text: Glossary
  *disbursing support
  The paying of public funds to entities in which the United States Government is indebted; the
  collection and deposit of monies; the safeguarding of public funds; and the documenting, recording,
  and reporting of such transactions.
  *economic analysis
  A detailed report provided to a commander in order to make decisions on applying the economic
  instrument of power, identifying all the financial aspects of a specific geographical area and the effect
  that United States forces’ presence will have on that area.
  executive agent
  (joint) A term used to indicate a delegation of authority by the Secretary of Defense or Deputy
  Secretary of Defense to a subordinate to act on behalf of the Secretary of Defense. Also called EA. (JP
  1-06)
  *financial management
  (Army) The sustainment of the U.S. Army and its unified action partners through the execution of
  Fund the Force, Banking and Disbursing, Accounting Support and Cost Management, Pay Support and
  Management Internal Controls . Also called FM.
  *fiscal triad
  The legally binding process that governs the critical path between contracting and financial
  management for acquisition management, internal controls, and fiscal law prescribed for the
  procurement process.
  foreign nation support
  (joint) Civil and/or military assistance rendered to a nation when operating outside its national
  boundaries during military operations based on agreements mutually concluded between nations or on
  behalf of intergovernmental organizations. Also called FNS. See also host-nation support. (JP 1-06)
  *full cost
  The sum of all costs, regardless of funding source, required by a cost object - to include all direct
  materials, direct labor, and support activity costs – to produce or provide a product, service, customer,
  or outcome.
  *fund the force
  The critical capability that matches legal and appropriate sources of funds with thoroughly vetted and
  validated requirements.
  host nation
  (joint) A nation that receives the forces and/or supplies of allied nations, coalition partners, and/or
  NATO organizations to be located on, to operate in, or to transit through its territory. Also called HN.
  (JP 3-57)
  host-nation support
  (joint) Civil and/or military assistance rendered by a nation to foreign forces within its territory during
  peacetime, crises or emergencies, or war based on agreements mutually concluded between nations.
  Also called HNS. See also host nation. (JP 4-0)
  humanitarian and civic assistance
  (joint) Assistance to the local populace provided by predominantly U.S. forces in conjunction with
  military operations and exercises. This assistance is specifically authorized by title 10, United States
  Code, section 401, and funded under separate authorities. Also called HCA. (JP 3-29)
  incremental costs
  (joint) Costs which are additional costs to the Service appropriations that would not have been incurred
  absent support of the contingency operation. See also financial management. (JP 1-06).