POM Line Up

The military services are set this week to formally present their fiscal years 2012 to 2015 program objective memoranda (POMs) -- also known as proposals for spending over the next five years -- to the Deputy's Advisory Working Group, a high-level governance panel led by Deputy Defense Secretary William Lynn and Gen. James Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, according to a Pentagon official.

First up are the Army and Air Force, who will brief on Tuesday, Aug. 17.

The Navy and Marine Corps are scheduled to brief on Wednesday, Aug. 18.

The three-star general and flag officers from each of the services responsible for the mechanics of constructing the POMs are scheduled to brief on their respective programs, including a discussion of how they fulfilled Defense Secretary Robert Gates' efficiency directive.