jp1_02

As Amended Through 15 March 2013
privity of contract — The legal relationship that exists between two contracting parties, for
example, between the government and the prime contractor (JP 4-10)
probability of damage — The probability that damage will occur to a target expressed as a
percentage or as a decimal. Also called PD. (JP 3-60)
procedural control — A method of airspace control which relies on a combination of
previously agreed and promulgated orders and procedures. (JP 3-52)
procedural identification — An identification based on observation and analysis of target
behaviors including location and trajectory, as well as compliance with airspace control
measures. (JP 3-01)
procedures — Standard, detailed steps that prescribe how to perform specific tasks. See
also tactics; techniques. (CJCSM 5120.01)
procedure word — A word or phrase limited to radio telephone procedure used to facilitate
communication by conveying information in a condensed standard form. Also called
proword. (JP 3-09.3)
processing — A system of operations designed to convert raw data into useful information.
(JP 2-0)
processing and exploitation — In intelligence usage, the conversion of collected
information into forms suitable to the production of intelligence. See also intelligence
process. (JP 2-01)
process owner — The head of a Department of Defense component assigned a
responsibility by the Secretary of Defense when process improvement involves more
than one Military Service or Department of Defense component. (JP 4-0)
procurement lead time — The interval in time between the initiation of procurement
action and receipt into the supply system of the production model (excludes prototypes)
purchased as the result of such actions. It is composed of two elements, production
lead time and administrative lead time. See also production lead time; receipt into
the supply system. (JP 4-10)
procuring contracting officer — A contracting officer who initiates and signs the contract.
Also called PCO. See also administrative contracting officer; contracting officer.
(JP 4-10)
producer countries — In counterdrug operations, countries where naturally occurring
plants such as coca, cannabis, or poppies are cultivated for later refinement into illicit
drugs. See also counterdrug operations. (JP 3-07.4)
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