CDFM STUDY GUIDE 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ The military operational chain of command runs from the President to
whom? Answer: The Secretary of Defense to the Combatant
Commanders
⩥ The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is the principal military
advisor to which officials and/or organizations? Answer: The President,
the National Security Council, and the Secretary of Defense
⩥ Who serves as the Chairman of the National Security Council?
Answer: The President
⩥ Name the three major phases of the PPBE process that result in the
DOD portion of the President's Budget that is submitted to Congress?
Answer: Planning, Programming, and Budgeting
⩥ What is the title of the senior OSD official responsible for the
planning phase of the PPBE process? Answer: Undersecretary of
Defense (Policy)
, ⩥ What is the title of the senior OSD official responsible for issuing
programming guidance? Answer: Director, Cost Assessment and
Program Evaluation (D,CAPE)
⩥ What is the title of the senior OSD official who is the principal
advisor and assistant to the SECDEF for budget and fiscal matters?
Answer: Undersecretary of Defense (Comptroller) / Chief Financial
Officer
⩥ The Undersecretary of Defense (Acquisition & Sustainment) serves as
the Chairman of what Board? Answer: Defense Acquisition Board
(DAB)
⩥ Assume today's date is 1 March 2020 and your organization knows
about a new project or requirement that will require its initial funding in
FY 2027. What is the first PPBE-related document which you could
identify resources for that requirement? Answer: POM 2023 - 2027
⩥ What is the title of the final document of the planning phase? Answer:
Defense Planning Guidance (DPG)
⩥ What is the name of the automated database that summarizes all
forces, resources, and equipment associated with programs approved by
the Secretary of Defense? Answer: Future Years Defense Program
(FYDP)
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ The military operational chain of command runs from the President to
whom? Answer: The Secretary of Defense to the Combatant
Commanders
⩥ The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is the principal military
advisor to which officials and/or organizations? Answer: The President,
the National Security Council, and the Secretary of Defense
⩥ Who serves as the Chairman of the National Security Council?
Answer: The President
⩥ Name the three major phases of the PPBE process that result in the
DOD portion of the President's Budget that is submitted to Congress?
Answer: Planning, Programming, and Budgeting
⩥ What is the title of the senior OSD official responsible for the
planning phase of the PPBE process? Answer: Undersecretary of
Defense (Policy)
, ⩥ What is the title of the senior OSD official responsible for issuing
programming guidance? Answer: Director, Cost Assessment and
Program Evaluation (D,CAPE)
⩥ What is the title of the senior OSD official who is the principal
advisor and assistant to the SECDEF for budget and fiscal matters?
Answer: Undersecretary of Defense (Comptroller) / Chief Financial
Officer
⩥ The Undersecretary of Defense (Acquisition & Sustainment) serves as
the Chairman of what Board? Answer: Defense Acquisition Board
(DAB)
⩥ Assume today's date is 1 March 2020 and your organization knows
about a new project or requirement that will require its initial funding in
FY 2027. What is the first PPBE-related document which you could
identify resources for that requirement? Answer: POM 2023 - 2027
⩥ What is the title of the final document of the planning phase? Answer:
Defense Planning Guidance (DPG)
⩥ What is the name of the automated database that summarizes all
forces, resources, and equipment associated with programs approved by
the Secretary of Defense? Answer: Future Years Defense Program
(FYDP)
