Primer: Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) Process

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Defense Primer: Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) Process

Published Dec 6, 2024Updated May 29, 2026

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S 1605117th Congress
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022
Dec 27, 2021 · Became Public Law No: 117-81.

Defense Primer: Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) Process

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