Who submits BESs?

Who submits BESs?

• A. The Joint Chiefs
• B. Service Budget Offices
• C. OSD
• D. DoD Components

Answer: (D)

Budget Estimate Submissions are the formal documents a DoD Component prepares to justify its requested funding for programs. The responsibility to prepare and submit these BES rests with the DoD Components themselves—the military departments and defense agencies. The Joint Chiefs of Staff provide input and military guidance, but they do not submit BES. OSD reviews and consolidates BES as the central budget authority, and Service Budget Offices coordinate budgeting within their service, but the actual submission originates with the component. This arrangement keeps accountability at the component level and feeds the PPBE process with clearly justified program funding.

Budget Estimate Submissions are the formal documents a DoD Component prepares to justify its requested funding for programs. The responsibility to prepare and submit these BES rests with the DoD Components themselves—the military departments and defense agencies. The Joint Chiefs of Staff provide input and military guidance, but they do not submit BES. OSD reviews and consolidates BES as the central budget authority, and Service Budget Offices coordinate budgeting within their service, but the actual submission originates with the component. This arrangement keeps accountability at the component level and feeds the PPBE process with clearly justified program funding.