CDFM Module 2.1 questions with
complete solutions
Food and Forage Act - correct answers41 USC 6301 Authorization requirement
The mission of the DoD - correct answersto provide the military forces needed to deter
war and to protect the security of our country.
Reporting to the Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) are - correct answersthree military
departments (Army, Navy and Air Force), 16 Defense Agencies and a number of field
activities
The military departments are responsible for - correct answersorganizing, staffing,
training, equipping, and sustaining military forces.
OMB - correct answersOffice of Management and Budget
Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) (USD (C)) who acts as the Chief Financial
Advisor (CFO) of Defense - correct answersA key DoD principle
Chief Financial Officer (CFO) - correct answersact as resource consultant and advisor
to the Secretary of Defense, as well as manager an arbiter of the Defense resource
management process.
The Air Force was created on - correct answersSeptember 18, 1947
The National Security Act of 1947 - correct answersthe most basic reorganization of
Defense activities since Congress created the Navy Department in 1798.
What did the National Security Act of 1947 establish - correct answersthe National
Security Council, the Central Intelligence Agency, a civilian Secretary of Defense, the
Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) and the Joint Chief of Staff.
The SECDEF - correct answersis the principle Defense policy advisor to the President
and is responsible for the formulation of general Defense policy and policy related to all
matters of direct primary concern to the DoD, and for the execution of approved policy.
The Department of Defense - correct answersresponsible for providing the military
forces needed to deter war and protect the security of our country.
As of April 2012, the major elements of our forces are the Army, Navy, Marine Corps
and Air Force - correct answersconsisting of about 1.423 million men and women on
, active duty. There are 847,100 members of the selected reserve to back these forces.
In addition, there are about 785,800 civilian employees in DoD.
Under the Organization of the DoD, the Defense Contract Audit Agency and the
Defense Finance and Accounting Service are under - correct answersthe 17 Defense
Agencies.
Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) - correct answersThe staff of the Secretary of
Defense (SECDEF) and Deputy Secretary of Defense (DEPSECDEF) is referred to as
the
The Goldwater-Nichols DoD Reorganization Act of 1986 identifies the - correct
answersChairman of the JCS as the senior ranking member of the Armed Forces.
The Chairman of the JCS is the - correct answersprincipal military advisor to the
President, the National Security Council (NSC), and the SECDEF.
The Chairman advises the SECDEF on the following non-financial related matters: -
correct answersCritical deficiencies and strengths in force capabilities (including
manpower, logistics, and mobility support) and the priorities of the requirements
identified by the commanders of the combatant commands and the extent to which
program recommendations and budget proposals of the military departments.
The Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs - correct answersperform duties assigned by the
Chairman with the approval of the SECDEF
The joint staff under the Chairman of the JCS - correct answersis headed by a director
who is an officer selected by the Chairman in consultation with the other members of
the JCS, and approved by the SECDEF.
Combatant Commands - correct answersAll military forces are assigned under the
jurisdiction of a Combatant Command to perform assigned operational missions.
The operational chain of command runs from - correct answersthe President to the
SECDEF to the commanders of the Combatant Commands.
The Chairman of the JCS functions within the chain of command by transmitting the
orders - correct answersof the President or the SECDEF to the commanders of the
Combatant Commands.
The National Security Council - correct answersis the President's principal forum for
considering national security and foreign policy matters with the senior national security
advisors and cabinet officials.
complete solutions
Food and Forage Act - correct answers41 USC 6301 Authorization requirement
The mission of the DoD - correct answersto provide the military forces needed to deter
war and to protect the security of our country.
Reporting to the Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) are - correct answersthree military
departments (Army, Navy and Air Force), 16 Defense Agencies and a number of field
activities
The military departments are responsible for - correct answersorganizing, staffing,
training, equipping, and sustaining military forces.
OMB - correct answersOffice of Management and Budget
Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) (USD (C)) who acts as the Chief Financial
Advisor (CFO) of Defense - correct answersA key DoD principle
Chief Financial Officer (CFO) - correct answersact as resource consultant and advisor
to the Secretary of Defense, as well as manager an arbiter of the Defense resource
management process.
The Air Force was created on - correct answersSeptember 18, 1947
The National Security Act of 1947 - correct answersthe most basic reorganization of
Defense activities since Congress created the Navy Department in 1798.
What did the National Security Act of 1947 establish - correct answersthe National
Security Council, the Central Intelligence Agency, a civilian Secretary of Defense, the
Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) and the Joint Chief of Staff.
The SECDEF - correct answersis the principle Defense policy advisor to the President
and is responsible for the formulation of general Defense policy and policy related to all
matters of direct primary concern to the DoD, and for the execution of approved policy.
The Department of Defense - correct answersresponsible for providing the military
forces needed to deter war and protect the security of our country.
As of April 2012, the major elements of our forces are the Army, Navy, Marine Corps
and Air Force - correct answersconsisting of about 1.423 million men and women on
, active duty. There are 847,100 members of the selected reserve to back these forces.
In addition, there are about 785,800 civilian employees in DoD.
Under the Organization of the DoD, the Defense Contract Audit Agency and the
Defense Finance and Accounting Service are under - correct answersthe 17 Defense
Agencies.
Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) - correct answersThe staff of the Secretary of
Defense (SECDEF) and Deputy Secretary of Defense (DEPSECDEF) is referred to as
the
The Goldwater-Nichols DoD Reorganization Act of 1986 identifies the - correct
answersChairman of the JCS as the senior ranking member of the Armed Forces.
The Chairman of the JCS is the - correct answersprincipal military advisor to the
President, the National Security Council (NSC), and the SECDEF.
The Chairman advises the SECDEF on the following non-financial related matters: -
correct answersCritical deficiencies and strengths in force capabilities (including
manpower, logistics, and mobility support) and the priorities of the requirements
identified by the commanders of the combatant commands and the extent to which
program recommendations and budget proposals of the military departments.
The Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs - correct answersperform duties assigned by the
Chairman with the approval of the SECDEF
The joint staff under the Chairman of the JCS - correct answersis headed by a director
who is an officer selected by the Chairman in consultation with the other members of
the JCS, and approved by the SECDEF.
Combatant Commands - correct answersAll military forces are assigned under the
jurisdiction of a Combatant Command to perform assigned operational missions.
The operational chain of command runs from - correct answersthe President to the
SECDEF to the commanders of the Combatant Commands.
The Chairman of the JCS functions within the chain of command by transmitting the
orders - correct answersof the President or the SECDEF to the commanders of the
Combatant Commands.
The National Security Council - correct answersis the President's principal forum for
considering national security and foreign policy matters with the senior national security
advisors and cabinet officials.
