CDFM Module 1 Test Questions and
Answers| Latest Update
What is manpower management? ✔️✔️The processes for determining manpower requirements
for budgetary purposes and reporting manpower strengths to OMB 1.2.6
Title 10 USC 12304 ✔️✔️Gives the President authority to activate reserve forces, without the
consent of Congress, and order to active duty (other than for training) for not more than 365
days. 1.2.11
Selected Reserve versus Individual Ready Reserve ✔️✔️Selected reserves drill and IRR's do not.
1.2.11
Reserves brought to active duty ✔️✔️No more than 200,000 members of the Selected Reserve
and the IRR may be on active duty at any one time of which not more than 30,000 may be
members of the IRR. 1.2.11
Emergency Essential (E-E) Civilian ✔️✔️Could be deployed to a crisis area. 1.2.12
Personnel Budget Estimates ✔️✔️Prepared in terms of full-time equivalent (FTE) employment, as
required in OMB Circular A-11. 1.2.13
Hours worked ✔️✔️Annual leave, sick leave, comp time, are considered "hours worked" for
purposes of defining FTE employment that is reported in the personnel summary 1.2.13
Turnover rate ✔️✔️Employees that left during the year divided by number of positions 1.2.13
Fill Rate (FR) ✔️✔️Number of days between an employee leaving and the position being refilled.
If it takes 65 workdays to refill a position and there are 260 workday in the year, 65/260=25%
fill rate 1.2.13
,Title 5 USC ✔️✔️Gives the Secretary of Defense permanent authority to establish programs
under which employees may be eligible for voluntary early retirement or be offered separation
incentive pay (buyouts) 1.2.14
Buyout Program ✔️✔️Voluntary Separation Incentive Pay (VSIP), DoD isn't permitted more than
25,000 annually; an employee accepting a buyout cannot be re-employed by DoD for 12
months. 1.2.14
Early Retirement ✔️✔️Voluntary Early Retirement Authority (VERA) 1.2.14
List of activities that are not inherently governmental ✔️✔️No later than the end of the 3rd
quarter 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 are
not inherently governmental functions. 1.2.15
A-76 defines activities in two categories ✔️✔️(1) Commercial Activity-product or service obtained
from private sector source
(2) Inherently governmental-performance is mandated by a Federal employee (they are not
subject to OMB Circular 76) 1.2.17
Who must you notify if you're considering doing an A-76 study? ✔️✔️Congress 1.2.22
DodI 1400.33 ✔️✔️Contains DoD procedures for Commercial Activities (CA) in the U.S., its
territories and possessions, the District of Columbia, and the commonwealth of Puerto Rico
1.2.22
Most Efficient Organization (MEO) ✔️✔️Basis of Government estimate for the cost comparison
with potential contractors. 1.2.22
Core principles of public service ✔️✔️(1) Employees shall not use public office for private gain
, (2) Employees shall act impartially and not give preferential treatment to private organizations
or individual. 1.2.26
OGE Form 278 ✔️✔️-Completed by senior officials in the executive, legislative, and judicial
branches
-Available to the public 1.2.30
OGE Form 450 ✔️✔️-Completed by less senior officials in the executive branch
-Not available to the public 1.2.30
Personnel Management 9 Merit Principles ✔️✔️1. Use fair, open, competitive recruiting
2. Be fair and equitable
3. Classify jobs properly; recognize excellence
4. Maintain high standards
5. Use the Federal work force efficiently and effectively
6. Correct or separate poor performance
7. Effectively train and educate employees
8. Protect employees from improper political influences
9. Protect employees against reprisal for their lawful actions 1.3.6
5 USC 2302 ✔️✔️Prohibited personnel practices of a person in a position of authority 1.3.8
Two examination methods used in Government recruitment ✔️✔️-Assembled exams - written or
performance based
-Unassembled exams - resume-based 1.3.9
Two Rules for Selecting from a Certificate ✔️✔️1. Rule of 3 - select from highest three eligible
candidate applicants who have not been eliminated and are available for appointment
Answers| Latest Update
What is manpower management? ✔️✔️The processes for determining manpower requirements
for budgetary purposes and reporting manpower strengths to OMB 1.2.6
Title 10 USC 12304 ✔️✔️Gives the President authority to activate reserve forces, without the
consent of Congress, and order to active duty (other than for training) for not more than 365
days. 1.2.11
Selected Reserve versus Individual Ready Reserve ✔️✔️Selected reserves drill and IRR's do not.
1.2.11
Reserves brought to active duty ✔️✔️No more than 200,000 members of the Selected Reserve
and the IRR may be on active duty at any one time of which not more than 30,000 may be
members of the IRR. 1.2.11
Emergency Essential (E-E) Civilian ✔️✔️Could be deployed to a crisis area. 1.2.12
Personnel Budget Estimates ✔️✔️Prepared in terms of full-time equivalent (FTE) employment, as
required in OMB Circular A-11. 1.2.13
Hours worked ✔️✔️Annual leave, sick leave, comp time, are considered "hours worked" for
purposes of defining FTE employment that is reported in the personnel summary 1.2.13
Turnover rate ✔️✔️Employees that left during the year divided by number of positions 1.2.13
Fill Rate (FR) ✔️✔️Number of days between an employee leaving and the position being refilled.
If it takes 65 workdays to refill a position and there are 260 workday in the year, 65/260=25%
fill rate 1.2.13
,Title 5 USC ✔️✔️Gives the Secretary of Defense permanent authority to establish programs
under which employees may be eligible for voluntary early retirement or be offered separation
incentive pay (buyouts) 1.2.14
Buyout Program ✔️✔️Voluntary Separation Incentive Pay (VSIP), DoD isn't permitted more than
25,000 annually; an employee accepting a buyout cannot be re-employed by DoD for 12
months. 1.2.14
Early Retirement ✔️✔️Voluntary Early Retirement Authority (VERA) 1.2.14
List of activities that are not inherently governmental ✔️✔️No later than the end of the 3rd
quarter 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 are
not inherently governmental functions. 1.2.15
A-76 defines activities in two categories ✔️✔️(1) Commercial Activity-product or service obtained
from private sector source
(2) Inherently governmental-performance is mandated by a Federal employee (they are not
subject to OMB Circular 76) 1.2.17
Who must you notify if you're considering doing an A-76 study? ✔️✔️Congress 1.2.22
DodI 1400.33 ✔️✔️Contains DoD procedures for Commercial Activities (CA) in the U.S., its
territories and possessions, the District of Columbia, and the commonwealth of Puerto Rico
1.2.22
Most Efficient Organization (MEO) ✔️✔️Basis of Government estimate for the cost comparison
with potential contractors. 1.2.22
Core principles of public service ✔️✔️(1) Employees shall not use public office for private gain
, (2) Employees shall act impartially and not give preferential treatment to private organizations
or individual. 1.2.26
OGE Form 278 ✔️✔️-Completed by senior officials in the executive, legislative, and judicial
branches
-Available to the public 1.2.30
OGE Form 450 ✔️✔️-Completed by less senior officials in the executive branch
-Not available to the public 1.2.30
Personnel Management 9 Merit Principles ✔️✔️1. Use fair, open, competitive recruiting
2. Be fair and equitable
3. Classify jobs properly; recognize excellence
4. Maintain high standards
5. Use the Federal work force efficiently and effectively
6. Correct or separate poor performance
7. Effectively train and educate employees
8. Protect employees from improper political influences
9. Protect employees against reprisal for their lawful actions 1.3.6
5 USC 2302 ✔️✔️Prohibited personnel practices of a person in a position of authority 1.3.8
Two examination methods used in Government recruitment ✔️✔️-Assembled exams - written or
performance based
-Unassembled exams - resume-based 1.3.9
Two Rules for Selecting from a Certificate ✔️✔️1. Rule of 3 - select from highest three eligible
candidate applicants who have not been eliminated and are available for appointment
