APPENDIX
F
Typical Government Processes

I.   Establish direction.

a.   Establish (national) policy.

i.  Assess current macroenvironment.

ii.  Establish (national) priorities.

iii.  Establish (national) strategies.

b.   Determine (agency) requirements.

i.  Evaluate current (agency) performance.

ii.  Develop regulations.

iii.  Structure the organization.

iv.  Establish resource requirements.

c.   Develop (agency) plans.

i.  Identify missions, goals, objectives.

ii.  Develop courses of action.

iii.  Develop detailed operational and emergency plans.

iv.  Deploy policy.

d.   Budget (agency) programs.

i.  Develop programs/budgets.

ii.  Consolidate and prioritize program requirements.

iii.  Balance programs/budgets.

II.  Acquire resources.

a.   Manage acquisition.

i.  Develop (agency) acquisition guidance.

ii.  Define and justify program.

iii.  Administer acquisition program.

b.   Conduct research and development.

i.  Conduct research.

ii.  Design (agency) products and services.

iii.  Test and evaluate models and prototypes.

c.   Produce resources.

i.  Manufacture items.

ii.  Construct facilities.

iii.  Access labor.

iv.  Take delivery.

III. Provide capabilities.

a.   Manage resources and capabilities.

i.  Process requests for products and services.

ii.  Deliver products and services to customers.

iii.  Decide disposition of material assets.

iv.  Assign material assets.

b.   Support resources.

i.  Maintain resources.

ii.  Enhance/upgrade organizational capabilities.

iii.  Transport personnel and material.

iv.  Release personnel and assets from government control.

v.  Manage natural resources.

c.   Provide administrative support services.

i.  Inform and advise.

ii.  Provide electronic information systems.

iii.  Provide financial services.

iv.  Provide facility services.

v.  Provide community services.

vi.  Provide personnel services.

d.   Develop resource capabilities.

i.  Integrate physical and human resources.

ii.  Train personnel.

iii.  Assess performance readiness of resources.

iv.  Manage improvement and change.

IV. Execute the (agency’s) mission.

a.   Designate the (agency) office of primary responsibility.

i.  Establish the operation’s structure.

ii.  Assess adherence to laws, rules, plans, and orders.

iii.  Integrate resources.

b.   Provide operational information support.

i.  Collect operational information.

ii.  Aggregate and analyze operational information.

iii.  Provide situation assessments to decision makers.

c.   Conduct (agency) operations.

d.   Sustain field operations.

i.  Maintain material.

ii.  Sustain people.

iii.  Resupply operational assets.