Rare birds: An Osprey for the Arctic? - Vertical Magazine

Today's 'Term of Art' - a word or phrase that has a precise, specialized meaning within a particular field or profession.

"Bell-Boeing has no active program in Canada for the Osprey, but at a January briefing at its production facilities in Philadelphia, company officials highlighted the V22’s range and recent safety record, its ability to work in austere environments, without runways, and a 'Program of Record' (POR) that is only just beginning to tap international sales."

Program of Record – (Defense Acquisition System) - term of art used to describe a program that is funded (approved) across the FYDP, (Future Year Defense Program) through the POM (Program Objective Memorandum). When this happens, the program becomes a "line item record" in the budget -- hence the term "program of record". This is usually synonymous with Milestone B approval, where a program is given "official" status as a development program. We no longer have the PPBS system, it was replaced by the PPBE (E = Execution) several years ago.

Defense Acquisition University. Glossary of Terms. (N.D.). Retrieved on February 28, 2017 from https://dap.dau.mil/glossary/pages/2492.aspx.