Identify, protect, and manage critical program information with confidence. Discover a structured, model-driven approach to safeguarding technologies, systems, and data from threats, ensuring security and resilience across the acquisition lifecycle.
A Program Protection Plan (PPP) is a formal document used in Department of Defense (DoD) programs to identify and protect critical program information (CPI) and mission-critical functions from threats such as cyber attacks, supply chain risks, and adversarial exploitation.
What a PPP Does
A PPP ensures that program assets are protected through a coordinated, risk-based approach. It generally includes:
CPI identification: Determining which technologies, data, and capabilities are critical to mission success and require protection.
Threat and vulnerability analysis: Assessing potential risks from cyber, supply chain, and operational threats.
Protection strategy development: Defining security measures, controls, and mitigations to safeguard critical assets.
Lifecycle integration: Ensuring protection activities are integrated across design, development, production, and sustainment phases.
Where You Might See a PPP?
DoD acquisition and milestone reviews
Program security and risk management activities
Systems engineering and protection planning discussions
Specification Template Included
Request access to the following specification.
Program Protection Plan (PPP) Template V3.2
Provides a structured framework for identifying and protecting critical program information, technologies, and systems from threats throughout the acquisition lifecycle.
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Receive a structured, traceable version of your PPP aligned to DoD security and systems engineering best practices.
