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Q: An expansion of military members through mobilization may require an increase in what
workforce?
Answer:
Increase in civilian workforce
Q: Mobilization is the process of assembling, organizing and using manpower and material
resources in preparation for war or other emergency. The mobilization process can help deter
war as well as enhance war fighting capability.
Answer:
Master mobilization plan (mmp)
Q: Gives the president authority to order to active duty selected reserve and ready reserves w/o
the consent of congress for no more than 365 days.
Answer:
10 usc 12304
Q: A position based designation stating that a person occupying an e-e position could be
deployed to a crisis area.
Answer:
Emergency essential
Q: Personnel budget estimates are prepared in terms of full-time equivalent (fee) employment,
as required by..
Answer:
Omb circular a-11
Q: Dod separation incentives – requires that buyout payments be paid from amounts available
for the employee’s pay, and generally, be fully repaid if the employee rejoins the federal
government within fiver years of separation
Answer:
5 usc 9902(i)
Q: Requires annual list of activities performed by executive agency that are not inherently
government functions. These are lists of positions that are not considered to be inherently
governmental
Answer:
Federal activities inventory reform act of 1998 (fair act)
Q: Positions that can be done by contractor personnel
Answer:
Non-inherently governmental
Q: The head of the executive agency shall promptly transmit a copy of the list to congress to
make the list available to the public. The director omb shall promptly publish in the federal
register a notice that the list is available to the public.
Answer:
Public availability of lists
Q: Executive agency shall use a process to select the source (except where except by law)
Answer:
Competition required
Q: This defines activities in two categories, commercial activity, and inherently governmental
activity
Answer:
Omb circular a-76
Q: Determination of agency policy, such as determining the content and application of
regulations, among other things
Answer:
Inherently governmental
Q: Is designed to empower federal managers to make sound and justifiable business decisions.
It is not simply designed just to contract out.
Answer:
Omb circular a-76
Q: Process starts and ends w/congress
Answer:
Fair act
Q: Serve as the score of work for making cost comparisons
Answer:
A-76 cost competition process performance work statements
Q: Neither funds nor manpower authorizations shall be removed from the activity’s budget in
anticipation of the outcome.
Answer:
Cost comparison study
Q: Dod components shall notify congress of the intention to do a cost comparison involving
more than how many dod civilian personnel?
Answer:
46
Q: Requires the congressional notification and employee notification of an a-76 cost
competition process
Answer:
Dodi 4100.33
Q: How many branches of government did the constitution establish?
Answer:
3
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Q: What is the chairman’s program assessment (CPA)
Answer:
Checks balances and capabilities of composite force and support levels recommended by service
POMs
Compares recommended capabilities and levels with priorities established by SECDEF
Helps SECDEF make programmed decisions reflected in our RMDs
Q: What years should be included in the budget estimate submission(BES)?
Answer:
Prior year current year budget year
Q: What is the focus of the OSD/OMB budget review?
Answer:
Budget Issue Resolution (conducted at discretion of SECDEF)
Q: OSD/OMB Budget Review is also know as the what review?
Answer:
Fall Review” (all procurements account of the military service”
Q: The decisions reflected in the RMD are then recorded in the Comptroller Information
System (CIS) in the proper appropriation account format by who?
Answer:
Conducted by USD (C) as the DOD position on that particular program and becomes part of the
Defense portion of the President’s Budget subject to any subsequent action by the SECDEF or
President.
Q: What is the official OSD record of the budget estimates?
Answer:
Comptroller Information System (CIS)
Q: Near the end of the budget review process (usually late December), the SECDEF or
DEPSECDEF uses this forum that could potentially allow for reconsideration of a Component’s
major policy or budget issue.
Answer:
Budget Issue Resolution
Q: What data is contained in the controller information system (CIS)?
Answer:
Program and financing schedules
relationship of obligation and outlays
object classification schedule
data required by OMB MAX budget systems
Q: How are the documents in the comptroller information system (CIS) used?
Answer:
Documents are forwarded to OMB for preparation of the presidents budget
Q: Who represents concerns of the Combatant Commanders during the OSD/OMB budget
review and during discussion of major budget issue with the SECDEF or Deputy SECDEF?
Answer:
CJCS
Q: What continuous process focuses on a 14-year planning horizon (five budget & POM years
plus a nine-year Extended planning period).
Answer:
Research, Development, and Acquisition (RDA Plan)
Q: DOD’s senior-level forum for admission to the USD(AT&L) on critical decisions regarding
Major Defense Acquisition Programs (ACAT 1D programs).
Answer:
Defense Acquisition Board (DAB)
Q: Who are the chairman and vice chairman of the defense acquisition board (DAB)?
Answer:
USD(AT&L); VCJCS (Chair of JROC)
Q: Oversees defense system acquisitions; assures programs meet performance requirements;
and DAB and JROC help link the acquisition process to PPBE?
Answer:
DAB
Q: Who is the chairman of joint requirements oversight council (JROC)?
Answer:
VCJCS
Q: Helps explores new alternatives for assessing joint military war fighting capabilities and
requirements; helps DAB and USD(AT&L) articulate military needs and validate performance
goals and program baselines?
Answer:
Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC)
Q: What are the key documents of the PPPE
Answer:
Integrated priority list
defense planning guidance
program objectives memorandum
issue books
resource management decision
budget estimate submissions
future years defense program
Comptroller information system presidents budget
Q: Act requires the President to submit the annual budget request to Congress no later than the
first Monday in Feb, which is almost 8 months prior to the target fiscal year that will begin the
following October.
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Q: What is the Contractor Cost and Software Data Reporting (CSDR)
Answer:
The CSDR system involves two formal contractor reports, the COntractor Cost Data Report
(CCDR) and the Software Resources Data Report (SRDR)
Q: What is Contract Performance Report (CPR)
Answer:
The PM should obtain from the contractor a CPR (DD form 2734) on all contracts the meet or
exceed EVMS dollar thresholds and require EVMS compliance. The CPR provides contract cost
and schedule performance for program mangement.
Q: What is Contract Funds Status Report (CFSR)
Answer:
(DD 1586) has no specific application thresholds but PMs should evaluate contracts of less than
$1.3M. FFP contracts should not apply the CFSR unless unusual circumnstances dictate funding
visibility.
Q: What is Government Contract Quality Assurance (GCQA)
Answer:
DCMA Q&A personnel conducts quality assurance as identified in contract administration
delegations by the KO.
Q: What is Independent Management Reviews (Peer Reviews)
Answer:
The Director, DPAP organizes review teams and facilitate pre-award and post-award peer
reviews for all service contracts with a value of $1B or more (including options)
Q: What are Milestone Decision Points?
Answer:
Milestione Decision Points initiate programs and auhtorize entry into major acquisition process
phases
Q: MDP B
Answer:
A favorable decision formally initiates an acquisition program
Q: Where are Technology Readiness Assessments reviewed?
Answer:
At Milestone B & C
Q: Milestone Decision Point C
Answer:
A succesfull outcome at MDP C, results in the program moving into Production and deployment
phase
Q: At what MDP, if necessary, are Independent technology Readiness Assesments done?
Answer:
At MDP B&C
Q: What are the 4 major reviews?
Answer:
Materiel Development Decision Review
Preliminary Decision Review
Critical Design Review
Full Rate Production Decision Review
Q: What is the role fo USD (AT&L)
Answer:
AT&L is the Defense Acqusition Executive (DAE) and conducts Defense Acquisition Board
reviews for acquisition category ID programs at major program milestones.
Q: Who advises USD (AT&L) on major acqusitiion decisions?
Answer:
The Defense Acqusition Board (DAB)
Q: Who chairs the DAB
Answer:
The USD (AT&L) chairs the DAB and the CJCS is the vice chair.
Q: Who provides the forum for approving acquisition category IAM milestones
Answer:
The Information Technology Acqusition Board
Q: Who assigns a joint potential designator
Answer:
The JROC is chaired by the Vice Chairman JCS reviews programs designated as JROC interest
and supports the acquisition review process.
Q: What is the IPT
Answer:
Team composed of representatives from appropriate functional disciplines working together to
build successful programs.
Q: How may types of IPTs
Answer:
Overarching Integrated Product Teams (OIPTs)
Working-level IPTs (WIPTs)
Program-Level IPTs (PIPTs)
Q: For acquisition category ID and IAM programs how many types of of IPTs
Answer:
OIPT
WIPT
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Q: When funds were provided to begin a program or project in the middle of a fiscal year, you
need to what?
Answer:
annualize the funds to determine the current rate.
Q: If $1 billian was provided in an R&D appropriation last year and $750 million was obligated
as of the end of the prior fiscal year, the amount of the appropriation under the continuing
resolution would be?
Answer:
$750 million
Q: Most continuing resolutions contain provisions restricting what?
Answer:
new starts
Q: Who is an Accountable Individual?
Answer:
Departmental Accountable Official (DAO)
Certifying Officer (CO)
Disbursing Officer (DO)
Others
Q: An _ is any Government officer or employee who, by the reason of his or her employment, is responsible for or has custody of Government funds. Answer: accountable individual Q: A is a Government officer or employee whose job is or includes certifying vouchers for
payment and has no public funds in his/her possession.
Answer:
certifying officer
Q: A certifying officer has the statutory right (31 USC__) to seek and obtain an advance
decision from the Comptroller General regarding the lawfulness of any payment.
Answer:
3529
Q: For DoD, the advance decision authority has been delegated to who?
Answer:
DoD General Counsel
Q: Relief of Accountable Individual is covered by 31 USC _ & _
Answer:
3527 & 3528
Q: What does the relief in
31 USC 3527 & 3528 cover?
Answer:
Physical Loss
Illegal, Incorrect, or Improper Payments
Q: Relief from Physical Loss includes
Answer:
- SECDEF determines that the official was carrying out official duties when the loss occurred
- The loss was not the results of an illegal, improper, or incorrect payment
- The loss was not the result of fault or negligence of the official
Q: Relief from Illegal, Incorrect, or Improper Payment includes
Answer: - Payment was not the result of bad faith or lack of reasonable care
- The certification or payment was based on official records
- No law specifically prohibited the payment
- The US Government received value for the payment
Q: What happens if the SECDEF determines that all the ADA relief criteria has been met?
Answer:
The Comptroller General must grant relief and cannot overrule the determination by DoD
Q: What is the Statute of Limitations for ADA?
Answer:
3 years for errors
No time limit for fraud
Q: _ is an existing condition, situation, or set of circumstances involving uncertainty as to possible gain or loss to an entity that will ultimately be resolved when one or more future events occur or fail to occur. Answer: Contingency Q: permits an agency to obligate funds in advance of appropriations.
Answer:
Contract Authority
Q: __ is the dollar amount of appropriations used to fund goods and services received or
benefits or grants provided.
Answer:
Expended Appropriations
Q: Expenditures =
Answer:
Outlays
Q: Outflows or other using up of assets or incurrences of liabilities during a period from
providing goods, rending services, or carrying out other activities related to an entity’s programs
and missions, the benefit from which do not extend beyond the present operating period.
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Q: What is the purpose of the production and deployment phase?
Answer:
achieve an operational capability that satisfies mission needs
Q: An MDAP may not proceed beyond LRIP without _?
Answer:
MDA approval
Q: What uses widely supported and consensus based standards for its key interfaces, and is
subject to validation and verification tests to ensure the openness of its key interfaces?
Answer:
Open Systems Design
Q: What is commercial-off-the-shelf items (COTS)?
Answer:
maximum use of mature technology provides the greatest opportunity to hold fast to program
cost, schedule, and performance requirements and is consistent with an evolutionary acquisition
strategy
Q: Reliability, Availability and Maintainability (RAM)
Answer:
based on the initial capabilities document or capability development document and total
ownership cost (TOC) considerations, and states them in quantifiable, operational terms,
measurable during DT&E and OT&E
Q: 5000.01 requires the program manager to pursue initiatives in order to optimize
total system performance and minimize total ownership cost
Answer:
Human Systems Integration (HSI)
Q: The program manager should incorporate ___ requirements into program
design activities to ensure availability, integrity, authentication, confidentiality, and nonrepudiation of critical system information
Answer:
information assurance
Q: What identifies and safeguards selected DoD research and technology anywhere in the
RDT&E or acquisition process to include associated support systems
Answer:
Research and technology Protection (RTP)
Q: What is Item Unique Identification (IUID)
Answer:
identifies and tracks applicable major end items
Q: What should guide all technical aspects of an acquisition program?
Answer:
Systems Engineering Plan (SEP)
Q: When should a SEP be prepared?
Answer:
beginning with Milestone A
Q: What is an essential element of the systems engineering process?
Answer:
modeling and simulation
Q: Affordability assessments are typically conducted by ___ in the DOD
component headquarters or supporting organization
Answer:
resource analysts
Q: What balances cost versus performance in establishing key performance parameters?
Answer:
program affordability
Q: For MDAP and MAIS programs, affordability assessments are required at?
Answer:
Milestones B and C
Q: What is required as part of the entrance criteria for the transition into the EMD phase at
Milestone B?
Answer:
full funding
Q: These are an example of what: set cost goals, perform trade-off studies, establish cost
performance integrated product team, provide incentives and establish metrics
Answer:
CAIV (Cost as an independent variable)
Q: PM has no control over ___
Answer:
total ownership cost
Q: We need an _ at every major decision point
Answer:
AOA
Q: includes the total cost to the government of acquisition and ownership of that
system over its useful liefe
Answer:
life-cycle cost