We support the Secretary and other DoD senior leaders through independent, unbiased, and fact-based decision support on the size, shape, affordability, disposition, and readiness of the future joint force to achieve the National Defense Strategy. We do this by:
* The functions and responsibilities are described in detail in
DoD Directive 5105.84,
Director (Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation).
The
Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009
created the CAPE organization and the position of Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation
for the Department of Defense.
That same legislation transfered the staff of PA&E to CAPE.
Additional changes have been formalized in
DTM-09-027 Implementation of the Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009
The Honorable Susanna V. Blume is the Director, Cost Assessment and Program
Evaluation (CAPE) in the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD). In this role, Blume is
responsible for providing independent analysis to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of
Defense. She leads CAPE in supporting the Department’s most difficult resource
allocation decisions as well as providing leadership in the Department’s analytic and cost estimation communities.
Previously Blume served as Senior Fellow and Director of the Defense Program at the
Center for a New American Security. Prior to that, she was the Deputy Chief of Staff for
Programs and Plans to the Deputy Secretary of Defense, whom she advised on
programming and budget issues, global force management, operational and strategic
planning, force posture, and acquisition policy. During this time, Blume also served as
Executive Secretary of the Deputy's Management Action Group, the Department's top
resource decision-making body. Blume has also served in the Office of the Under
Secretary of Defense for Policy and in the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of
Defense for Plans and Posture.
Blume holds a master's degree in international studies from the Johns Hopkins University
School of Advanced International Studies, a law degree from the George Washington
University Law School, and a bachelor's degree in the history of art from the Johns
Hopkins University
The Office of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (CAPE) was established in 2009 as part of the Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act (WSARA). The origins of the office date to 1961 with the establishment of the Office of Systems Analysis, which became the Office of Program Evaluation and Analysis in the mid-1970s. The CAPE staff consists of approximately 150 people, including both government civilians and military officers. The military officers serve in two- to three-year rotational assignments with the organization and are selected for both their operational and technical expertise. CAPE's civilian and military staff is highly educated, with backgrounds in a variety of academic disciplines, including physics, economics, engineering, mathematics, biology, computer science, and operations research. Approximately 42% of the analytic civilian staff holds a doctorate in their field, and a substantial share have prior military experience.
By law, the CAPE Director reports directly to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense, providing independent analytic advice on all aspects of the defense program, including alternative weapon systems and force structures, the development and evaluation of defense program alternatives, and the cost-effectiveness of defense systems.
CAPE is responsible for the management of the Department's programming process, including development of planning guidance (in conjunction with other organizations within the Office of the Secretary of Defense), production of applicable programming guidance, and direction of the annual program review. The ultimate product of the program review is the Future Years Defense Program - the authoritative statement of what the Department plans, year by year, in terms of force structure (how many ships, brigades and divisions, aircraft squadrons and wings, etc., we will operate), procurement (how many ships, tanks, aircraft, missiles, etc., we will buy), manpower (how many people, military and civilian, we plan to employ in each of the services and defense agencies), other supporting programs (such as R&D and military construction), and what it will all cost.
CAPE helps to shape the force in the long-term by providing analysis and advice on resource issues to the Joint Requirements Oversight Council as well as formulating study guidance for analyses of alternatives for major defense acquisition programs. In addition, CAPE plays a central role in conducting analyses and formulating alternatives for major DoD-wide assessments, such as the Quadrennial Defense Review and the Secretary's Strategic Portfolio Reviews.
At the direction of the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, or the Director, the CAPE team also conducts numerous special studies and offers advice in other areas, such as military medical care, school systems for military dependents, information technology, and defense economics. These special studies sometimes include support to other federal agencies, several of which have created their own program analysis groups modeled on CAPE.
As an independent advisor to the Secretary, CAPE conducts analyses to answer the critical questions needed to shape and implement the Secretary of Defense's priorities and direction. Toward that end, CAPE leads the necessary but often unpopular task of fitting the defense program to the budgetary limits set for the Department by the President and Congress. Consistent with its advisory role, the office has no direct decision authority or line responsibility and has no vested interest in any sector of the defense budget.
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FY 2022 Annual Report on Cost Assessment Activities
Release April, 2023.
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FY 2022 |
FY 2021 Annual Report on Cost Assessment
Activities
Release April, 2022.
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FY 2021 |
FY 2020 Annual Report on Cost Assessment
Activities
Release May, 2021.
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FY 2020 |
FY 2019 Annual Report on Cost Assessment Activities
Release March, 2020.
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FY 2019 |
FY 2018 Annual Report on Cost Assessment Activities
Release May, 2019.
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FY 2018 |
FY 2017 Annual Report on Cost Assessment Activities
Released May, 2018.
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FY 2017 |
FY 2016 Annual Report on Cost Assessment Activities
Released February, 2017.
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FY 2016 |
FY 2015 Annual Report on Cost Assessment Activities
Released February, 2016.
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FY 2015 |
FY 2014 Annual Report on Cost Assessment Activities
Released April, 2015.
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FY 2014 |
FY 2013 Annual Report on Cost Assessment Activities
Released April, 2014.
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FY 2013 |
FY 2012 Annual Report on Cost Assessment Activities
Released April, 2013.
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FY 2012 |
FY 2011 Annual Report on Cost Assessment Activities
Released May 7, 2012.
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FY 2011 |
FY 2010 Annual Report on Cost Assessment Activities
Released July 26, 2011.
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FY 2010 |
FY 2009 Annual Report on Cost Assessment Activities
Released June 2, 2010.
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FY 2009 |
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FY2024 IT President's Budget Request Reports | FY 2024 |
FY2023 IT President's Budget Request Reports | FY 2023 |
FY2022 IT President's Budget Request Reports | FY 2022 |
FY2021 IT President's Budget Request Reports | FY 2021 |
FY2020 IT President's Budget Request Reports | FY 2020 |
FY2019 IT President's Budget Request Reports | FY 2019 |
FY2018 IT President's Budget Request Reports | FY 2018 |
FY2017 IT President's Budget Request Reports | FY 2017 |
FY2016 IT President's Budget Request Reports | FY 2016 |
FY2015 IT President's Budget Request Reports | FY 2015 |
FY2014 IT President's Budget Request Reports | FY 2014 |
FY2013 IT President's Budget Request Reports | FY 2013 |
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Analysis of Alternatives Cost Estimating Handbook
Release January, 2022.
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FY 2022 |
Inflation and Escalation Best Practices for Cost Analysis
Release December, 2021.
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FY 2022 |
DOD Cost Estimating Guide
Release February, 2022.
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FY 2022 |
Operating and Support Cost-Estimating Guide
Released September 2020.
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FY 2020 |
Organizational Structure Review of the Personnel Accounting Community
Released July 2014.
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FY 2014 |
Study of DoD's Cost Indices
IDA produced this report in accordance with WSARA
Released May 9, 2012. PDF designed for doublesided printing, blank pages are intentional. |
FY 2010 - 2012 |
The Department of Defense (DoD) Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 budget request fully aligns and robustly resources the 2022 NDS to meet the Nation’s most solemn obligation – protecting the security of the American people. Building upon the foundation of the President’s Interim National Security Strategic Guidance, which focuses on making smart and disciplined choices regarding our national defense and the responsible use of our military, the budget is constructed to realize the 2022 NDS.
The FY 2023 budget request is aligned with, and will advance the 2022 NDS objectives through each of the NDS strategic approaches :
Select & Native Programming Data Input System (SNaP) is a web-based application used to collect non-standard program and budget data requirements.
Visit the SNaP website(PKI access ONLY)
The Cost Assessment Data Enterprise (CADE) is an OSD CAPE initiative to increase analyst productivity and effectiveness by collecting, organizing and displaying data in an integrated single web-based application, improving data quality, reporting compliance and source data transparency. CADE aims to provide the government analyst with a single, authoritative website utilizing data visualization methods to house source data which are easily searchable and retrievable.
Visit the CADE websiteEnterprise Visibility and Management of Operating and Support Costs (EVAMOSC) is a data platform that collects and reports actual operating and support (O&S) cost data for all major weapon systems. Managed by the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (OSD CAPE) in collaboration with the Services, EVAMOSC brings together sustainment cost data from across the DoD into a unified system.
Visit the EVAMOSC websiteThe Full Cost of Manpower (FCoM) tool is designed to generate cost estimates associated with Department of Defense (DoD) manpower military, civilian, and contractor personnel. The FCoM tool separately shows estimated costs borne by the DoD Component, the DoD as a whole, and Federal Government as a whole. FCoM was created to provide a consistent approach for all DoD employees to estimate the fully-burdened costs of manpower.
Visit the FCOM website(CAC/PKI access ONLY)
FSM is a semi-automated system for creating and maintaining Program Elements(PEs) and Resource Identification Codes (RICs) in support of the Future Years Defense Program (FYDP). Although there is no official "ownership" of PE/RICs,only the FYDP organization whose code is appended to the number should create ormodify PE/RICs.
Visit the FSM website(PKI access ONLY)
Our mission is to provide a wide range of products and services for analysis and study support.
Our goals are to provide fast and reliable access to the authoritative data from a variety of sources in order to support the Department's analytic efforts.
JDS authority to collect data is codified in DoDD 8260.05, DoDI 8260.2 and GEF.
This site serves as a resource for those interested in defense economics. It includes publications and data from the Office of the Secretary of Defense as well as from other government agencies and academic institutions.
Visit the Defense Economics websiteThe Select & Native Programming Data Input System for Information Technology (SNaP-IT). SNaP-IT is the authoritative Department of Defense (DoD) database used for publishing the DoD Information Technology (IT) Budget Estimates to Congress, the Circular A-11 Section 53 and Section 300 exhibits to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and for monthly IT performance reporting to the OMB IT Dashboard.
Visit the SNaP-IT website(PKI access ONLY)
This web site contains guidance, methods, and tools to assist DoD employees in estimating costs associated with:
(*.mil with CAC/PKI access ONLY)
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