DoD FMR Volume 3,“Budget Execution - Availability and Use of Budgetary Resources,” establishes the comprehensive standards and procedures for the administrative control and execution of the Department’s budget. It details the multi-level process for the receipt and distribution of budgetary resources, tracing funds from departmental-level receipt and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) apportionment down through intermediate-level allocation to the final execution level where obligations are incurred. The volume provides extensive guidance on mechanisms for financial flexibility, including the reprogramming of appropriated funds, appropriation transfer authorities, and the specialized "Feed and Forage" authority used for emergency procurement of necessities lik ...