CDFM, Module 2.1 Exam Questions and
Answers
National Security Council -
correct answer ✅The President's principal forum for considering
national security and foreign policy matters with the senior national
security advisors and cabinet officials.
Standing Principal Members of the National Security Council -
correct answer ✅President; Vice-President; Secretary of Defense;
Secretary of State; Secretary of Energy
National Security Council Statutory Advisers -
correct answer ✅Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff; Director of
National Intelligence
Standing Participants on the National Security Council -
correct answer ✅Secretary of the Treasury; Assistant to the
President for National Security Affairs; Chief of Staff to the
President; Counsel to the President; Secretary of Homeland
Security; The Attorney General; Representatives of the U.S.A. to the
United Nations; Other cabinet and selected government officials
may attend at the President's request.
National Security Strategy (NSS) -
correct answer ✅Sets forth the posture of United States; global
,CDFM, Module 2.1 Exam Questions and
Answers
and regional trends; and the United States' political, economic, and
defense strategies.
National Defense Strategy (NDS) -
correct answer ✅Developed by the Secretary of Defense to
support the National Security Strategy. Outlines a layered defense
addressing threats throughout the world and from space, directly
against the US and inside the US; prepares for traditional military
challenges, unconventional threats, catastrophic challenges and
new technology breakthroughs.
National Military Strategy (NMS) -
correct answer ✅Developed by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff to address objectives from the National Defense Strategy that
require a military response throughout the world. It contains
recommended national military objectives, recommended fiscally
constrained force level; military strategy and force options; and a
risk assessment of the recommended strategy, forces, and military
options.
Quadriennial Defense Review (QDR) -
correct answer ✅Prepared every four years following a
Presidential election to summarize the military goals, objectives
,CDFM, Module 2.1 Exam Questions and
Answers
and strategy for the coming for years. The QDR is required by law to
be submitted to Congress in February of the second year of a
presidential administration.
Strategic Objectives of the National Defense Strategy -
correct answer ✅Secure the United States from direct attack;
Secure strategic access and retain global freedom of action;
Strengthen alliances and partnerships; Establish favorable security
conditions.
DoD Strategic Objectives in FY08 Performance Plan -
correct answer ✅1. Fight the Long War on Terrorism; 2. Reorient
Capabilities and Forces; 3. Reshape the Defense Enterprise; 4.
Develop a 21st Century Total Force; 5. Achieve Unity of Effort
2003 Management Initiative Decision (MID) 913 -
correct answer ✅Implemented a 2-year Planning, Programming,
Budgeting, and Execution Process. DoD evolved from an annual
program and budget cycle to a biennial (2-year) cycle starting with
an abbreviated review and amendment cycle for FY 2005. The DoD
will formulate 2-year budgets and use the off-years (the odd
numbered years) to focus on budget execution and program
performance.
, CDFM, Module 2.1 Exam Questions and
Answers
Future Years Defense Program (FYDP) -
correct answer ✅An automated database that summarizes all
forces, resources, and equipment associated with programs
approved by the Secretary of Defense.
FYDP Contents -
correct answer ✅- Prior year, current year, the biennial budget
years, and the following 4 years for resources and 3 more years for
force structure (11 years of data)
- Forces, manpower, and total obligational authority (TOA)
identified to a program element structure aggregated into a major
defense program.
The FYDP is usually updated ___ time(s) in the even years to
coincide with: -
correct answer ✅Two; Service POMs and Budget Estimates and
The President's Budget.
The FYDP is updated ____ time(s) in the odd numbered years to
correspond with: -
correct answer ✅One; the President's Budget
Answers
National Security Council -
correct answer ✅The President's principal forum for considering
national security and foreign policy matters with the senior national
security advisors and cabinet officials.
Standing Principal Members of the National Security Council -
correct answer ✅President; Vice-President; Secretary of Defense;
Secretary of State; Secretary of Energy
National Security Council Statutory Advisers -
correct answer ✅Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff; Director of
National Intelligence
Standing Participants on the National Security Council -
correct answer ✅Secretary of the Treasury; Assistant to the
President for National Security Affairs; Chief of Staff to the
President; Counsel to the President; Secretary of Homeland
Security; The Attorney General; Representatives of the U.S.A. to the
United Nations; Other cabinet and selected government officials
may attend at the President's request.
National Security Strategy (NSS) -
correct answer ✅Sets forth the posture of United States; global
,CDFM, Module 2.1 Exam Questions and
Answers
and regional trends; and the United States' political, economic, and
defense strategies.
National Defense Strategy (NDS) -
correct answer ✅Developed by the Secretary of Defense to
support the National Security Strategy. Outlines a layered defense
addressing threats throughout the world and from space, directly
against the US and inside the US; prepares for traditional military
challenges, unconventional threats, catastrophic challenges and
new technology breakthroughs.
National Military Strategy (NMS) -
correct answer ✅Developed by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff to address objectives from the National Defense Strategy that
require a military response throughout the world. It contains
recommended national military objectives, recommended fiscally
constrained force level; military strategy and force options; and a
risk assessment of the recommended strategy, forces, and military
options.
Quadriennial Defense Review (QDR) -
correct answer ✅Prepared every four years following a
Presidential election to summarize the military goals, objectives
,CDFM, Module 2.1 Exam Questions and
Answers
and strategy for the coming for years. The QDR is required by law to
be submitted to Congress in February of the second year of a
presidential administration.
Strategic Objectives of the National Defense Strategy -
correct answer ✅Secure the United States from direct attack;
Secure strategic access and retain global freedom of action;
Strengthen alliances and partnerships; Establish favorable security
conditions.
DoD Strategic Objectives in FY08 Performance Plan -
correct answer ✅1. Fight the Long War on Terrorism; 2. Reorient
Capabilities and Forces; 3. Reshape the Defense Enterprise; 4.
Develop a 21st Century Total Force; 5. Achieve Unity of Effort
2003 Management Initiative Decision (MID) 913 -
correct answer ✅Implemented a 2-year Planning, Programming,
Budgeting, and Execution Process. DoD evolved from an annual
program and budget cycle to a biennial (2-year) cycle starting with
an abbreviated review and amendment cycle for FY 2005. The DoD
will formulate 2-year budgets and use the off-years (the odd
numbered years) to focus on budget execution and program
performance.
, CDFM, Module 2.1 Exam Questions and
Answers
Future Years Defense Program (FYDP) -
correct answer ✅An automated database that summarizes all
forces, resources, and equipment associated with programs
approved by the Secretary of Defense.
FYDP Contents -
correct answer ✅- Prior year, current year, the biennial budget
years, and the following 4 years for resources and 3 more years for
force structure (11 years of data)
- Forces, manpower, and total obligational authority (TOA)
identified to a program element structure aggregated into a major
defense program.
The FYDP is usually updated ___ time(s) in the even years to
coincide with: -
correct answer ✅Two; Service POMs and Budget Estimates and
The President's Budget.
The FYDP is updated ____ time(s) in the odd numbered years to
correspond with: -
correct answer ✅One; the President's Budget
