CDFM Study Guide

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENT: MODULE 1--- Competency Area 1: Government Resource Management Environment

Budget execution starts with ________.

A. Submission of the SF-133B. Agreement on apportionmentC. Submission of the appropriation billD. Issuance of treasury warrant D

The issuance of Treasury Warrants are the _____ ______ action taken after the President signs the bill into law.

A. Only necessaryB. Last requiredC. Last legalD. 1st legal D

Continuing resolutions (CRs) initially last _____ days and are designed to avoid violating the ________..

A. 7, Anti DeficiencyB. 30, Anti DeficiencyC. 45, Anti DeficiencyD. 10, Anti Deficiency B

SF-133 is reported _____ to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

A. monthlyB. quarterlyC. Semi-annuallyD. annually B

The size and complexity of the budget demands that the President take the recommendations of the ____ .

A. Secretary of the TreasuryB. Vice President of the USC. Director OMBD. Director, of GAO C

If Congress and the President do not complete action on all appropriation by ____ of September a _____ is passed by both houses to avoid a shutdown of government.

A. 30th, continuing resolutionB. 31th, continuing resolutionC. 7th, continuing resolutionD. 24th, continuing resolution A

A Constitution amendment may be rarified when approved by _____ of the States

A. 2/3B. 1/2C. AllD. 3/4 D

The U.S. House of Representatives number ____ with a ___ and preface them with _____.

A. Laws, 1, SB. Bills, 1, H.R.C. Bills, 1, SD. Laws, 1, H.R. B

The US Senate numbers ____ with a ____ and preface them with ___.

A. Bills, 1, S B. Bills, 1, H.R.C. Laws, 1, SD. Laws, 1, H.R. A

The six major steps of the Budget formulation are:

A. OMB'S guidance, organization develops draft, agency submits to OMB, OMB reviews, President takes action, sent to Supreme Court.

B. OMB'S guidance, organization develops draft, agency submits to OMB, OMB reviews, Congress takes action, sent to President

C. OMB'S guidance, organization develops draft, agency submits to OMB, OMB reviews, President takes action, sent to Treasury

D. OMB'S guidance, organization develops draft, agency submits to OMB, OMB reviews, President takes action, sent to Congress D

The Budget formulation phase starts as early as _____ months out.

A. 21B. 22C. 23D. 24 A

Legislation in the US Congress can originate by:

A. Recommendation of the Supreme Court, The Pres., and CongressB. Introduced by Committee, Introduced by the Pres., Common LawC. The recommendations of the Pres, Introduced by the members, introduced by CommitteeD. The recommendations of the Supreme Court, introduced by Committee, Introduced by the Pres. C

The 4 phases of the budget process are:

A. Formulation, OMB issues guidance, Congressional Action, Perf. & AuditB. Formulation, Congressional Action, Budget Execution, Perf. & AuditC. OMB issues guidance, Congressional Action, Budget Execution, Agency submits to OMBD. Formulation, President takes action, Budget Execution, Perf. & Audit B

The law requires that on or after the 1st Monday in January but no later than the 1st Monday in _____ the President must submit to Congress the proposed budget for the next fiscal year (FY).

A. FebB. MarC. ArpilD. June A

The Federal Budget is the ____ Budget.

A. Congress'B. OMB'sC. President'sD. U.S. Treasury's C

In the ______ process the Congress is adjourned and President fails to sign a bill in the 10 day period and the bill does not become law.

A. Pocket vetoB. VetoC. Approval and SignatureD. Does not sign but allows to become law A

In this process, the President does not favor a bill and returns it to the house of origin without his approval.

A. Pocket vetoB. VetoC. Approval and SignatureD. Does not sign but allows to become law B

In this process, the president does not return a bill within 10 days. He does not desire to approve it, but is unwilling to veto. This is called______.

A. Pocket vetoB. VetoC. Approval and SignatureD. Does not sign but allows to become law D

In the ________ process, the President signs a bill which is then delivered to the Archivist and designated serially as public law.

A. Pocket vetoB. VetoC. Approval and SignatureD. Does not sign but allows to become law C

True or false: Having more conferees in conference committees gives you a greater advantage in Congressional deliberations.

A. TRUEB. FALSE B

There are ____ appropriations bills passed each year.

A. 10B. 12C. 13D. 14 C

The US Constitution took effect in _____.

A. March 4, 1776B. March 4, 1778C. March 4, 1789D. March 4, 1781 C

_______ are the totals included in the budget for budget authority, outlays, and receipts.

A. Budget Authority TotalsB. Commitment TotalsC. Budget TotalsD. Outlay Totals C

The _____ power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America.

A. ExecutiveB. JudicialC. legislativeD. Appropriation A

If Congress is not adjourned and a bill is not returned by the President in ___ days it____.

A. 10, is considered pocket vetoB. 10, becomes law as if he signed itC. 10, is returned to the Congress for voteD. 10, does not become law by Executive privilege B

All bills for raising revenues originate in the ________.

A. SenateB. White HouseC. House of RepresentativesD. OMB C

The Vice President is the President of the ____ and cast a vote___

A. House of representatives, only when the House is equally dividedB. OMB, alwaysC. Senate, only when the Senate is equally dividedD. Justice Departmetn, never C

The terms for members of the legislature are ___ for the ___ and ____ for the ___>

A. 2 Years, Senate, 6 years HouseB. 2 years, House, 6 years SenateC. 4 years, Senate, 4 years houseD. 6 years House, 2 years Senate B

The 1st paragraph of the Constitution is called the _____.

A. Articles of Confederation B. PreConstitutionC. PreambleD. Precursor C

True or false? Any yearly accounting period without regard to a calendar year is a fiscal year.

A. TRUEB. FALSE A

The US Constitution was 1st ratified by ____ states in ____.

A. 9, 1788B. 8, 1789C. 9, 1789 A

The Declaration of Independence was adopted on _____.

A. July 4, 1788

B. July 4, 1876

C. July 4, 1775

D. July 4, 1776 D

In what article of the Constitution is the power to raise taxes found?

A. IB. IIC. IIID. IV A

The document that preceded the US Constitution and was used as a basis for foundation of the US Government was ______.

A. The Articles of ConfederationB. The Articles of IndependenceC. The Gettysburg AddressD. The Preamble A

The 3 branches of the US government are:

A. Executive, Legislative, AppellateB. Executive, Senate, House of RepresentativesC. Executive, Legislative, JudicialD. Executive, Treasury, Judicial C

Within ___ days of appropriation, each agency negotiates it's apportionments.

A. 7B. 21C. 10D. 3 C

The 2 houses of the legislature are the _____ and the ____.

A. Senate and a Conference CommitteeB. House of Representatives and an OMBC. White House and the SenateD. Senate and House of Representatives D

The Federal budget represents Approximately ____ of the Gross domestic Product (GDP).

A. 1/2B. 1/3C. 3/4D. 1/5 D

Social Security taxes accounts for approximately ____ of the total US revenue.

A. 68%B. 34%C. 10%D. 48% B

Corporate Income taxes accounts for approximately____ of the total US revenue.

A. 68%B. 34%C. 10%D. 48% C

Individual Income taxes account for approximately ___ of the total US revenues.

A. 68%B. 34%C. 10%D. 48% D

The resources used by the Federal Government to pay it bills comes mostly from____.

A. Corporate TaxesB. Social Security taxesC. Individual taxesD. Excise taxes C

The Instructions on Budget Execution, can be found in _______.

A. OMB Circular A-34B. OMB Circular A-21C. OMB Circular A-11D. OMB Circular A-10 A

The Preparation and Submission of Budget Exhibits is found in _____

A. OMB Circular A-34B. OMB Circular A-21C. OMB Circular A-11D. OMB Circular A-10 C

_______ is the administrative reservation of funds in anticipation of a future obligation.

A. LiquidationB. CommitmentsC. ExpenseD. Outlay B

The total of all direct ____ spending is ___ and ____ spending is ____.

A. Mandatory, 35%, discretionary, 65%B. Mandatory, 65%, discretionary, 35%C. Compensatory 25%, discretionary 75%D. Mandatory 75%, Apportioned 25% B

_______ occurs when a check is issued (or funds are transferred electronically) to a contractor in response to an invoice/payment request for costs incurred, services rendered, products delivered.

A. ExpenditureB. Fiscal yearC. ObligationD. Outlay A

The ____ establishes the discretionary spending limits for FY 1994-1998

A. 1990 Budget Enforcement ActB. 1993 Omnibus Reconciliation ActC. 1985 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control ActD. 1987 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Reaffirmation Act B

The two balanced budget control acts are named after their sponsors ______.

A. Gramm-Rudmann-MccainB. Gramm-Rudmann-DoleC. Gramm-Rudmann-HollinsD. Gramm-Rudmann-Daschle C

True or false? The two types of spending categories established by the 1990 Budget Enforcement Act are apportioned and mandatory.

A. TRUEB. FALSE B

The ________ divided spending into two major categories ______ and ______.

A. 1990 Budget Enforcement Act, mandatory and discretionaryB. 1990 Budget Enforcement Act, emergency and discretionaryC. 1985 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act, compensatory and optionalD. 1987 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Reaffirmation Act A

The ______ revised sequestration procedures from fixed to adjustable targets.

A. 1990 Budget Enforcement ActB. GRP ActC. 1985 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control ActD. 1987 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Reaffirmation Act D

The _______ established deficit reduction goals aimed at a balanced budget and established sequestration procedures when agency budgets exceeded limits.

A. 1990 Budget Enforcement ActB. GRP ActC. 1985 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control ActD. 1987 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Reaffirmation Act C

____ refers to the time when the government check is cashed and money is withdrawn from the US Treasury.

A. reservationB. outlayC. expenditureD. obligation B

A/An _______ results from orders placed, contracts awarded/signed services received or similar transactions. This is the legal reservation of funds.

A. reservationB. outlayC. expenditureD. obligation D

Of the total of all spending, Defense discretionary account for ____ while non defense discretionary is____.

A. 16% and 18%B. 19% and 18%C. 35% and 16%D. 16% and 19% D

______ is the amount by which the Govt budget outlays exceed its budget receipts for any given period.

A. Budget AuthorityB. Budget TotalC. Budget deficitD. Budget Surplus C

____ is the authority provided by Congress in an Appropriations Act. It is the authority to enter into obligations.

A. Budget AuthorityB. Budget Deficit AuthorityC. Budget Total AuthorityD. Commitment Authority A

The ____ of 1990 specifies organization and reporting requirements to improve government-wide financial management.

A. CFO ActB. GPR ActC. Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control ActD. Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Reaffirmation Act A

_______ is the shift from one purpose or activity to another within the different appropriations.

A. TransferB. ApportionmentC. ReprogrammingD. Reprocessing A

_______ is the shift from one purpose or activity to another within the same appropriations.

A. TransferB. ApportionmentC. ReprogrammingD. Reprocessing C

The concept of fund allotments is to place _______ and _____ authority to the lowest practical level.

A. Operational and apportionmentB. Obligational and expendedC. Obligational and operationalD. Operational and outlaysC

The _____ is given the power to lay and collect taxes in Article ____ of the Constitution.

A. Judicial system, IVB. US Treasury, IIIC. IRS, IID. Congress, I D

A(n) ____ is a general legislative proposal.

A. ConstitutionB. Articles of ConfederationC. BillD. Law C

The _____ power of the United States rests with one Supreme Court and in such inferior Courts as Congress may ordain from time to time.

A. Executive B. JudicialC. LegislativeD. Appropriation B

A veto by the President can be overturned by ______.

A. Cannot be overturnedB. a 3/4 vote of both Houses of CongressC. A 3/4 vote of the "originating" HouseD. A 2/3 vote of each House D

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENT: MODULE 1: Competency Area 2: Defense Resource Management Environment

When managing contracts, the financial manager must follow the provisions of the ______ which requires that the Government pay its debt in timely fashion. The Act generally imposes liability for interest payment on an agency that fails to pay for goods or services within 30 days after receiving a proper invoice.

A. Prompt Payment Act (31 USC 3901)B. Prompt Procurement Act (31 USC 3901)C. Periodic Payment Act (31 USC 3901)D. Prompt Penalty Act (31 USC 3901) A

In 1947, a new Service, the Air Force, was created as its own department by the National Security Act, while the ______ was converted to the Department of the Army.

A. War DeptB. Department of the NavyC. Department of StateD. Department of Transportation A

In 1947, Congress passed the ________ to establish a civillian Secretary of Defense.

A. Civil Rights Act of 1947B. National Military Establishment ActC. National Spending ActD. National Security Act D

A key DoD principal is the Under Secretary of Defense_______, Who, as the Chief Financial Officer of Defense (CFO), acts as resource consultant and advisor to the Secretary, as well as manager and arbiter of the Defense resource management process.

A. (Office lManagement Budget)(USD)(OMB)B. (Budget)(USD)(B)C. (Comptroller)(USD ( C) )D. (Fiscal Operations)(USD)(FO) C

The mission of the ________ is to provide the military forces needed to deter war and to protect the security of our country.

A. Department of Defense (DoD)B. Department of Transportation (DoT)C. Department of Navy (DoN)D. Department of State (DoS) A

Transferred leave can be given to other employees provided that ________.

A. They don’t work in the same departmentB. It is not to an immediate superiorC. The person has not taken leave in the last 6 months

D. The donator has not transferred leave in the last 12 months B

Mandatory Spending accounts for approximately 2/3 of all spending and is authorized by_________.

A. Government and Performance ActB. Prompt Payment ActC. Permanent LawsD. 13 annual appropriations bills C

The House and Senate budget committes manage the budget resolution step, These committees use the analysis provided by the _____, as well as the views and estimates provided by the standing committees regarding the funding required to continue their programs

Defense Resource Board program review decisions are recorded in a set of _________ and then signed by the Secretary or the Deputy Secretary of Defense, and distributed to the DoD Components and OMB. They form the basis for the budget submissions.

The one-page outlines of proposed major issues submitted by any DRB or Program Review Group member is called_______.

Each Military Department and Defense Agency prepares and submits a ______ to the Secretary of Defense which is consistent with the Defense Planning Guidance.

After consulting the Joint Chiefs of Staff and reviewing the long range strategic plans, a draft ______ is issued to solicit comments of all DoD.

Joint Strategic Planing Document (JSPD) is the ________ that also provides an appraisal of the capabilities and risks associated with programmed force levels.

Joint Long Range Strategic Appraisal (JLRSA) is submitted by the JCS to provide transition from________.

POMs are summarized developed, staffed, and compiled into _______. Subsequently the Defense Resource Board meets to discuss the compiled packages and decisions are made by the Secretary of Defense and are announced in the __________.

The CBR sets ceilings for each of the ______to be passed. The annual apropriations bills may not exceed the ceilings set in this CBR without a ____ percent majority vote in Congress.

Seigniorage is ________.

The second step in the enactment process is ________. The passage of this bill allows programs to exist and provides recommended funding levels.

The final document of the planning phase is the _____. This document details defense policy, strategy, force planning, resource planning, and fiscal guidance.

The commanders of unified commands provide the ________ and the _______ with their appraisals of major issues and problems of their commands that should be addressed in the Defense Planning Guidance.

DoD components take the guidance developed in the planning phase and develop proposed ________. In addition to the budget year, the program period is the ____ years beyond the budget year for cost and manpower and _____years beyond the budget year for forces.

____________ is the amount by which outlays exceed receipts in a fiscal year. It may refer to the on-budget, or unified budget deficit.

Executive branch employees may not make a gift to an official superior nor can an employee accept a gift from another employee who receives less pay except in certain circumstances or on certain occasions. On an occasional basis, including occasions when gifts are traditionally given or exchanged, the following individual gifts to a supervisor are permitted.

If an employee has received a gift that cannot be accepted, the employee may ____

Which of these would be allowable gifts from an outside source?

Generally executive branch employees may not accept gifts that are given because of their official position or that come from certain interested sources or "prohibited sources". Those sources include person who________

True or false? Employees may use public office for private gain when possible as long as it does not interfere with regular duties.

____ is the amount by which receipts exceed outlays in a fiscal year. It may refer to on-budget, off-budget, or unified.

______ authority from offsetting collections are payments and Offsetting Collections repayments authorized by law to be credited to an appropriation of fund account.

______ is spending that is controlled by laws other than appropriations acts.

Each House and Senate budget committee drafts a budget resolution, presents its version for review, debate, and passage by the House and Senate. The end product of this phase is the _______.

_______ refers to budgetary resources (except those provided to fund direct spending programs) provided in appropriations acts.

The ______ grew out of an DoD experiment and was used extensively by the education system. It is now in use by an estimated billion people worldwide.

Interest is computed from the ________ of required payment to the date of actual payment. The rate componds every ___ and accrues for a maximum of 1 year.

______ refers to the cash value of the resources allocated to a particular program. When used in connection with Federal credit programs, the term means the estimated long-term cost to the Government of a direct loan or loan guarantee.

______ is the specific statutory authority to incur obligations in anticipation of either receipts or an appropriation of liquidating cash with which to pay the obligations.

_____ is the authority granted to a Federal entity to borrow and to obligate and expend the borrowed funds.

The availability of budgetary resources for obligation and expenditure is limited by the following elements._____.

True or false? Budget authority is distributed to the Speaker of the House as part of the apportionment process. This permits him/her to obligate the government to pay for goods and services used in carrying out its programs as authorized in the appropriation.

The 3 appropriation subcommittees that directly impact DoD are the _____,_____,_______.

The third step in the enactment process is ____. There are 13 major appropriations bills annually that provide the budget authority to operate the government. Of these bills, DoD is primarily concerned with _______,________,________.

True or false? The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) and the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) do not manage the authorization process. This is managed by the OMB and CBO after the President's State of the Union Message.

_______ is the authority to make payments which is not provided in advance by appropriation acts, to any person or government if, under the provisions of the law containing that authority, the United States is obligated to make such payments to persons or governments who meet the reqirements established by that law.

Megabyte (Mb) is about _______ bytes.

To access information from a database, you need a _______which is a collection of programs that enable you to enter, organize, and select (query) data contained in a database.

A ____ lanuage is used to search for data. If data are changed in one table, they will be changed in all related tables.

______ is a database that stores information in tables. The tables are used to show the relationships and information can be cross-referenced between two or more tables to generate tables and/or queries.

_________ is a database organization method that is structured much like an organizational chart.

A _____ is a collection of records in a database.

A ______ is a complete set of fields (such as name, address and phone) in a database.

A ______ is a single piece of information in a database.

____ is the language used that allows computers on the internet to commumicate with each other.

______ is a database used to manage a simple collection of information and has only one table of data.

A Gigabyte (Gb) is about_______ bytes.

Internet security that is a combination of hardware and software used to protect computer assets is called.

A ________ is a small piece of information that a web server sends to your computer hard disk through your browser that contains info such as login or registration data.

The first documents considered in the PPBS cycle are the _______,_______,______.

FYDP contains ____years of data, including ______.

The foundation of the PPBS is the ______. It is a computerized database that summarizes the force structure, personnel strength, and during the PPBS cycle

The DoD components in each PPBS process strive to provide operational Commanders in Chiefs (CINCs) with the best mix of attainable _______,_____,____ within resource constraints.

The DoD components provide __________ as requested by OSD to permit assessment of execution and of accountability.

DoD is headed by the ________ a position created in 1947. He/she is "the principal assistant to the President in all matters relating to the national security".

A _______ is a collection of information or records that are organized in such a way that it can be quickly accessed.

The _________, identifies the Chairman of the JCS as the senior ranking member of the Armed Forces. As such, the Chairman of the JCS is the principal military adviser to the President, the National Security Council (NSC), and the SECDEF.

The National Security Act Amendments of ______ redesignated the National Military Establishment as the Department of Defense (DoD) and established it as an executive department ______ with the Secretary of Defense as its head.

Members of the NSC include the : President, Vice President, Secretary of ____ and Secretary of _____.

NSC(National Security Council) Statutory Advisers include the :

Standing Participants on the NSC include the : Secretary of _________; US Representative to the _____; Chief of Staff to the President, Assistant to the President for ____ Affairs and the Assistant to the President for _______ Policy.

The _____ consists of the Chairman, the Vice Chairman, the Chief of Staff of the Army, The Chief of Naval Operations, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, and the Commandant of the Marine Corps.

The _____ is the principal military advisor to the President, NSC, and the SECDEF.

True or false? The Chairman of the House Armed Forces Committee advises the SECDEF on: Critical deficiencies and strengths on meeting national security objectives.

The DoD leadership uses the priorities of the requirements identified by the commanders of the ______ in large part when making recommendations and budget proposals of the military departments.

The Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs is the country's ______ highest ranking military officer.

The _____ of the CJCS assists the Chairman and is headed by a director selected by the Chairman (with consult from service chiefs), and is approved by the Secretary of Defense.

_________ are military commands with broad continuing missions that include maintaining the security and defense of the United States against attack.

The operational chain of command runs for the unified commands runs from the _____. In this process, the Chairman of the JCS's responsibility is _____ the orders of the President to commanders.

One of the primary tools for defense resource management is the ______.

Secretary of Defense provides _____ while placing program execution authority and responsibility, with the ________.

True or false? Deputy Secretary of Defense Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer is the principal advisor and assistant to the SECDEF for budget and fiscal matters, including financial management, accounting policy and systems (Defense Finance and Accounting Service)

_____ is the official database that summarizes the resources provided to Program DoD. It identifies funding for each appropriation, manpower authorization and program, and selected types of unit or equipment authorizations by resource management packages called program elements.

_______ is the number of employees who left positions during a past year divided by the number of positions.

_______ is the changeover of an activity from government performance to performance under contract by a commercial source.

True or False? The collection of taxes is NOT an inherently governmental activity.

The OMB Circular A-76 classifies activities in 2 categories.

In July 1993, Congress passed the Government _____________, which mandates performance measurement by Federal agencies.

It is the policy of the US government to achieve _____ and enhance______. Whenever commercial sector performance of a government operated comsmercial activity is permissible, in accordance with this circular and its supplement, comparison of the cost of contracting and the cost of in-house performance shall be performed to determine who will do the work.

The _____, "Performance of Commercial Activities:, establishes Federal policy regarding the performance of commercial activities and sets forth the procedures for determining whether commercial activities should be performed under contract with commercial sources or in-house using government facilities and personnel.

True or false? Federal Positions may be filled by two means: hiring from outside the organization and filing positions from within the organization.

Not later than the end ot the _____ of each fiscal year, the head of each executive agency shall submit to the Director of OMB, a list of activities performed by Federal government sources for the executive agency that, in the judgment of the head of the executive agency, are not inherently governmental functions.

True or false? The intent of Circular A-76 to empower Federal managers to contract out all government functions to minimize the size of government.

Section 3 of the Federal Workforce Restructuring Act requires that, "Such payments(the lessor of $_____ or the amount of the employee's severance pay) too be paid from amounts available for the employee's pay, and, generally, to be fully repaid if the employee rejoins the Federal Government.

________ is a business or other non-Federal activity located in the US, its territories and possessions, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, which provides a commercial product or service.

____ is the period of time between the time an employee leaves a position and the time the position is filled.

__________ are all positions other than full-time permanent including temporary, part-time, and intermittent.

_______ is a position normally filled on a permanent basis and having a regular schedule.

________ employment is the total number of regular straight-time hours (excluding overtime or holiday hours) worked by an employee divided by the number of compensable hours applicable to each fiscal year.

Personnel budget estimates are prepared in terms of full-time equivalent (FTE) employment, as required in OMB_______.

An Emergency-Essential (E-E) Civilian _______ is an employee who occupies an E-E civilian position and who is expected to sign a "DoD Civilian Employee Overseas Emergency-Essential Position Agreement.

No more than _____ total members of the Selected Reserve may be on active duty at any one time of which not more than ________ may be members of the individual ready reserve.

When the President determines that it is necessary to augment the active forces for any operational mission or emergency involving the use of threatened use of a weapon of mass destruction, he/she may authorize the Secretary of Defense and the _____ (for the Coast Guard), without the consent of Congress, to order to active duty (other than for training) for not more than _____days.

Presidential Authority to Activate Reserve Forces _________ gives the President authority to activate reserve forces.

________ is the process of assembling, organizing, and using manpower and material resources in preparation for war or other emergency.

________ is the authorized and programmed strength at the end of the fiscal year.

_________ is the process of compiling and projecting future manpower requirements; documenting these requirements; integrating them into the overall planning, programming, and budgeting process; and translating them into a form that provides a basis for personnel procurement, training, and assignment.

_________ is the totality of units in a DoD component.

The Federal Work Force __________ amends federal civil service law.

Conversion to ____ is the changeover of an activity from performance under contract to government performance.

________ is a method of conflict resolution that is the least preferred and involves retreating or withdrawing from an actual or potential disagreement.

The ________ process is the process through which Federal employees resolve complaints of discrimination. Any employee, former employee, or applicant for employment may file a complaint alleging that they have been discriminated against because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability.

_______ is a conflict resolution method that resolves the issue through the use of position or perceived power. Only one side wins in the scenario.

_______ is generally what is selected as the optimal way to resolve conflict. Both sides give up something in order to settle the issue.

____________ is a method of conflict resolution that emphasizing or avoiding areas of difference and emphasizing areas of agreement. It is similar to withdrawing in that the real source of conflict continues without resolution.

Under ________ retirement benefits are derived from three sources the basic Benefit Plan, Social Security, and the Thrift Savings Plan.

In the Civil Service Retirement plan employees contribute up to _____% of their salaries which is matched compared to ______% of their salaries under the Federal Employees Retirement System.

A _______ occurs when an agency releases an employee from competitive level by demotion, separation, furlough for more than 30 days, or reassignment requiring displacement, because of lack of work, shortage of funds, insufficient personnel ceiling, or reorganization, The cause may come from actions of Congress, the President, OMB, or from decisions made by the Secretary of Defense.

__________ is actually the method least practiced but goes to the "root" of the problem. The issue is solved by going at it directly and formulating problem solving techniques to resolve it.

_______ is a statement of the technical, functional, and performance characteristics of the work to be performed, identifies essential functions to be performed, and determines performance factors, including the location of the work, the units of work, the quantity of work units, and the quality and timeliness of the work units. It serves as the scope of work and is the basis for all costs entered on the Cost Comparison Form.

______ is any distinguishable unit of purposeful or goal-oriented work. The unit of work may be at any level of specificiality and may therefore correspond to what are commonly called tasks, duties, functions, responsibilities, performance dimensions, key result areas, or othr terms for job aspects.

______ are those aspects of work that an individual has control over and relate directly to assigned tasks.

_____ are/is quality, quantity, timeliness, cost-effectiveness, productivity, reduction in paperwork, courtesy, meeting affirmative action goals, or other tools which may be used to measure results of performance.

________ is a component of an employee's job that is of sufficient importance that performance below the minimum standard established by management requires remedial action and denial of a within-grade increase, and may be the basis for removing or reducing the grade level of that employee. Such action may be taken without regard to performance on other components of the job.

True or false? Performance standards and critical job elements must be communicated to employees in writing at the start of each appraisal period.

True or false? Performance appraisal systems do not have established criteria that permit the accurate evaluation of job performance.

__________ is (are) the systematic process(es) by which an agency involves its employees, as individuals and as members of a group, in improving organizational effectiveness in the accomplishment of agency missions and goals.

______ is a temporary assignment of an employee to a different position with no change in grade or pay.

_____ is a change of an employee, within the same agency, without promotion or demotion.

Choose the answer that is NOT a merit principle.

Title 5, USC list _____ Merit Principles.

The SECDEF must inform Congress on any Defense initiative resulting in the Closure of a ___________, the release of _____ or more civilian workers or the termination of a contract that affects ______ or more employees.

____ refers to the government's in-house organization to perform a commerical activity. It may include a mix of Federal employees and contract support. It is the basis for all government costs entered on the PWS.

_______ is the process of developing an estimate of the cost of government performance of a commercial activity and comparing it, in accordance with the requirements of the Supplement, to the cost to the government for contract performance of the activity.

_______ is a civil insurrection, civil war, terrorism, wartime, or other hostile condition that threatens physical harm or imminent danger to the health or well-being of the E-E civilian employee.

______ and ______ are the two best examples of business practices where DoD can benefit from lessons learned from private industry.

Performance ________ are the expressed measure of level of achievement, including quantity, quality, and timeliness, established by management for the duties and responisibilities of a position or group of positions.

______ added "handicap" as a prohibited form of discrimination.

In the _______ phase of an EEO complaint, the EEO counselor does not have the authority to impose a settlement.

The time limits for filing EEO complaints are ____ days from the date of the event for the complainant and the EEO Counselor has ____ to work the case.

________ brought Federal Government under 1964 Civil Rights Act. Requires Affirmative Action Plans.

The ______ prohibits discrimination based on age.

The _______ prohibits discrimination in pay based on sex.

_______ prohibits discrimination in employment based on : race, color, (amended) national origin, sex, religion.

________ is the application of a rule, policy, or practice that has a limiting or screen-out effect on the employment of a protected class.

_____ is inconsistent or unfail application of a rule, policy, or paractice that results in discrimination against a member of a protected class, that is, someone protected against discrimination because of race, color. Religion, sex, national orgin, age, or physical or mental disability.

_____ are/is those specific items/item (within the selected criteria) which will be measured.

The 3 steps for addressing and resolving poor performance are:

__________ is an employee's level of accomplishment of duties and responsibilities.

______ are/is a measurement of accomplishment of organizations or units, for which a supervisor or manager is responsible.

_______ are/is the means used to determine the degree to which standards have been met.

True or false? If a performance based action is taken under Title 5 CFR part 432 a format opportunity to improve is not required. However if it taken under part 752 it is required.

_____ is the strength at the end of a fiscal year is synomymous with end-year strength.

An Emergency Essential (E-E) Civilian ________ is one that is located overseas, that would be transferred overseas during a crisis situation, or that requires the incombent to deploy or to perform temporary duty assignments overseas

during a crisis in support of a military operation. They are required to ensure the success of combat operations or to support combat-essential systems subsequent to mobilization, an evaculation order, or some other type of military crisis.

One of the goals of the _____ was to provide for improvement, in each agency of the Federal Government, of systems of accounting, financial management, and internal controls to assure the issuance of reliable financial information and to deter fraud, waste, and abuse of Government resources.

______ is the total strength authorized by Congress for internal service applications. May be used synonymously with documented strength.

_______ is the number of personnel in, or projected to be in, an organization or account at a specified point in time.

______. As used in financial management, refers to the processes of determining manpower requirements for budgetary purposes and reporting manpower strengths to the OMB.

_______ are U.S. citizens or foreign nationals hired directly or indirectly to work for DoD, paid from appropriated or nonappropriated funds under permanent or temporary appointment. This includes employees filling full-time, part-time, intermittent, or on-call positions. Specifically excluded are all Government contractor employees.

_________ is the artithmetic mean strength for a specific time span. It is equivalent to 1 work year.

A footnote to apportionments should specify that, "Pursuant to 31 USC 1553(b) not the exceed _____% of the total appropriations for this account is apportioned for the purpose of paying legitimate obligations related to canceled appropriations" This is called the __________

The issuance of Treasury Warrants are the _____ ______ action taken after the President signs the bill into law.

The ________ governs the congressional budget, defines key budget term and establishes house and senate budget committees and the Congressional Budget Office.

The ________ prescribes rules and procedures under which the President may withhold appropriated funds from obligation.

The budgetary resources that are available for new obligations for 2 or more fiscal years are called______.

The budgetary resources that are available for new obligations for 1 year or less are called _______.

_______ is the basic substantive legislation enacted by Congress that sets up or continues the legal operation of a Federal program or agency either indefinitely or for a specific time frame or sanctions a particular type of obligation or expenditure within a program.

_______ is the system that measures and controls the use of the resources according to the purposes for which budget aurhority was enacted and that records receipts and other collections by source.

True or false? The Feed and Forage Act authorizes the military departments to incur obligation in excess of avilable appropriations in procuring or furnishing clothing, subsistence, fuel, quarters medical and hospital supplies not to exceed the necessities.

________ is the process that supports accrual accounting and attempts to show actual financial position and results of operations by accounting for assets, liabilities net opoition revenues and expenses.

_________ is the reduction or cancellation of new budget authority; unobligated balances, new loan guarantee commitments or limitations.

The Anti-Deficiency Acts are _______

Apportionment footnotes detail that, "Pursuant to 31 USC 1553(b) not to exceed ____ percetnt of the total appropriations for this account is apportioned for the purpose of payint legitimate obligations related to canceled appropriations" This is called the _______

A law that extends the availability of unobligated budget authority that has expired is called _______.

The 2 provisions of the US constitution that provides the foundation for the budget process are ______.

Agencies are responsible for maintaining a system of accounting and intenal controls to avoid violations of the _________.

The ________ prescribe rules and procedures for budget execution. Many of the specific provisions were previously enacted as Section 3679 of the revised statutes also known as the Anti-Deficiency Act.

The appropriation time line for SCN is ____ years.

The appropriation time line for Operation and Maintenance is ________.

______ is no longer available for adjustments or payments any adjustments will be charged to current same appropriation (1%max) occurs after year 6.

The Basic substantive legilation enacted by Congress that sets up or continues the legal operation of a Federal program or agency either indefinitely or for a specific time frame or sanctions a particular type of obligation or expenditure within a program

True or False:? For no year and unexpired multiyear contracts, apportioned recoveries of prior year obligations are available for new obligations.

_______ is the shift from one purpose or activity to another within the same appropriations.

_______ is the shift from one purpose or activity to another between different appropriations.

The Package that lists all of the reprogramming actions and all sources and increases is the ______.

The amount of obligational authority transferred from one agency bureau or account that is set aside in a transfer appropriation account to carry out the prupose of the parent appropriation is a (n)_______.

The 2 provisions of the US constitutions that is the foundation of the budget process are ______

________ should assess the quality of performance over time and ensure that the findings of audits and other reiews are promptly resolved.

________ is a statement on whether there is reasonable assurance that the agency's control are achieving their intended objectives.

The three forms that a statement of reasonable assurance must take are:

A material ______ in DoD system of management controls may result from a lack of an applicable control, or more frequently, an inadequate compliance with existing controls.

The Management Control Program, DoD Instruction _____ states that each DoD component shall develop a Management Control Program.

The SecDef must receive a signed statement of material weaknesses from each principle DoD component by _______.

_____ is the probable or potentially adverse effects from inadequate management controls that may result in the loss of Government resources or cause an agency to fail to accomplish signficant mission objectives through fraud, error, or mismanagement.

_______ weakness is one that is recognized by a functional proponent as occurring in several other components because of the components' ineffective implementation or failure to adequately identify or define the internal controls required.

A brief, written plan indicating accomplished management control evaluations, assessable units, and progress toward meeting planned requirements is called ________.

_______ are those procedures used to determine through observation, examination, verification, sampling, or other procedures whether management control systems are working as intended ( in accordance with management control objectives).

Management controls should be implemented by each manager and consistent with the (5) five standards which are:

Management and employees positive and supportive attitude toward internal control and conscientious management is called ________.

The most authoritative source of information on the proper use of appropriated funds is a volume published by the GAO, Office of the General Counsel, titled Principles of Federal Appropriation Law, Better known as _______.

____are the policies, procedures, techniques, and mechanisms that enforce management's directives, such as the process of adhering to requirements for budget development and execution. They help ensure that actions are taken to address risks.

_______ is the shift from one purpose or activity to another within different appropriations.

_______ is a specific aim, goal, condition, or level of control established by a manager for an assessable unit that provides reasonable assurance that the resources allocated to that activity are safeguarded or protected adequately against waste, fraud, or mismanagement, and that organizational, operational, or administrative objectives are accomplished.

_______ is any form of organization procedure or document flow that is being relied on to accomplish a control objective.

_______ is responsible for policy oversight of a particular functional area.

The appropriation time line for Operation and Maintenance is ____

The _____ prescribe rules and procedures (including squestration) designed to constrain spending and receipts legislation. When originally enacted, the act was known as the Gramm_Rudman-Hollins Act.

The appropriation time line for Military Personnel is ______ years.

The appropriation time line for Shipbuilding Navy and Conversion is _____ years.

_______ authorization is available for new obligations for 1 year.

________ is no longer available for adjustments or payments. Any adjustments will be charged to current same appropriation (1% max).

_____ is available for payments and obligation adjustments from year 2-6; FY remains and appropriation integrity required.

A form of budget authority provided by law that permits Federal agencies to incur oblibations and make payments out of the Treasury for specificed purposes is________.

The Basic substantive legilation enacted by Congress that sets up or continues the legal operation of a Federal program or agency either indefinitely or for a specific time frame or sanctions a particular type of obligation or expenditure within a program

Management control should provide for an assessment of the risks that the agency faces from both external and internal sources. This is called_____.

The authority provided by Federal law to incur financial obligations that will result in immediate or future outlays is a(n)_____________

It is the responsibility of the _____ to review and approve the agency systems of administrative control of funds to prevent violations of the Anti-Deficiency Act.

The appropriation time line for Military Construction is _______ years.

The 3 Dimensions of Budget Resource Availability are _______,_______, _________.

A(n) ________ is the shift from one purpose or activity to another within the same appropriations.

________ is required for reprogramming that result in increases in procurement quantities of major program end items, changes to Congressional interest Items in an Authorization Act, movement of funds between appropriations involving General Transfer Authority.

The Package that lists all of the reprogramming actions and all sources and increases is the ______.

True or False? For expired accounts recoveries of prior year obligations are available for new obligations incurred in current year.

_______ is (are) the system that measures and controls the use of the resources according to the purposes for which budget authority was enacted and that records receipts and other collections by source.

_________ is (are) the Basic substantive legislation enacted by Congress that sets up or continues the legal operation of a Federal program or agency either indefinitely or for a specific time fram or sanctions a particular type of obligation or expenditure within a program.

_____ is(are) the authority provided by Federal law to incur financial obligations that will result in immediate or future outlays.

________ appropriation is (are) available for payments and obligation adjustments from years 2-6; FY remains and appropriations integrity required.

______ appropriation is(are) the reduction or cancellation of new budget authority; unobligated balances, new loan guarantee commitments or limitations.

_____ is (are) authorization available for new obligations for 1 year.

________ appropriation is (are) available for payments and obligation adjustments from years 2-6; FY remains and appropriations integrity required.

OMB Circular ______ provides guidance on improving the accountability and effectiveness of Federal programs and operations by using management controls.

The appropriation time line for Procurement (excluding Shipbuilding Navy Conversion) is _______ years.

The 2 provisions of the US constitution that provides the underpinning for the budget process are ______.

The budgetary resources that are available for new obligations until the purposes for which were provided are carried out are called _________.

The ____ governs the congressional budget, defines key budget term and establies house and senate budget committees and the Congresional Budget Office.

True or false? Article 2 section 8 empowers Congress to collect taxes and Section 9 requires appropriation in law before money can be spent from the Treasury.

The appropriation time line for R&D is _____ years.

The penalty for willfully and knowingly violating the Anti Deficiency Act is ______.

Over obligation of an appropriation or funds and obligations or contracts in advance of an appropriation is a violation of _______.

Acceptance of voluntary service is a violation of _________

Over obligation of an apportionment, allotments or other subdivision os funds is a violation of ______.

True or False? A working capital (Rovolving) fund or part of that fund cannot violate the Anti-Deficiency Act.

True or false? Not knowingly or willfully committing a violation of the Anti-Deficiency Act does not, by itself, justify a decision to not impose disciplinary action against the individual.

________ appropriations is (are) no longer available for adjustments or payments any adjustments will be charged to current same appropriation (1% max) (occurs after 6 years)

The ______ environment is the management and employees attempt to establish and maintain an environment throughout the organization that sets a positive and supportive attitude toward internal control and conscientious management.

True or false? Article 2 section 8 empowers Congress to collect taxes and Section 9 requires appropriations in law before money can be spent from the Treasury.

A form of budget authority provided by law that permits Federal agencies to incur oblibations and make payments out of the Treasury for specificed purposes is________.

_____ is the process that supports accrual accounting and attempts to show actual financial position and results of operations by accounting for assets, liabilities net position revenues and expenses.

The 2 provisions of the US constitution that is the foundation of the budget process are ______.

The Management Control Program, DoD Instruction _____ states that each DoD component shall develop a Management Control Program.

_____ is any form of organization procedure or document flow that is being relied on to accomplish a control objective.

_______ is a specific aim, goal, condition, or level of control established by a manager for an assessable unit that provides reasonable assurance that the resources allocated to that activity are safeguarded or protected adequately against waste, fraud, or mismanagement, and that organizational, operational, or administrative objectives are accomplished.

_______ should assess the quality of performance over time and ensure that the findings of audits and other reviews are promptly resolved.

____ are the policies, procedures, techniques, and mechanisms that enforce management's directives, such as the process of adhering to requirements for budget development and execution. They help ensure that actions are taken to address risks.

Management control should provide for an assessment of the risks that the agency faces from both external and internal sources. This is called_____.

Management and employees positive and supportive attitude toward internal control and conscientious management is called ________.

Management controls should be implemented by each manager and consistent with the (5) five standards which are:

____ are those porcedures used to determine through observation, examination, verification, sampling, or other procedures whether management control systems are working as intended (in accordance with management control objectives).

A brief, written plan indicating accomplished management control evaluations, assessable units, and progress toward meeting planned requirements is called ________.

______ weakness is one that is recognized by a functional proponent as occurring in several other components because of the components' ineffective implementation or failure to adequately identify or define the internal controls required.

The SecDef must receive a signed statement of material weaknesses from each principle DoD component by _______.

A material ______ in DoD system of management controls may result from a lack of an applicable control, or more frequently, an inadequate compliance with existing controls.

____ is a statement on whether there is reasonable assurance that the agency's control are achieving their intended objectives.

The _____ environment is the management and employees attempt to establish and maintain an environment throughout the organization that sets a positive and supportative attitude toward internal control and conscientious management.

_______ are the organization, policies, and procedures used to reasonably ensure that certain events take place.

OMB Circular ______ provides guidance on improving the accountability and effectiveness of Federal programs and operations by using management controls.

The ______ evaluates internal controls annually and submit to Congress and the President as a report. The reports are to be available to the public, excluding classified information.

The _____ establishes guidelines for reviewing internal controls.

True or false? One goal of the Federal Managers Integrity Act is to establish internal controls that make it easier to determine misuse and waste of agency funds or property and to assure the accountability of assets.

_____ is the probable or potentially adverse effects from inadequate management controls that may result in the loss of Government resources or cause an agency to fail to accomplish significant mission objectives through fraud, error, or mismanagement.

A(N) ______ is any organizaional, functional, programmatic, or other applicable subdivision, used to delineate responsibilities under management control assessment procedures.

A(N) ______ is any organizaional, functional, programmatic, or other applicable subdivision, used to delineate responsibilities under management control assessment procedures.

The time frame for investigations of potential violations of the Anti deficiency Act, including submission of the final report to the Under Secretary of Defense Comptroller is _____ months.

The formal program management control was established in DoD with the _______.

True or false? One goal of the Federal Managers Integrity Act is to establish internal controls that make it easier to determine misuse and waste of agency funds or property and to assure the accountability of assets.

The _____ establishes guidelines for reviewing internal controls.

The ______ evaluates internal controls annually and submit to Congress and the President as a report. The reports are to be available to the public, excluding classified information.

________ are the organization, policies, and procedures used to reasonably ensure that certain events take place.

____ is responsible for policy oversight of a particular functional area.