CDFM Module 2|Complete AND Graded
A+!!!!!
The DoD biennially uses this process acquire, allocate, account for, and analyze personnel and
financial resources.
PPBS
Department of Defense principal resource management organization.
Defense Resourses Board
Principal forum for consideration of national security and foreign policy matters.
National Security Council
Which of the following documents are not part of the PPBS System.
Program Budget Memorandum
Summarizes all forces, resources, and equipment associated with programs approved by the SECDEF.
Future Years Defense Program
This document assesses present threat, defense policy, strategy, resource planning, and provides
fiscal guidance.
Defense Planning Guidance
Funds that are postponed or withheld from obligation until released by OMB.
Deferral
Obligating documents include:
Contracts Military Interdepartmental Purchase
Project Orders Economy Orders
DoD Appropriation valid for five years.
Shipbuilding and Conversion
Selling prices established in the budget are stabilized or fixed during execution.
Defense Working Capital Fund
Monies not appropratied by Congress that are generated primarily from the sale of goods and
services are know as what?
Non-Appropriated Funds
Budget committees report First Concurrent Resolution by:
April 15
What OMB Circular governs the Instruction of Budget Execution?
OMB Circular A-34
,Which Standard Deviation reflects that 95% of the sample represents the population?
2 Standard Deviation
The learning curve theory states:
As the quantity of a product produced doubles, the man hours needed decreases at a fixed rate
Which cost estimating methods is known as the statistical method?
Parametric Approach
What is the name of the process in which a government entity remains fully responsible for the
provision of affected services and maintains control over management decisions, while another
entirty operate the function or performs the service?
Outsourcing
This act requires all expenditures must be tied to annual performance goals and objective.
Government Performance and Results Act
The Food and Forage Act is:
41 U.S.C. 11
The process used to acquire, allocate, account for, and analyze personnel and financial resources for
the Department of Defense (DoD) is a:
Biennial process.
The PPBS was initiated by:
Secretary McNamara in the 1960s.
The principal resource management organization for the Department of Defense is:
Defense Resources Board (DRB).
The Defense Resources Board (DRB):
1 Reviews guidance for planning and programming. 2 Evaluates high-priority programs.
3 Considers effect of resource decisions on baseline cost, schedule, performance of major acquisition
programs.
4 Is the Department of Defense principal resource management organization.
The Program Review Group:
Is a working group subordinate to the Defense Resources Board (DRB). Identifies major issues,
analyzes them and develops decision options for the DRB. Is chaired by the Director PA&E.
The Defense Acquisition Board (DAB):
...
, The Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC):
Explores new alternatives for assessing joint military war fighting capabilities and requirements.
When realigning funds from planned requirements to unfunded requirements:
The unfunded requirement must be unanticipated and a higher priority than a funded requirement.
Some of the environmental factors that influence decisionmakers when examining and analyzing
decisions under the PPBS include:
Threat Political and Economic considerations Technological Issues Available Resources
The PPBS Officials who exercise centralized control of executive policy direction are:
Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense
The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller):
Coordinates the presentation and justification of the budget to Congress.
The Joint Chiefs of Staff and Commanders-in-Chief are:
Have input to and/or review of every product and step of the process up to and including the Defense
Planning Guidance.
Which of the following is NOT a key planning document for the PPBS?
Funding Authoriztion Document
What are the 3 major elements of the PPBS?
Planning Programming Budget
What is the name of the automated database that summarizes all forces, resources and equipment
associated with programs approved by the Secretary of Defense?
Future Years Defense Progam
What is the title of the final document of the planning phase?
Defense Planning Guidance
Who serves as the Chairman of the National Security Council?
President
How Frequently is DOD funding reviewed?
Annually
The Under Secretary of Defense (Acquistion, Technology & Logistics) serves as the Chairman of what
board?
Defense Acquisition Board
A+!!!!!
The DoD biennially uses this process acquire, allocate, account for, and analyze personnel and
financial resources.
PPBS
Department of Defense principal resource management organization.
Defense Resourses Board
Principal forum for consideration of national security and foreign policy matters.
National Security Council
Which of the following documents are not part of the PPBS System.
Program Budget Memorandum
Summarizes all forces, resources, and equipment associated with programs approved by the SECDEF.
Future Years Defense Program
This document assesses present threat, defense policy, strategy, resource planning, and provides
fiscal guidance.
Defense Planning Guidance
Funds that are postponed or withheld from obligation until released by OMB.
Deferral
Obligating documents include:
Contracts Military Interdepartmental Purchase
Project Orders Economy Orders
DoD Appropriation valid for five years.
Shipbuilding and Conversion
Selling prices established in the budget are stabilized or fixed during execution.
Defense Working Capital Fund
Monies not appropratied by Congress that are generated primarily from the sale of goods and
services are know as what?
Non-Appropriated Funds
Budget committees report First Concurrent Resolution by:
April 15
What OMB Circular governs the Instruction of Budget Execution?
OMB Circular A-34
,Which Standard Deviation reflects that 95% of the sample represents the population?
2 Standard Deviation
The learning curve theory states:
As the quantity of a product produced doubles, the man hours needed decreases at a fixed rate
Which cost estimating methods is known as the statistical method?
Parametric Approach
What is the name of the process in which a government entity remains fully responsible for the
provision of affected services and maintains control over management decisions, while another
entirty operate the function or performs the service?
Outsourcing
This act requires all expenditures must be tied to annual performance goals and objective.
Government Performance and Results Act
The Food and Forage Act is:
41 U.S.C. 11
The process used to acquire, allocate, account for, and analyze personnel and financial resources for
the Department of Defense (DoD) is a:
Biennial process.
The PPBS was initiated by:
Secretary McNamara in the 1960s.
The principal resource management organization for the Department of Defense is:
Defense Resources Board (DRB).
The Defense Resources Board (DRB):
1 Reviews guidance for planning and programming. 2 Evaluates high-priority programs.
3 Considers effect of resource decisions on baseline cost, schedule, performance of major acquisition
programs.
4 Is the Department of Defense principal resource management organization.
The Program Review Group:
Is a working group subordinate to the Defense Resources Board (DRB). Identifies major issues,
analyzes them and develops decision options for the DRB. Is chaired by the Director PA&E.
The Defense Acquisition Board (DAB):
...
, The Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC):
Explores new alternatives for assessing joint military war fighting capabilities and requirements.
When realigning funds from planned requirements to unfunded requirements:
The unfunded requirement must be unanticipated and a higher priority than a funded requirement.
Some of the environmental factors that influence decisionmakers when examining and analyzing
decisions under the PPBS include:
Threat Political and Economic considerations Technological Issues Available Resources
The PPBS Officials who exercise centralized control of executive policy direction are:
Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense
The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller):
Coordinates the presentation and justification of the budget to Congress.
The Joint Chiefs of Staff and Commanders-in-Chief are:
Have input to and/or review of every product and step of the process up to and including the Defense
Planning Guidance.
Which of the following is NOT a key planning document for the PPBS?
Funding Authoriztion Document
What are the 3 major elements of the PPBS?
Planning Programming Budget
What is the name of the automated database that summarizes all forces, resources and equipment
associated with programs approved by the Secretary of Defense?
Future Years Defense Progam
What is the title of the final document of the planning phase?
Defense Planning Guidance
Who serves as the Chairman of the National Security Council?
President
How Frequently is DOD funding reviewed?
Annually
The Under Secretary of Defense (Acquistion, Technology & Logistics) serves as the Chairman of what
board?
Defense Acquisition Board
