Review the key points before continuing.
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KEY POINTS |
| POM |
The Program Objective Memorandum (POM):
- Is a five-year plan that begins three years out from current year
- Is the foundation of the Department of Navy (DON) budget
- Is a central component of the Programming phase of the Plannng, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) process
- Impacts the budgetary process by identifying:
- Enterprise Validation Requirement (EVR) for an Installation's Appropriated Funds (APF) Program expenses
- Areas that are underfunded or emergent requirements that are proposed in the future
- Provides general and specific guidelines that explain:
- How guidance will be delivered
- Who the guidance will come from
- The most current POM-designated tools (e.g., POM Programming Requirements Evaluation Process (PREP) Tool)
The purpose of the POM is to:
- Add consistency and logic to the Navy budget process
- Identify which planned Programs will be funded
- Identify what dollar amounts will be provided for each approved Program
- Identify areas/Programs at risk of not meeting customer operational requirements
- Identify how these Programs will facilitate the achievement of Program and mission objectives
- Modify any existing data for the current year through the rest of the Future Years Defense Plan
- Review data and prepare the Region "murder" boards
- Submit programming proposals
The POM allows Installation Program Manager (IPM) input for Installation needs by:
- Providing date for the IPM in responding to the Regional Program Director's (RPD) data call
- Directing the IPM’s focus on long-term Installation needs
- Keeping personnel informed of Program changes
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| COLS |
Common Output Level Standards (COLS) are:
- A cornerstone of CNIC’s ability to program, budget, and execute the Navy’s shore enterprise
- Used for describing the Navy’s delivery of Shore and Support services
- Categorized into four levels:
- Level One – no risk to customer operational requirements
- Level Two – low risk to customer operational requirements
- Level Three – medium risk to customer operational requirements
- Level Four – significant risk to customer operational requirements
- Program centric and standard across all Regions
- Developed by subject matter experts
- Finalized and approved by CNIC Headquarters Program Directors
- Further categorized into four distinct COLS levels:
- Priceable
- Measurable
- Output-oriented
- Viable
- A valuable tool for tracking and communicating existing support levels and identifying resource requirements
- Well-defined when they:
- Offer options for decision making during the funding process
- Provide customers with realistic expectations
- Provide objective performance metrics
- A common language for identifying common output or performance levels of support
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| Program Standards |
Program Standards are used:
- As the foundation for COLS
- For periodic assessments of their Program
- To compare a Program's performance against other like Programs
- Interchangeably with the term COLS
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| Funding Projections |
The following are major steps within the POM process, which result in funding requirements:
- The POM Prep tool calculates funding requirements at each of the COLS levels
- Funding requirements are recorded in the POM to a specific Special Interest Code (SIC)
- CNIC Program Manager determines the COLS level to be attained
- An Installation receives funding at the prescribed COLS level
- Fleet and Family Readiness (FFR) Programs deliver outputs commensurate with the level of funding
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| Data Call |
When preparing for a POM data call, remember the following:
- The data that an IPM is asked to provide in response to a POM data call will vary by Program
- POM guidance typically is general and is either amplified or explained in greater detail through Regional guidance and finally Program-specific guidance
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