CDFM MODULE 1 EXAM REAL EXAM 250 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS(DECDFM MODULE 1 EXAM REAL EXAM 250 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS(DETAILED ANSWERS) GRADED A+TAILED ANSWERS) GRADED A+

CDFM MODULE 1 EXAM REAL EXAM 250 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS(DETAILED ANSWERS) GRADED A+ 1.No money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in the Consequence of Appropriations made by law. - ANS-Article 1, Section 9 2.What give Congress the authority to make laws? - ANS-Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution 3.The final step after the Conference Committee Resolution after a measure has been passed in identical form by both the House andSenate, it is considered to be what? - ANS-"Enrolled" (then sent to the president) 4.Who reviews the constitution for interpretation of the constitution? - ANS-Supreme Court 5.Who has the power to raise taxes given in Article 1 of the Constitution? - ANS-Congress (Legislative Branch) 6.What does the Congress of the US consist of? - ANS-Senate (6 yrs); House (2 yrs) 7.All bills for raising Revenue shall originate where? But the Senate may propose or concur with Amendments as on other Bills. - ANS-House of Representative 8.To be able to override a presidential veto, the House has to have a majority to pass the bill; and if approved, then goes to the Senate for a vote to pass the bill. If approved, the Bill becomes Law. What is the percentage the vote has to pass by in both the House & Senate? - ANS-2/3 and 2/3 9.If any Bill shall not be returned by the President after it has been presented to him, the Same shall be a law. How many days? - ANS-10 Days 10.Who has the power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and Excises to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States. - ANS-Congress 11.Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution allows for what? - ANS-1) borrow money on credit 2) regulate commerce; 3) Coin money; 4) Constitute Tribunals; 5) Declare War; 6) Raise and support Armies; 7) provide and maintain Navy; 8) Make Rules for Government Regulation of land and naval forces; 9) Provide for calling forth Militia; 10) to make all laws 12.Once the money officially and legally gets into the Treasury, to be able to use the money, what does Congress have to do? - ANS-Write a Law 13.Gives executive power to the President to be the Commander in Chief and to execute the laws - ANS-Article 2 Executive Branch 14.The President has the power to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint these officials. Name 2? - ANS-Ambassadors & Supreme Court Judges 15.How often does the President give to Congress the State of the Union (Jan/Feb) time frame. - ANS-Once year 16.Who and what branch is responsibly for faithfully executing the laws enacted by Congress (Legislative Branch)? - ANS-President (Executive Branch) 17.The Supreme Court does not deal in the matter of what? - ANS-State Laws 18.A new Congress convenes for two years following the November general elections, it consists of how many sessions, and each in what duration? - ANS-2 sessions; 1 year duration 19.This may originate either in the House of Representatives or in the Senate. There is little practice difference between a bill and a " ", once agree, it goes to the President for signature. - ANS-Joint Resolution 20.What prevents Congress and the President from unilaterally making laws and treaties? - ANS-Separation of Power 21.Matters affecting the operation of the House & Senate and both chambers agree, does not go to the President for signature. - ANS-Concurrent Resolution 22.The House and Senate can each write an matter concerning the operation on its own. Applies to the chamber that created it. Knows as the H.Res & S.Res - ANS-Simple Resolution 23.During the State of The Union, what message is the President giving? - ANS-State of Union, recommend measures necessary and expedient 24.Can an Executive Branch Department pass legislation with the approval of OMB and on Behalf of the president, to a congressional committee or subcommittee - ANS-Yes, but must be approved by OMB 25.Who resolves differences between the HR and the Senate? - ANS-Conference Committee (Third Chamber) 26.What is usually the first step in the process for consideration by committee? - ANS-Public Hearing 27.When a Conference Committee is convened dealing with an amendment, what can the conferees do and not do? - ANS-Only deal with matters in disagreement; cannot insert new matter or leave out matter agreed on 28.What was declared unconstitutional in 1998 with respect to Presidential Veto? - ANS-Line Item Veto 29.If the President Veto a Bill, it is returned to the house of original acting first. If the Bill does not receive 2/3 vote, it is sustained and the bill fails to become law. If it receives the required 2/3 vote, an endorsement to the effect is made on the back of the bill and it is then transmitted, with the accompany message, the to the second house for its action. What has to happen for the Bill to become Law? - ANS-The next house has to pass it with a 2/3 vote to become law. 30.Who is responsible for the 3 phases of the Budget Cycle? - ANS-OMB 31.What are the 3 Phases of the Budget Cycle? - ANS-Budget Formulation, Congressional Action and Budget Execution 32Who does the Federal budget belong to? - ANS-The President 33.The Budget Formulation processed is governed by this? - ANS-OMB Circular A-11 34.OMB Circular A-11 sets out the promises of the president - ANS-Presidential Priorities 35.What are the six major steps in the budget formulation process laid out in OMB Circular A-11? - ANS-1) OMB Issues guidance; 2) Organization develops draft; 3) Agency submit budget estimates to OMB; 4) OMB hold hearings on Agency Budgets; 5) President makes final decisions on Agency budgets; 6) President transmits the budget to Congress. 36.What organization is responsible for helping the President with spending policy, managing the executive budget, and providing advice an dangles on a broad range of topics? - ANS-Additional OMB Duties 37.The President is responsible to transmit the budget of the US government to congress NLT when? - ANS-1st Monday in February each year 38.Congress she process authorization legislation, which authorizes or allows programs to exist. They also pass appropriations, which provide funding for programs - ANS-Congressional Action Phase 39.The President signs the bills into law that provides legal budget authority to incur obligations and make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. - ANS-Appropriation 40.In the Congressional Action Phase, who holds hearing in January in preperation for drafting the concurrent resolution of the budget? - ANS-Budget Committees 41.Budget Committees this to their respective houses. The resolution sets spending revenue and other budget targets for the upcoming fiscal year. - ANS-Concurrent Resolution - April of each year 42.This is the process of estimating the budgetary effects of pending legislation and comparing them to a baseline such as a budget resolution or to any limits that may be set in law. - ANS-Scorekeeping 43.What data does scorekeeping track? - ANS-budget authority, receipts, outlays, surplus or deficit, and the public debt 44.This resolution fixes new budget authority and outlay target and establishes target for the Gross National Debt, revenues, and surplus/deficit. - ANS-Budget Resolution 45.This resolution does not require the signature of the President. It is the first step in the Congressional Budget Process. - ANS-Concurrent Budget Resolution 46.This Bill may not exceed the ceilings set in the CBR w/out a 60% majority vote of the entire congress & CBO monitors for compliance. - ANS-Annual Appropriation Bill 47.Defense, Military Construction/Veterans Affairs & Energy and Water - ANS-Defense Relates Appropriations Acts 48.When a statutes language is not clear as written, the best place to go for interpretation of the law is where? - ANS-Legislative History 49.Who will provide DoDs position on appeal items? - ANS-SECDEF 50.Amends the budgets submission prior to completion of a congressional act....they have been submitted but not yet processed by congress - ANS-Budget Amendments 51.Normally transmitted to Congress as requests to provide funds in addition to amounts already appropriated for the ongoing fiscal year. - ANS-Supplmental Requests 52.What provides budget authority for specific ongoing activities for a specific period of time? - ANS-Continuing Resolution (CR) 53.Budget authority and the availability of budgetary resources for obligation and expenditure are limited by the following elements. - ANS-Time, Purpose & Amount 54.The period of time of that the budget resources may incur new obligations is different from the period of time during which budgetary resources may be used to insure expenditures. - ANS-Time 55.This is distributed by OMB as part of the apportionment process. - ANS-Budget Authority 56.This process begins with the President's signature on the appropriations bill. - ANS-Budget Execution Process 57.What is the Form that OSD has to send to OMB to request apportionment within 10 days of the Presenting signing the appropriations bill? - ANS-SF-132 58.What does the apportionment provide to the Federal agencies? - ANS-Obligation Authority 59.OSD/OMB negotiates apportionments (OSD must request apportionment via form SF-132). OMB has 30 days after the appropriations act passage to effect apportionment. - ANS-Within 10 days of the appropriations Act 60.Financial control document issued by the Treasury Department - ANS-Appropriation Warrant 61.What devices up the appropriation? - ANS-Apportionment 62.Apportionment is required by what USC? - ANS-31 USC 1512 63.Apportionment helps to achieve the cost effective and economical use of what? - ANS-Available Funds 64.It is a violation of law for an agency to incur obligations or make expenditures in excess of what? - ANS-the amount apportioned 65.The President is required to send a notice to the appropriate commitment. If Congress does not notify the President within 45 days to release the funds, the funds may be what? - ANS-Deferred (2 USC 684) 66.Funds that are cancelled by congressional action. - ANS-Rescission 67.Required the system of administrative controls - ANS-31 USC 1514 not required for the operation and maintenance appropriation accounts, revolving funds accounts, or military personnel appropriation accounts, but may be used if cost effective. - ANS-Commitment Accounting 69.Legal reservation of funds are the amounts of orders places, contracts awarded, services received, and similar transactions during an accounting period that will require payment during the same or future periods. - ANS-Obligations fication that certifies to the KO purpose, time and amount. The basis for a commitment - ANS-Fiduciary 71.Certifies vouchers for payments - ANS-Certifying Officers 72.Appropriates the funds and sends to OMB for apportionment - ANS-Congress 73.Apportions the funds to the Agencies for execution - ANS-OMB 74.Responsible for Allots, commits, obligates and outlays the funding - ANS-Agency that have actually been moved from the federal treasury - ANS-Outlays 76Who is the primary oversight committee for the DoD programs? - ANS-HAC & SAC 77.Who's is the head of the Comptroller General? - ANS-Government Accountability Office (GAO) 78. (1) Budget Formulation, 2) Congressional Review 3) Budget Execution - ANS-Federal Budget Process 79.The budget formulation is based on performance planning/reporting as required by what? - ANS-Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) 80.Government budget outlays exceed its budget receipts for any given period - ANS-Budget Deficit transactions of Government entities that laws exclude from the on-budget totals (those of SSA, Trust Fund, and Postal Service are not included in the budget deficit) - ANS-Budget totals 82.Specific statutory authority to incur obligations - ANS-Contract authority 83.Cash value of the resources allocated to a particular program - ANS-Cost 84.Budgetary resources provided in an appropriations act. - ANS-Discretionary Spending 85.Authority to make payments - ANS-Entitle Authority 86.Occurs when a check is issued - ANS-Expenditure 87.Spending that is controlled by laws. - ANS-Mandatory Spending 89. measure of government spending - ANS-Outlay 90.How large is discretionary spending, budget authority that is indefinite - ANS-34% 91.This spending is mandatory for entitlement programs such as SS, corporate income taxes, excise taxes, etc. This is a "permanent appropriation" - ANS-Non-Discretionary What makes up the greatest revenue source? - ANS-Individual Income Taxes Requires the President to submit an annual budget proposal to congress and established the OMB and the GAO. - ANS-1921 Budget and Accounting Act Established House and Senate Budget Committees. Changed FY to 1 Oct - 30 Sep from 1 Jul - 30 Jun - ANS-1974 Congressional Budget Impoundment Control Act Pay as you go on any spending outside the appropriation that would increase the deficit. Often referred to as the Gramm-Rudman Hollings Act - ANS-1987 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Reaffirmation Act Discretionary Spending is the budget authority controlled by annual appropriations acts and the outlays that result from the BA. Established Pay-as-you-go entitlements (can't add a new one without getting rid of an old one) - ANS-1990 Budget Enforcement Act Authority was briefly granted in 1996 and used by President Bill Clinton until it was declared unconstitutional in 1998. - ANS-1996 Line Item Veto Act Military departments are responsible of recruiting, training, and equipping their forces, but operational control of those forces is assigned to one of the Combatant Commands. Who sets the End Strength? - ANS-Congress The process for determining requirements for budgetary purposes and reporting strengths to OMB - ANS-Manpower Management Number of personnel in, or projected to be in, an organization or account at a specified point in time. Seats filled. - ANS-Actual Strength Actual strength of an entire service, not necessarily equal to combined unit actual strengths because individuals may be assigned but not joined. - ANS-Assigned Strength US Citizens or foreign national hired directly or indirectly to work for DoD, paid from appropriated or non-appropriated funds under permanent or temporary assignment. Specifically excluded are all Government contractor employees. - ANS-DoD Civilian Workforce Authorized and programmed strength at the end of the fiscal year for active forces, selected reserve, and appropriated-fund civilian employees in the FYDP. - ANS-Peacetime Strength Terminating or differing activities not essential to the war effort in order to permit the reallocation of personnel to higher priority tasks. Assigning military personnel only to those jobs that contribute to the war (exceptions apply) - ANS-DoD Manpower Utilization Policy What jobs cannot be reassigned to non-military personnel during war effort? - ANS-Military incumbency is required by law, possessing military unique skills or experience, military authority or discipline is requisite of the position, alternative manpower is not availble An expansion of military members through mobilization may require an increase in what workforce? - ANS-Increase in Civilian workforce Mobilization is the process of assembling, organizing and using manpower and material resources in preparation for war or other emergency. The mobilization process can help deter war as well as enhance war fighting capability. - ANS-Master Mobilization Plan (MMP) Gives the President authority to order to active duty Selected Reserve and Ready Reserves w/o the consent of Congress for no more than 365 days. - ANS-10 USC 12304 A position based designation stating that a person occupying an E-E position could be deployed to a crisis area. - ANS-Emergency Essential Personnel budget estimates are prepared in terms of full-time equivalent (Fee) employment, as required by.. - ANS-OMB Circular A-11 DoD Separation Incentives - requires that buyout payments be paid from amounts available for the employee's pay, and generally, be fully repaid if the employee rejoins the Federal Government within fiver years of separation - ANS-5 USC 9902(i) Requires annual list of activities performed by executive agency that are not inherently government functions. These are lists of positions that are not considered to be inherently governmental - ANS-Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998 (FAIR Act) Positions that can be done by contractor personnel - ANS-Non-inherently governmental The head of the Executive agency shall promptly transmit a copy of the list to Congress to make the list available to the public. The director OMB shall promptly publish in the Federal Register a notice that the list is available to the public. - ANS-Public Availability of Lists Executive agency shall use a process to select the source (except where except by law) - ANS-Competition Required This defines activities in two categories, commercial activity, and inherently governmental activity - ANS-OMB Circular A-76 Determination of agency policy, such as determining the content and application of regulations, among other things - ANS-Inherently governmental is designed to empower Federal managers to make sound and justifiable business decisions. It is not simply designed just to contract out. - ANS-OMB Circular A-76 Process starts and ends w/Congress - ANS-Fair Act Serve as the score of work for making cost comparisons - ANS-A-76 Cost Competition Process Performance Work Statements Neither funds nor manpower authorizations shall be removed from the activity's budget in anticipation of the outcome. - ANS-Cost Comparison Study DoD components shall notify congress of the intention to do a cost comparison involving more than how many DoD civilian personnel? - ANS-46 requires the congressional notification and employee notification of an A-76 Cost Competition Process - ANS-DoDI 4100.33 HOW MANY BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT DID THE CONSTITUTION ESTABLISH? - ANS-3 WHAT WAS THE PREDECESSOR TO THE CONSTITUTION? - ANS-ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION IN WHICH ARTICLE OF THE CONSTITUTION IS THE POWER TO RAISE TAXES? - ANS-ARTICLE 1 WHAT OCCURS WHEN CONGRESS IS NOT IN SESSION AND THE PRESIDENT DOES NOT SIGN A PROPERLY PRESENTED ENROLLED BILL WITHIN TEN DAYS? - ANS-POCKET VETO HOW FREQUENTLY DOES THE CONGRESS REVIEW THE DOD BUDGET REQUEST? - ANS-ANNUALLY APPROXIMATELY WHAT PERCENT OF TOTAL FEDERAL SPENDING IS DISCRETIONARY SPENDING? - ANS-34 PERCENT WHICH BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT IMPLEMENTS LAWS? - ANS-EXECUTIVE BRANCH WHICH BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT IS AUTHORIZED TO RAISE TAXES AND BORROW MONEY? - ANS-LEGISLATIVE CONGRESS WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE COMMITTEE THAT ATTEMPT TO RESOLVE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HOUSE AND SENATE VERSIONS OF THE BILL? - ANS-CONFERENCE COMMITTEE OR THIRD CHAMBER WHICH AGENCY ISSUES DIRECTIONS FOR USE BY OTHER AGENCIES IN SUBMITTING THEIR BUDGET ESTIMATES? - ANS-OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET OMB WHAT TYPE OF LEGISLATION PROVIDES AN AGENCY WITH BUDGET AUTHORITY? - ANS-APPROPRIATION ACTS PROVIDE BUDGET AUTHORITY WHAT TERM IS USED TO DESCRIBE A SUBDIVISION OF AN APPORTIONMENT? - ANS-ALLOTMENT WHAT AGENCY ISSUES APPORTIONMENT'S? - ANS-OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT OF BUDGET OMB WHICH BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT CONDUCTS HEARINGS ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS? - ANS-LEGISLATIVE CONGRESS IN THE FEDERAL BUDGET PROCESS, WHICH ORGANIZATIONS ACTUALLY PREPARE BUDGET ESTIMATES? - ANS-FEDERAL AGENCIES WHAT IS THE LARGEST SINGLE SOURCE OF FEDERAL TAX REVENUE? - ANS-INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX 43 PERCENT WHAT ARE THE REQUESTS FOR FUNDS IN ADDITION TO AMOUNTS ALREADY APPROPRIATED CALLED? - ANS-SUPPLEMENTAL WHAT FINANCIAL CONTROL DOCUMENT IS ISSUED BY THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT FOLLOWING SIGNATURE OF THE APPROPRIATION ACT? - ANS-APPROPRIATION WARRANT WHAT TERM DESCRIBES POSTPONEMENT IN THE USE OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS? - ANS-DEFERRAL WHAT TERM DESCRIBES A CANCELLATION OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS? - ANS-RECESSION AFTER THE DOD APPROPRIATIONS BILL IS SIGNED INTO LAW, WHAT DOES THE DOD REQUEST FROM OMB? - ANS-APPORTIONMENT AN ADMINISTRATIVE RESERVATION OF FUNDS IS KNOWN AS WHAT? - ANS-COMMITMENT WHAT GIVES A FEDERAL AGENCY THE LEGAL AUTHORITY TO OPERATE A PROGRAM? - ANS-AUTHORIZATION LEGISLATION ARTICLE 1 SECTION 8 CLAUSE 1 OF THE US CONSTITUTION EMPOWERS WHICH ELEMENT OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO COLLECT TAXES? - ANS-LEGISLATIVE BRANCH PREVENTS CONGRESS AND THE PRESIDENT FROM UNILATERALLY MAKING LAWS AND TREATIES. - ANS-SEPARATION OF POWERS COMPOSED OF MEMBERS CHOSEN EVERY SECOND YEAR BY THE PEOPLE OF SEVERAL STATES - ANS-HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMPOSED OF TWO MEMBERS FROM EACH STATE FOR SIX YEARS HAVING ONE VOTE - ANS-SENATE ALL BILLS FOR RAISING REVENUE SHALL ORIGINATE WHERE? - ANS-HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES POWER TO LAY AND COLLECT TAXES - ANS-CONGRESS POWER TO CONSTITUTE TRIBUNALS INFERIOR TO SUPREME COURT - ANS-CONGRESS CONGRESS CAN RAISE AND SUPPORT ARMIES BUT NO APPROPRIATION OF MONEY TO THAT USE SHALL BE LONGER THAN? - ANS-TWO YEARS NO MONEY SHALL BE DRAWN FROM THE TREASURY BUT IN CONSEQUENCE OF - ANS-APPROPRIATION FROM TIME TO TIME WHAT SHALL BE PUBLISHED REGARDING PUBLIC MONEY - ANS-STATEMENT OF ACCOUNT AND RECEIPTS EXECUTIVE POWER OF THE UNITED STATES IS VESTED IN WHO? - ANS-PRESIDENT WHO IS COMMANDER AND CHIEF OF ARMY AND NAVY? - ANS-PRESIDENT WHO HAS POWER WITH THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF SENATE 2/3 MAJORITY TO MAKE TREATIES , APPOINT AMBASSADORS, PUBLIC MINISTERS , SUPREME COURT JUSTICES ,AND CONSULS - ANS-PRESIDENT WHO PROVIDES STATE OF THE UNION AND RECOMMENDS CONSIDERATION FOR MEASURES JUDGES NECESSARY - ANS-PRESIDENT WHO INTERPRETS LAWS - ANS-JUDICIAL BRANCH RULES ON FEDERAL LAWS AND CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES - ANS-SUPREME COURT HOW MANY SESSIONS DOES CONGRESS CONVENE AND HOW LONG DO THEY LAST - ANS-TWO SESSIONS ONE YEAR EACH HOW DO JOINT RESOLUTIONS BECOME LAW? - ANS-SAME MANNER AS BILLS NOT PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT FOR APPROVAL? - ANS-PROPOSED AMENDMENTS CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS ARE PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT FOR - ANS-ACTION WHEN DOES THE PRESIDENT USUALLY PRESENT OR SUBMIT ANNUAL MESSAGE ON THE STATE OF THE UNION? - ANS-BEGINNING OF THE SESSION WHO IS PRESIDENTS WATCHDOG? - ANS-OMB WHO DOES OMB WORK FOR? - ANS-PRESIDENT RESPONSIBLE FOR NOTIFYING CONGRESS OF EXECUTIVE BRANCH REQUESTED LEGISLATION? - ANS-OMB WHAT IS HOPPER FOR? - ANS-ANY MEMBER OF CONGRESS MAY INTRODUCE A BILL AT ANY TIME WHILE IN SESSION BY PLACING IT IN HOPPER WHAT IS MARK UP SESSION? - ANS-AFTER HEARINGS ARE COMPLETED THE BILL IS IN THIS STATUS AFTER BILL HAS PASSED ONE BODY THE BILLS IS CALLED? - ANS-ENGROSSED BILL WHO COMPOSES CONFERENCE COMMITTEES? - ANS-MEMBERS OF THE RESPECTIVE HOUSE AND SENATE COMMITTEES WHAT IS KNOWN AS THIRD CHAMBER? - ANS-CONFERENCE COMMITTEES WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE? - ANS-TO RECONCILE DIFFERENCES CONFERENCE COMMITTEES CANNOT - ANS-INSERT NEW MATTER OR LEAVE OUT MATTER AGREED TO BY BOTH HOUSES AFTER A MEASURE HAS BEEN PASSED IN IDENTICAL FORM BY BOTH HOUSE AND SENATE IT IS CONSIDERED? - ANS-ENROLLED HOW MANY DAYS DOES PRESIDENT HAVE TO ACT ON BILL? - ANS-TEN WHO HAS POWER TO LAY AND COLLECT TAXES? - ANS-CONGRESS WHO CAN CONSTITUTE TRIBUNALS INFERIOR TO SUPREME COURT? - ANS-CONGRESS TO RAISE AND SUPPORT ARMIES NO APPROPRIATION OF MONEY TO THAT USE SHALL BE LONGER THAN - ANS-TWO YEARS WHO MAKES LAWS WHICH ARE NECESSARY AND PROPER FOR EXECUTION THE FOREGOING POWERS? - ANS-CONGRESS NO MONEY SHALL BE DRAWN FROM THE TREASURY BUT IN CONSEQUENCE OF - ANS-APPROPRIATIONS REGULAR STATEMENT AND ACCOUNT OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES OF ALL PUBLIC MONEY SHALL BE ? - ANS-PUBLISHED FROM TIME TO TIME EXECUTIVE POWER VESTED IN - ANS-POTUS COMMANDER AND CHIEF OF ARMY AND NAVY? - ANS-POTUS POWER BY AND WITH THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE SENATE TO MAKE TREATIES PROVIDED TWO THIRDS SENATE CONCUR - ANS-POTUS SHALL NOMINATE WITH ADVICE AND CONSENT OF SENATE AMBASSADORS, PUBLIC MINISTERS, AND COUNSELS - ANS-POTUS RECOMMEND CONSIDERATION OF MEASURES NECESSARY AND EXPEDIENT TO CONGRESS - ANS-POTUS WHO EXECUTES THE LAW? - ANS-POTUS WHO CAN ESTABLISH INFERIOR COURTS? - ANS-CONGRESS WHO RULES ON FEDERAL LAW AND CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES? - ANS-SUPREME COURT WHO INTERPRETS LAW? - ANS-JUDICIAL BRANCH WHEN DOES NEW CONGRESS CONVENE? - ANS-TWO YEARS FOLLOWING THE NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION. TWO SESSIONS ONE YEAR IN DURATION HOW DO JOINT RESOLUTIONS BECOME LAW? - ANS-SAME MANNER AS BILLS ARE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT FOR APPROVAL - ANS-NO AFTER CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS ARE APPROVED BY HOUSE AND SENATE WHO SIGNS? - ANS-CLERK OF THE HOUSE AND SECRETARY OF THE SENATE ARE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT? - ANS-NO WHEN DOES THE PRESIDENT NORMALLY PRESENT OR SUBMIT HIS ANNUAL MESSAGE ON THE STATE OF THE UNION? - ANS-SHORTLY AFTER THE BEGINNING OF A SESSION. WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR NOTIFYING CONGRESS OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH REQUESTED LEGISLATION? - ANS-OMB WHO IS THE PRESIDENTS WATCHDOG? - ANS-OMB WHO DOES OMB ANSWER TO? - ANS-PRESIDENT WHO RESOLVES DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HOUSE AND SENATE VERSIONS OF BILL? - ANS-CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ANY MEMBER OF CONGRESS MAY INTRODUCE A BILL AT ANY TIME WHILE THEIR CHAMBER IS IN SESSION BY PLACING IN ? - ANS-HOPPER AFTER HEARINGS ARE COMPLETED, A BILL IS CONSIDERED IN A SESSION THAT IS KNOW AS - ANS-MARK UP IF COMMITTEE APPROVES EXTENSIVE AMENDMENTS THEY MAY DECIDE TO REPORT A NEW BILL INCORPORATING THE AMENDMENTS KNOWN AS - ANS-CLEAN BILL AFTER THE BILL HAS PASSED ONE BODY THE BILL IS CALLED - ANS-ENGROSSED CONFERENCE COMMITTEES ARE COMPOSED OF - ANS-MEMBERS OF THE RESPECTIVE HOUSE AND SENATE COMMITTEES THIRD CHAMBER - ANS-CONFERENCE COMMITTEES CONFERENCE COMMITTEES CANNOT - ANS-INSERT NEW MATTER OR LEAVE OUT MATTER AGREED TO BY BOTH HOUSES AFTER A MEASURE HAS BEEN PASSED IN IDENTICAL FORM BY BOTH THE HOUSE AND SENATE IT IS CALLED - ANS-ENROLLED HOW LONG DOES PRESIDENT HAVE TO ACT ON BILL - ANS-TEN DAYS EXCLUDING SUNDAY WHAT CAN THE PRESIDENT DO WITH THE BILL? - ANS-1 APPROVE AND SIGN 2 DOES NOT SIGN AFTER TEN DAYS BECOMES LAW 3 POCKET VETO 4 VETO WHAT WAS DETERMINED UNCONSTITUTIONAL IN 1998 - ANS-LINE ITEM VETO WHAT MAJORITY IN HOUSE AND SENATE OVERRIDES PRESIDENTIAL VETO - ANS-TWO THIRDS THREE PHASES OF BUDGET CYCLE - ANS-1 BUDGET FORMULATION 18-24 MOTHS OUT 2 CONGRESSIONAL ACTION 1ST MONDAY IN FEBRUARY NLT 30 SEPT 3 BUDGET EXECUTION 1 OCT -30 SEP WHAT GOVERNS THE BUDGET FORMULATION PROCESS? - ANS-OMB CIRCULAR 11 SIX MAJOR STEPS IN BUDGET FORMULATION? - ANS-1 OMB ISSUES GUIDANCE 2 ORGANIZATION DEVELOPS DRAFT 3 AGENCY SUBMITS BUDGET ESTIMATES TO OMB 4 OMB HOLDS HEARINGS ON AGENCY BUDGETS 5 PRESIDENT MAKES FINAL DECISION ON AGENCY BUDGETS 6 PRESIDENT TRANSMITS THE BUDGET TO CONGRESS DOD'S STRATEGIC PLAN FOR BUDGET - ANS-QDR PAST AND CURRENT DATA TO PREDICT FUTURE IS - ANS-FORECASTING WHO ISSUES TECHNICAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR PREPARATION OF ANNUAL BUDGET ESTIMATES - ANS-OMB WHO COMPLETES FALL REVIEW HOLDING HEARINGS WITH AGENCY REPS ON PROGRAM BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT ISSUES? - ANS-OMB BUDGET GUIDANCE USES WHAT APPROACH - ANS-TOP DOWN BUDGET FORMULATION USES WHAT APPROACH - ANS-BOTTOM UP 1921 BUDGET AND ACCOUNTING ACT PROVIDED - ANS-1 CONSOLIDATED PRESIDENTS BUDGET 2 CREATED BUREAU OF BUDGET OMB 3 CREATED GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTING OFFICE OMB ISSUES GUIDANCE IN FEBRUARY PROVIDING ALLOWANCE LETTERS FOR HOW MANY YEARS OF PLANNING LEVELS? - ANS-FIVE INTERNAL REVIEW BY OSD IS KNOWN AS ; - ANS-FALL REVIEW DURING FALL REVIEW OMB MAY CHANGE FUNDING, MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO AGENCY BUDGETS. THIS IS FORMALIZED BY - ANS-OMB PASSBACK LETTER FROM OMB DIRECTOR TO THE HEAD OF THE AGENCY - ANS-OMB PASSBACK WHO CAN PASSBACKS BE APPEALED TO - ANS-PRESIDENT BY AGENCY HEAD CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET AND IMPOUND ACT OF 1974 PROVIDED - ANS-1 CONGRESS FOCUSES ON OVERALL BUDGET TOTALS AND RELATES INDIVIDUAL APPROPRIATIONS TO EACH OTHER 2 A NEW BUDGET COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED CBO 3 FISCAL YEAR OF 1 OCT THRU 30 SEP THREE PROCESSES WITHIN CONGRESSIONAL ACTION PHASE - ANS-1 BUDGET RESOLUTION PROCESS 2 THE AUTHORIZATION PROCESS 3 THE APPROPRIATION PROCESS BUDGET COMMITTEE IN JANUARY DOES WHAT DURING CONGRESSIONAL ACTION PHASE - ANS-HOLDS HEARINGS IN PREPARATION FOR DRAFTING THE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS OF THE BUDGET BUDGET COMMITTEE IN APRIL DOES WHAT DURING CONGRESSIONAL ACTION PHASE - ANS-REPORTS TO HOUSE AND SENATE RESOLUTION SETS SPENDING REVENUE AND OTHER BUDGET TARGETS FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR CONGRESS IN JANUARY DOES WHAT DURING CONGRESSIONAL ACTION PHASE - ANS-RECEIVES PRESIDENTS BUDGET BETWEEN FIRST MONDAY IN JANUARY AND FIRST MONDAY FERBRUARY IN CONGRESSIONAL ACTION PHASE, WHAT IS DEADLINE FOR CONGRESS TO ADOPT A CONCURRENT BUDGET RESOLUTION - ANS-APRIL 15 IN CONGRESSIONAL ACTION PHASE DURING FEBRUARY, WHO HOLDS HEARINGS AND REVIEWS JUSTIFICATION FOR EACH AGENCY - ANS-HAC AND SAC IN CONGRESSIONAL ACTION PHASE DURING AUGUST, IF HOUSE AND SENATE VERSIONS ARE IDENTICAL, BILLS ARE SENT WHERE? - ANS-PRESIDENT IN CONGRESSIONAL ACTION PHASE DURING AUGUST, AFTER CONFERENCE COMMITTEES MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS WHAT HAPPENS - ANS-GOES TO HOUSE FIRST FOR APPROVAL AND THEN SENATE PHASE OF BUDGET THAT USUALLY BEGINS WITH DIRECTOR OF OMB AND SEC OF TREASURY APPEARING BEFORE HOUSE AND SENATE BUDGET COMMITTEES AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEES TO EXPLAIN THE GENERAL BASIS FOR THE BUDGET PROPOSAL. THE FOCUS IS FINANCIAL - ANS-BUDGET RESOLUTION HOW DOES BUDGET COMMITTEES AND CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE SCORE LEGISLATION? - ANS-IN RELATION TO THE THE LEVELS SET BY CONGRESS IN CONCURRENT BUDGET RESOLUTIONS. WHAT IS THE END PRODUCT OF THE BUDGET RESOLUTION PHASE? - ANS-CONCURRENT BUDGET RESOLUTION, WHICH REPRESENTS A VERY HIGH LEVEL OVERALL BUDGET PLAN FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WHAT DOES THE CONCURRENT BUDGET RESOLUTION DO? - ANS-FIXES NEW BUDGET AUTHORITY AND OUTLAY TARGETS AND ESTABLISHES TARGETS FOR THE GROSS NATIONAL DEBT , REVENUES, AND SURPLUS/DEFICIT. BY LAW, CBR IS TO BE COMPLETED BY APR 15 WHAT IS THE SECOND STEP IN THE BUDGET ENACTMENT PROCESS? - ANS-AUTHORIZATION MAY BE CONSIDERED ENABLING OR ORGANIC LEGISLATION WHICH ALSO PROVIDES APPROPRIATION AUTHORIZATION - ANS-AUTHORIZATION DEFENSE BUDGET AUTHORITY, PROCUREMENT QUANTITIES, END STRENGTH, AND MILITARY CONSTRUCTION USUALLY REQUIRE AUTHORIZATION HOW FREQUENTLY - ANS-ANNUALLY WHAT DOES AN AUTHORIZATION BILL DO? - ANS-ALLOWS A PROGRAM TO EXIST WHAT COMMITTEE GENERALLY FOLLOW THE LEAD OF THE AUTHORIZING COMMITTEES BUT ARE NOT REQUIRED TO, AND OFTEN DO NOT, ADHERE TO FUNDING CEILINGS SET IN THE AUTHORIZATION BILL. - ANS-APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE WHO HAS TWELVE SUB COMMITTEES RESPONSIBLE FOR DETERMINING THE 12 ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS BILLS FOR THE VARIOUS AGENCIES AND THE ACTIVITIES OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT? - ANS-HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE AND SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE RESPECTIVELY THREE SUB COMMITTEES OF THE HAC AND SAC RELEVANT TO THE DOD? - ANS-ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT, DEFENSE, MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, VETERANS AFFAIRS WHERE IS THE BEST PLACE TO REFER TO WHEN LAW IT'S SELF IS NOT CLEAR - ANS-LEGISLATION HISTORY HOW OFTEN IS DOD FUNDING SUBJECT TO REVIEW? - ANS-ANNUALLY IF THE DOD DOES NOT AGREE WITH CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES WHAT IS THEIR COURSE OF ACTION? - ANS-IAW DOD FMR VOLUME 2A MAY APPEAL IN THE FORM OF A LETTER TO APPROPRIATE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE. THE LETTER IS SIGNED BY THE SECDEF. APPEAL IS BASED ON THE ACTIONS OF BOTH THE HOUSE ARMED SERVICES AND THE SENATE AUTHORIZATION COMMITTEES AS MODIFIED BY THE HOUSE AND SENATE FLOOR ACTION - ANS-AUTHORIZATION CONFERENCE APPEAL APPEAL IS BASED ON THE ACTIONS OF BOTH THE HOUSE AND SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE AS MODIFIED BY THE HOUSE AND SENATE FLOOR ACTION - ANS-APPROPRIATION CONFERENCE APPEAL BUDGET AMENDMENTS - ANS-ESTIMATES TRANSMITTED TO CONGRESS THAT AMEND BUDGET ESTIMATES TRANSMITTED PREVIOUSLY AND ON WHICH CONGRESS HAS NOT COMPLETED ACTION SUPPLEMENTAL REQUESTS - ANS-NORMALLY TRANSMITTED TO CONGRESS AS REQUESTS TO PROVIDE FUNDS IN ADDITION TO AMOUNTS ALREADY APPROPRIATED FOR THE ONGOING FISCAL YEAR CONTINUING RESOLUTION - ANS-SERVES AS A TEMPORARY APPROPRIATIONS ACT WHEN PASSED BY BOTH HOUSES AND SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT. CR EXTENSIONS - ANS-MAY RUN BEYOND THE SESSION OF CONGRESS IN WHICH THE EXTENSION CR PORTIONS - ANS-CAN CONTINUE FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR AGENCIES AUTHORITY TO OBLIGATE IS - ANS-GENERALLY AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE CURRENT YEAR AUTHORITY OR THE REQUESTED AUTHORITY , WHICHEVER IS LESS APPORTIONMENT AUTHORITY = - ANS-QUARTERLY OBLIGATION AUTHORITY APPROPRIATIONS ACT PROVIDES AGENCY WITH - ANS-BUDGET AUTHORITY BUDGET AUTHORITY IS DISTRIBUTED TO AGENCIES BY OMB AS PART OF - ANS-APPORTIONMENT PROCESS TEMPORARY APPROPRIATIONS WARRANT IS POSTED - ANS-PROVIDES AGENCIES WITH FUNDS APPROPRIATION +APPORTIONMENT+ TREASURY WARRANT= - ANS-OBLIGATION AUTHORITY FIRST LEGAL ACTION AFTER THE PRESIDENT SIGNS THE APPROPRIATION ACT INTO LAW - ANS-APPROPRIATION WARRANT OMB CIRCULAR A 11 PART 4 BASIC GUIDANCE DOCUMENT FOR - ANS-BUDGET EXECUTION PHASE WITHIN 10 DAYS OF THE APPROPRIATION ACT - ANS-OMB NEGOTIATES APPORTIONMENT'S OSD MUST REQUEST APPORTIONMENT VIA SF 132 OMB HAS 30 DAYS AFTER APPROPRIATION ACT PASSAGE TO EFFECT APPORTIONMENT OSD REPORT OT OMB THE STATUS OF EXPENDITURES USING SF 133 - ANS-QUARTERLY SF 132 IS THE - ANS-REQUEST SF 133 IS THE - ANS-STATUS OF FUNDS SEPT 30 WE HAVE ONE OF THREE THINGS - ANS-CR, APPROPRIATION , OR SHUTDOWN REQUIRED BY 31 USC 1512 IS PART OF THE GOVT WIDE SYSTEM FOR ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL OF APPROPRIATIONS AND FUNDS - ANS-APPORTIONMENT APPORTIONMENT SYSTEMS IS INTENDED TO - ANS-ACHIEVE THE MOST EFFECTIVE AND ECONOMICAL USE OF THE FUNDS AVAILABLE AND PREVENT THE NECESSITY FOR SUPPLEMENTAL OR EFFICIENCY APPROPRIATIONS EXCEEDING THE OBLIGATION AUTHORITY OF THE APPORTIONMENT IS - ANS-AGAINST THE LAW PASSED IN 1974, PROHIBITS THE PRESIDENT FROM WITHHOLDING FUNDS WITHOUT SUFFICIENT REASON - ANS-IMPOUNDMENT CONTROL ACT OMB BUDGETARY RESOURCES MAY BE DEFERRED THROUGH THE APPORTIONMENT PROCESS - ANS-WHEN DEEMED APPROPRIATE OMB BUDGETARY DEFERRALS MAY BE - ANS-RESERVES TO PROVIDE FOR CONTINGENCIES OR FOR OTHER REASONS UNDER THE IMPOUNDMENT ACT FUNDS MAYBE WITHHELD PENDING CONGRESSIONAL ACTION ON A PROPOSAL BY THE PRESIDENT TO OBLIGATE SUCH FUNDS BE - ANS-RESCINDED IF BOTH HOUSES DO NOT COMPLETE ACTION ON THE PROPOSED RECESSION WITHIN 45 DAYS OF CONTINUOUS CONGRESSIONAL SESSION - ANS-THE FUNDS MUST BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR OBLIGATION REQUIRES OFFICIALS HAVE CONTROL OF AN APPROPRIATION - ANS-31 USC 1514 ISSUES REQUIREMENTS FOR THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH TO IMPLEMENT LAW TO CONTROL APPROPRIATION - ANS-OMB CIRCULAR A-123 APPENDIX D PLACE OPERATIONAL AND OBLIGATIONAL AUTHORITY AT THE LOWEST PRACTICAL LEVEL TO INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT - ANS-CONCEPT BEHIND ALLOTMENT PROCUREMENT APPROPRIATION, MILCON, RDTE - ANS-COMMITMENT ACCOUNTING REQUIRED OM, REVOLVING FUNDS, MILPERS - ANS-COMMITMENT ACCOUNTING NOT REQUIRED AMOUNTS OF ORDERS PLACED , CONTRACTS AWARDED, SERVICES RECEIVED, THAT WILL REQUIRE PAYMENT DURING SAME OR FUTURE PERIODS - ANS-OBLIGATIONS CERTIFIES THE KO PURPOSE TIME AND AMOUNT AND BASIS FOR COMMITMENT - ANS-FIDUCIARY CERTIFICATION CO IS PERSONALLY LIABLE FOR ANY IMPROPER PAYMENT - ANS-PECUNIARY CERTIFICATION REASONS TO TRACK FUNDS - ANS-LAW, ACCOUNTABILITY ,SUPPORTS REPORTING SF133, GOOD FUNDS MANAGEMENT HOW OFTEN DOES THE REPORT OF BUDGET EXECUTION SF133 GET SUBMITTED TO OMB - ANS-QUARTERLY WHAT ESTABLISHES THE DOD POLICY AND PROCEDURES FOR ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS - ANS-DOD FMR, 7000.14R VOLUME 14 CH 1 HOW FREQUENTLY IS THE BUDGET PROGRAM REVIEWED AT SUCCESSIVE LEVELS IN AGENCY AND OMB - ANS-THROUGHOUT FISCAL YEAR WHO HAS OVERSIGHT RESPONSIBILITY FOR PROGRAMS - ANS-CONGRESS WHAT DOES THE GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE AND RESULTS ACT REQUIRE - ANS-STRATEGIC PLANNING (MISSION STATEMENT 4--5 YEARS GOALS) PERFORMANCE PLANNING (ANNUAL TO PRODUCE FOR FIVE YEARS) PERFORMANCE REPORTING (REPORTING EVERY YEAR) PROVIDED IN APPROPRIATIONS ACT BY CONGRESS. AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO OBLIGATIONS THAT WILL RESULT IN OUTLAYS - ANS-BUDGET AUTHORITY AMOUNT WHICH THE GOVERNMENTS BUDGET OUTLAYS EXCEED ITS BUDGET RECEIPTS FOR ANY GIVEN PERIOD - ANS-BUDGET DEFICIT REFLECT TRANSACTIONS OF GOVT ENTITIES THAT LAWS EXCLUDE FROM THE BUDGET TOTALS (SOCIAL SECURITY AND POST OFFICE - ANS-OFF BUDGET TOTALS SPECIFIC STATUTORY AUTHORITY TO INCUR OBLIGATIONS IN ANTICIPATION OF EITHER AN APPROPRIATION OF LIQUIDATION OF CASH TO PAYOBLIGATIONS - ANS-CONTRACT AUTHORITY SPENDING THAT IS CONTROLLED BY LAWS OTHER THAN APPROPRIATIONS ACTS - ANS-MANDATORY SPENDING 47 PERCENT OF FEDERAL BUDGET REVENUES - ANS-INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAXES WHERE RULES CAN BE FOUND FOR CALCULATING FTE EMPLOYMENT BE FOUND - ANS-OMB CIRCULAR A-11 TOTALITY OF UNITS IN DOD COMPONENT - ANS-FORCE STRUCTURE AUTHORIZED AND PROGRAMMED STRENGTH AT THE END OF THE FY FOR ACTIVE FORCES SELECTED RESERVES AND APPROPRIATED FUND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES - ANS-PEACETIME STRENGHT ASSEMBLING, ORGANIZING, AND USING MANPOWER AND MATERIAL RESOURCES IN PREPARATION FOR WAR OR OTHER EMERGENCY - ANS-MOBILIZATION MAX NUMBER OF DAYS THAT UNITS OF THE SELECTED RESERVES AND MEMBERS OF THE IRR BE ORDERED TO ACTIVE DUTY WITHOUT CONSENT OF CONGRESS - ANS-365 MAX NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF RESERVE AND IRR WHO MAY BE ON DUTY AT ONE TIME OF THESE HOW MANY CAN BE IRR - ANS-200,000 / 30,000 CIVILIAN WHO COULD BE DEPLOYED - ANS-EMERGENCY ESSENTIAL EMPLOYEE TYPE OF ACTIVITY EXCLUDED FROM COMPETITION UNDER OMB CIRCULAR A-76 - ANS-INHERENTLY GOVERNMENT FREQUENCY FEDERAL AGENCIES COMPILE LISTS OF ACTIVITIES THAT ARE NOT INHERENTLY GOVERNMENT - ANS-ANNUALLY ACTIVITY INTIMATELY RELATED TO THE PUBLIC INTEREST AS TO MANDATE PERFORMANCE BY GOVERNMENT WORKER - ANS-INHERENTLY GOVERNMENT ACTIVITY ONE EXCEPTION TO BAN ON GIFTS FROM OUTSIDE SOURCES - ANS-VALUE TWENTY OR LESS WHO REPORTS TO SECDEF - ANS-THREE MILITARY DEPARTMENTS AND 17 AGENCIES WHAT IS FIRST PRIORITY FOR PROGRAMMING MANPOWER - ANS-MAJOR COMBAT COMMANDS BASED ON JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF GUIDANCE WHAT ARE CIVILIAN REQUIREMENTS BASED ON - ANS-PLANNING AND WORKING FACTORS AT THE MINIMUM NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH REQD TASKS CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES CAN BE USED IN - ANS-POSITIONS THAT DO NOT REQUIRE MILITARY INCUMBENTS BY REASONS OF LAW, TRAINING , SECURITY, DISCIPLINE,ROTATION, OR COMBAT REDNESS UTILIZED TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PRACTICAL CONSISTENT WITH SECURITY AND READINESS - ANS-INDIGENOUS PERSONNEL INDIRECT HIRES THEY HIRE THEY PAY WE REIMBURSE - ANS-DOD CIVILIAN WORK FORCE DOD MANPOWER UTILIZATION POLICY BASED ON - ANS-TERMINATING OR DEFERRING ACTIVITIES NOT ESSENTIAL TO WAR EFFORT, ASSIGN MILITARY PERSONNEL ONLY TO THOSE JOBS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE WAR, MILITARY ENCUMBRANCE IS REQUIRED BY LAW, POSSESSING MILITARY UNIQUE SKILLS, MILITARY AUTHORITY AND DISCIPLINE RQD, ALTERNATIVE MANPOWER NOT AVAILABLE MILITARY CANNOT BE USED TO - ANS-AUGMENT CIVILIAN WORKFORCE PROCESS OF ASSEMBLING ORGANIZING AND USING MANPOWER AND MATERIAL RESOURCES IN PREPARATION FOR WAR OR EMERGENCY - ANS-MOBILIZATION 10 USC 12304 - ANS-GIVES PRESIDENT AUTHORITY TO ORDER TO ACTIVE DUTY READY RESERVE AND ACTIVE DUTY SELECTED SERVICE PERSONNEL BUDGET ESTIMATES ARE PREPARED IN TERMS OF FTE AS REQUIRED BY - ANS-OMB CIRCULAR A-11 TURNOVER RATE FORMULA - ANS-EMPLOYEES WHO LEFT POSITIONS DIVIDED BY NUMBER OF POSITIONS FILL RATE FORMULA - ANS-DAYS TAKES TO FILL A POSITION DIVIDED BY NUMBER OF WORK DAYS LAPSE RATE FORMULA - ANS-TURNOVER RATE TIMES FILL RATE NUMBER OF POSITIONS TO BUDGET - ANS-POSITIONS MINUS LAPSE RATE TITLE 5 USC SECTION 9902 - ANS-SECDEF CAN OFFER SEPARATION INCENTIVE TO MILITARY BUYOUT PROGRAM FOR MILITARY KNOWN AS - ANS-VOLUNTARY SEPARATION INCENTIVE PAY PROGRAM FOR EARLY RETIREMENT KNOWN AS - ANS-VOLUNTARY EARLY RETIREMENT AUTHORITY DOD LIMITS BUYOUT INCENTIVES TO NO MORE THAN - ANS-25000 EXCLUDING BRAC BUYOUT PAYMENTS NO MORE THE 25000 OR NO MORE THAN THEIR SEVERANCE PAY UNLESS - ANS-EMPLOYED BY US GOVT WITHIN 5 YEARS. THEN MUST BE REPAID WHO MAY APPROVE EXCEPTION TO THE RULE OF NOT BEING REEMPLOYED BY DOD FOR 12 MONTHTS - ANS-SECDEF FEDERAL ACTIVITIES INVENTORY REFORM ACT 1998 - ANS-SPECIFIES THE PROCESS TO IDENTIFY ACTIVITIES THAT ARE NOT INHERENTLY GOVERNMENTAL AND ESTABLISHES A FAIR SYSTEM OF COMPETITION FOR THE ACTIVITIES LISTS REQUIRED TO OMB NLT END OF 3RD QUARTER - ANS-LIST OF ACTIVITIES PERFORMED BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SOURCES FOR THE EXECUTIVE AGENCY DEFENSE OFFICERS PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT ACT - ANS-NUMBER OF MILITARY OFFICERS BY GUIDE DEPARTMENT OMB CIRCULAR A-75 HAS TWO CATEGORIES - ANS-COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY AND INHERENTLY GOVERNMENT ACTIVITY INHERENTLY GOVERNMENT ACTIVITIES FALL INTO TWO CATEGORIES - ANS-THE ACT OF GOVERNING AND MONETARY TRANSACTIONS AND ENTITLEMENTS EXAMPLES OF INHERENTLY GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS - ANS-COMMAND OF MILITARY FORCES AND DETERMINATION OF AGENCY POLICY, A-76 - ANS-CONTRACT OUT BALANCE INTEREST ESTABLISHES POLICY REGARDING PERFORMANCE OF COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES A-76 DESIGNED TO - ANS-EMPOWER FEDERAL MANAGERS TO MAKE SOUND DECISIONS, BALANCE INTEREST OF PARTIES, PROVIDE LEVEL PLAYING FIELD, ENCOURAGE COMPETITION AND CHOICE POLICY OF GOVERNMENT RELATED TO A-76 - ANS-ACHIEVE ECONOMY AND ENHANCE PRODUCTIVITY AND RETAIN GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS IN HOUSE AND RELY ON COMMERCIAL SECTOR GENERATE RELIABLE COST AND PERFORMANCE INFO - ANS-CFO OF 1990 ACT THE DEVELOPMENT AND REPORTING COST INFORMATION AND SYSTEMATIC MEASUREMENT OF PERFORMANCE, GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE AND RESULTS ACT OF 1993 MANDATES PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT, 1995 FEDERAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS ADVISORY BOARD RECOMMENDS STANDARDS FOR MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTING OMB CIRCULAR A 76 ESTABLISHES - ANS-1 IDENTIFY COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES 2 PREPARE PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENTS 3 PERFORM MANAGEMENT STUDY 4 PERFORM COST COMPARISON 5 CONVERT TO CONTRACT OR IMPLEMENT MEO MANAGEMENT STUDY - ANS-PERFORMED TO ANALYZE THE METHOD OF OPERATION NECESSARY TO ESTABLISH THE MOST EFFICIENT OR COST EFFICIENT IN HOUSE ORGANIZATION NEEDED TO ACCOMPLISH THE WORK STATEMENT PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT - ANS-BEFORE MANAGEMENT STUDY STATES TECHNICAL FUNCTIONAL AND PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS OF WORK TO BE PERFORMED AND SERVE AS SCOPE OF WORK A-76 COST COMPARISON COMPETITION PROCESS - ANS-NEITHER FUNDS NOR MANPOWER AUTHORIZATIONS SHALL BE REMOVED FROM THE ACTIVITY BUDGET IN ANTICIPATION OF OUTCOME OF COST COMPARISON STUDY COST COMPARISON COMMERCIAL BIDS - ANS-MUST BE AT LEAST 10 PERCENT BELOW IN HOUSE RELATED PERSONNEL COSTS STANDARD COMPETITION LASTS - ANS-12 MONTHS EXTENDABLE TO 18 MONTHS WITH APPROVAL IF STREAMLINED TIME LIMIT IS 90 DAYS EXTENDED WIT H APPROVAL ANOTHER 45 DAY A-76 MORATORIUM - ANS-NATIONAL DEFENSE ACT FOR FY 2011 HAVE PLACED MORATORIUM ON A-76 STUDIES UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE PROHIBITED SOURCES OF GIFTS INCLUDE PERSONS - ANS-SEEK OFFICIAL ACTION BY EMPLOYEES AGENCY, DO OR SEEK TO DO BUSINESS WITH EMPLOYEES AGENCY, REGULATED BY EMPLOYEE AGENCY, HAVE INTEREST OR AFFECTED BY AGENCY EXCEPTIONS TO GIFTS FROM OUTSIDE SOURCES - ANS-LESS THAN 20.00, GIFT BASED SOLELY ON FAMILY RELATIONSHIP OR PERSONAL FRIENDSHIP, GIFT BASED ON OUTSIDE BUSINESS OR EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP, GIFT IN CONNECTION WITH CERTAIN POLITICAL ACTIVITIES GIFTS FROM SUBORDINATE TO SUPERIOR RESTRICTED - ANS-GIFT CASH VALUE NO MORE THAN 10, FOOD AND REFRESHMENTS SHARED IN OFFICE, PERSONAL HOSPITALITY IN EMPLOYEES HOME CUSTOMARILY PROVIDED, GIFTS GIVEN IN HOSPITALITY, TRANSFERRED LEAVE NOT PROVIDED TO IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR LIMIT FOR GROUP GIFTS - ANS-REGARDLESS OF NUMBER OF DOD EMPLOYEES CONTRIBUTING, DOD MEMBER CANNOT ACCEPT GIFT WITH CASH VALUE GREATER THAN 300 . 10.00 LIMITATION PER SUBORDINATE APPLIES OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS - ANS-REGULATES SPECIFY WHICH OFFICIALS IN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH FILE AND OGE FORM 278 SF 278 - ANS-CERTAIN SENIOR OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO FILE DISCLOSING FINANCIAL INTERESTS REMEDIES FOR AVOIDING POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST - ANS-RECUSAL, WAIVERS , CERTIFICATES OF DIVESTURE, TRUSTS BLIND TRUST - ANS-GENERALLY APPROPRIATE WHEN THE HOLDINGS ARE OF SUCH AN ARRAY AND MAGNITUDE THAT CREATIONS OF A QUALIFIED TRUST WOULD BE THE UPMOST PRACTICAL IMPARTIALITY PERCEPTION CONFLICTS - ANS-PENDING CASE, CONTRACT, GRANT, PERMIT, LICENSE, OR LOAN ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF PARTICULAR MATTERS EXERCISING A STOCK OPTION - ANS-DOES NOT REMEDY FOR AVOIDING POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST COVERED RELATIONSHIP - ANS-PERSON WHO EMPLOYEE HAS HAD PRIOR BUSINESS, MEMBER OF EMPLOYEES HOUSEHOLD, PERSON EMPLOYEE SPOUSE , PARENT , OR DEPENDENT CHILD SERVES AS OFFICER, ANY PERSON IN THE LAST YEAR THAT THE EMPLOYEE HAS SERVED AS OFFICER, ORGANIZATION EMPLOYEE IS ACTIVE MEMBER EMPLOYEE CONSIDERED NOT LONGER SEEKING EMPLOYMENT IF - ANS-IF EITHER THE EMPLOYEE OR PERSPECTIVE EMPLOYER REJECT THE POSSIBILITY OF EMPLOYMENT , TWO MONTHS HAVE ELAPSED SINCE THE EMPLOYEES DISPATCH OF AN UNSOLICITED RESUME AND THE EMPLOYEE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES CONFLICT IF - ANS-PROHIBITED BY STATUTE OR REGULATION OR ACTIVITY WOULD REQUIRE EMPLOYEE TO BE DISQUALIFIED FROM MATTERS SO CENTRAL TO THE PERFORMANCE OF THE EMPLOYEES OFFICIAL DUTIES OUTSIDE TEACHING SPEAKING AND WRITING - ANS-EMPLOYEES MAY NOT BE PAID FOR IF RELATES TO THEIR DUTIES EMPLOYEE PERSONAL CAPACITY FUNDRAISING LIMITED - ANS-CANNOT SOLICIT FUNDS FROM SUBORDINATES, SOLICIT FUNDS FROM PERSONS WHO FROM PERSONS WHO MAY HAVE INTEREST IN AGENCY, USE EMPLOYEES TITLE OR POSITION TO PROMOTE THE FUNDRAISING EMPLOYEES FUNDRAISING FOR PERSONAL CAPACITY - ANS-MAY NOT USE PERSONAL EMAIL POST EMPLOYMENT THE EMPLOYEE MAY NOT ENGAGE IN REPRESENTING ANYONE ON THAT SAME MATTER FOR - ANS-TWO YEARS EXECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYEES ARE SUBJECT TO CRIMINAL STATUTE THAT PROHIBIT - ANS-THE REPRESENTATION OF PRIVATE INTERESTS BEFORE GOVERNMENT. EXECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYEES MAY NOT BE PAID BY ANY OTHER AGENCY OTHER THAN THE US GOVT FOR - ANS-DOING THEIR GOVT JOB OGE PROVIDES - ANS-THE CRIMINAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST LAWS , THE ADMINISTRATIVE STANDARDS OF ETHICAL CONDUCT AND RELATED EXECUTIVE ORDERS AND OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS MERIT PRINCIPLES SAY THAT EQUAL PAY SHOULD BE PROVIDED FOR WHAT ? - ANS-EQUAL WORK MERIT PRINCIPLES PLACE THE BURDEN FOR GOOD EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE ON MANAGEMENT OR THE EMPLOYEE? - ANS-BOTH DISABLED VETERAN WITH A SERVICE CONNECTED DISABILITY OF 30 PERCENT OR MORE MUST BE GIVEN WHAT TYPE OF NOTICE OF PROPOSED PASSOVER - ANS-WRITTEN NOTICE NEW FEDERAL EMPLOYEES NORMALLY SERVE A PROBATIONARY PERIOD OF HOW LONG - ANS-ONE YEAR EEO COMPLAINANT MUST CONTACT AN EEO COUNSELOR WITHIN HOW MANY DAYS OF THE EVENT - ANS-45 EEO COUNSELOR HAS 30 DAYS TO WORK A CASE CAN THIS TIME LIMIT BE EXTENDED - ANS-YES ADDITIONAL 60 EFFECTIVE TRAINING CAN BE A CRITICAL COMPONENT FOR - ANS-ACHIEVING ORGANIZATIONAL GOALS DIFFERING PRIORITIES , MISUNDERSTANDINGS OF ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ,TECHNICAL OPINIONS AND PERSONALITY CLASHES OFTEN CAUSE - ANS-CONFLICT LEAVING WELL ENOUGH ALONE IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT TYPE OF CONFLICT RESOLUTION - ANS-AVOIDING TWO HEADS ARE BETTER THAN ONE EXAMPLE OF WHAT TYPE OF CONFLICT RESOLUTION - ANS-COLLABORATING TITLE 2 - ANS-CONGRESS TITLE 5 - ANS-FEDERAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES TITLE 10 - ANS-ARMED FORCES TITLE 18 - ANS-CRIMINAL TITLE 31 - ANS-FINANCE TITLE 41 - ANS-CONTRACTING AND ACQUISITION MERIT PRINCIPLES 5 USC 2301B - ANS-SELECTION AND ADVANCEMENT SHOULD BE BASED SOLELY ON ABILITY, SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AFTER FAIR AND OPEN COMPETITION, FAIR AND EQUAL CONSIDERATION WITHOUT REGARD TO POLITICAL AFFILIATION RACE COLOR RELIGION NATIONAL ORIGIN SEX MARITAL STATUS AGE OR HANDICAP, EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL WORK HIRING FROM OUTSIDE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOUR STEPS - ANS-1 EXAMINATIONS 2 PROCESSING APPLICATIONS, 3 SELECTION 4 PROBATIONARY PERIOD EXAMINATIONS INCLUDE - ANS-ASSEMBLED EXAMS WRITTEN OR PERFORMANCE TEST AND UNASSEMBLED EXAMS INCLUDING RESUMES RULE OF 3 IN SELECTION PROCESS - ANS-FROM THE HIGHEST OF THREE ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES WHO HAVE NOT BEEN ELIMINATED RULES FOR TEMPORARY PROMOTIONS - ANS-EMPLOYEE MUST MEET MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS, MAX PERIOD IS ONE YEAR BY AGENCY WITH ONE YEAR EXTENSION, MUST BE COMPETITIVE IF OVER 120 DAYS, MUST BE DOCUMENTED FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME REASSIGNMENT - ANS-CHANGE EMPLOYEE WITHIN SAME AGENCY WITHOUT PROMOTION OR DEMOTION RULES FOR DETAILS - ANS-EMPLOYEE DOESN'T HAVE TO BE SPECIFICALLY QUALIFIED SAME GRADE OR LOWER UP TO ONE YEAR IN INCREMENTS OF 120 DAYS, TO HIGHER GRADE MUST BE COMPETITIVE IF MORE THAN 120 DAYS, ALL DETAILS OVER 30 DAYS MUST BE DOCUMENTED TRANSFER - ANS-MOVE CAREER OR CAREER CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE FROM ONE AGENCY TO ANOTHER WITHOUT A BREAK IN SERVICE CIVIL SERVICE REFORM ACT OF 1978 HAD SIGNIFICANT IMPACT - ANS-ON APPRAISAL PROCESS CSRA STATED APPRAISALS - ANS-MUST CONSIST OF ESTABLISHED STANDARDS, STANDARDS AND ELEMENTS MUST BE COMMUNICATED TO THE EMPLOYEE IN WRITING AT BEGINNING OF APPRAISAL PERIOD, EMPLOYEES APPRAISED ANNUALLY BUT SYSTEM MUST PROVIDE FOR LONGER PERIODS WHEN WARRANTED KEY TO EFFECTIVE LABOR RELATIONS - ANS-EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN MANAGEMENT AND LABOR BEST WAY TO INFLUENCE GOOD BEHAVIOR - ANS-MODEL GOOD BEHAVIOR PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL CRITICAL ELEMENT - ANS-COMPONENT OF EMPLOYEES JOB THAT IS OF SUFFICIENT IMPORTANCE THAT PERFORMANCE BELOW THE MINIMUM STANDARD REQUIRES REMEDIAL ACTION APPRAISAL MANAGER SHOULD PREPARE A DRAFT FINAL APPRAISAL PRIOR TO DELIVERING TO EMPLOYEE AND DISCUSS WITH - ANS-THE APPRAISAL MANAGERS SUPERVISOR EMPLOYEE SHOULD BE ASKED TO PREPARE DRAFT OF APPRAISAL - ANS-PRIOR TO APPRAISAL TITLE 5 CFR PART 432 UNACCEPTABLE PERFORMANCE STATES - ANS-A FORMAL OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE IS REQUIRED TITLE 5 CFR PART 752 ADVERSE ACTIONS STATES - ANS-AN OPPORTUNITY PERIOD IS NOT REQUIRED IF EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE DOESN'T IMPROVE - ANS-OPTIONS ARE REASSIGNMENT, DEMOTION, OR REMOVAL. GOVT WIDE REGULATIONS ALLOW SUPERVISOR TO CHOSE BUT AGENCY MAY HAVE LOCAL RULES TITLE 5 USC CHPT 41 TRAINING CAN BE PROVIDED BY - ANS-AGENCY, ANOTHER GOVT AGENCY, A SCHOOL, A MANUFACTURER, A PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATE, OTHER COMPETENT PERSONS, OR DEVELOPING WORK ASSIGNMENTS COMMON CAUSE OF CONFLICT - ANS-DIFFERENT GOALS, DIFFERENT METHODS TO REACH GOALS, DIFFERENT METHODS TO DISTRIBUTE RESOURCES, THREAT TO SELF ESTEEM IDENTITY OR SECURITY 5 APPROACHES TO CONFLICT RESOLUTION - ANS-1 AVOIDING LEAVE WELL ENOUGH ALONE 2 ACCOMMODATING KILL ENEMIES WITH KINDNESS 3 COMPETING MIGHT MAKE RIGHT 4 COMPROMISING SPLIT THE DIFFERENCE 5 COLLABORATING TWO HEADS ARE BETTER THAN ONE STAGES OF GROUP DEVELOPMENT - ANS-FORMING STORMING NORMING PERFORMING AND REFORMING GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR RESOLVING CONFLICT - ANS-LISTEN , PRESERVE DIGNITY, STATE YOUR CASE, EXPECT TO CHANGE YOUR BEHAVIOR METHODS FOR BEST SOLUTIONS TO CONFLICT - ANS-SEEK WIN WIN, REFER TO GOALS, IDENTIFY REAL ISSUES, BREAK ISSUES DOWN, FOCUS ON MAJOR ISSUES, REVERSE ROLES FOR UNDERSTANDING, DEVELOP MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL SOLUTION RIF CAUSES - ANS-ACTIONS OF CONGRESS, THE PRESIDENT, OMB OR SECDEF FURLOUGH - ANS-NON DUTY NON PAY STATUS OF 30 DAYS OR LESS IS AN ADVERSE WORK ACTION OPM RIF REGULATIONS FOUR FACTORS - ANS-TENURE OF EMPLOYMENT, VETERANS PREFERENCE, LENGTH OF SERVICE, PERFORMANCE RATNGS AGENCY MUST DESCRIBE LIMITS WITHIN WHICH EMPLOYEES WILL COMPETE FOR RETENTION OF JOB - ANS-LIMIT ONE COMPETITIVE AREA ORGANIZATIONAL OR GEOGRAPHIC IN NATURE. LIMIT TWO COMPETITIVE LEVEL DETERMINED BY GRADE AND OCCUPATION KEY FEATURES TO CIVIL RETIREMENT SYSTEM - ANS-EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTES 7 PERCENT OF THEIR SALARIES MATCHED BY GOVT. BASIC ANNUITIES ARE COMPUTED ON AN EMPLOYEE LENGTH OF SERVICE AND AVERAGE OF 3 HIGHEST YEARS CSRS - ANS-DEFINED BENEFITS FERS - ANS-DEFINED CONTRIBUTIONS FERS RETIREMENT 3 PART BENEFIT - ANS-RECEIVES ONE PERCENT OF HIGH THREE, GET SOCIAL SECURITY, ANNUALLY , LUMP SUM OR INSTALLMENTS SICK LEAVE CREDIT - ANS-BEFORE DEC 31, 2013 50 PERCENT CREDIT AFTER DEC 31, 2013 GET 100 PERCENT CREDIT DEPARTMENTS INTERNAL CONTROL NAME - ANS-MICP PURPOSE OF FEDERAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL INTEGRITY ACT OF 1982 ARE TO PREVENT WASTE OR MISUSE OF AGENCY FUNDS TO ASSURE ACCOUNTABILITY OF - ANS-ASSETS WHAT DO INTERNAL CONTROLS REASONABLY ENSURE - ANS-PROGRAMS ACHIEVE INTENDED RESULTS, RESOURCES USED EFFICIENTLY, PROGRAMS PROTECTED FROM FWAA, LAWS REGULATIONS FOLLOWED, FINANCIAL REPORTING IS RELIABLE AND ACCURATE AGENCY ISSUES STANDARDS OF INTERNAL CONTROL IN FED GOVT - ANS-GAO SEGREGATION OF DUTIES IS A PART OF WHAT CONTROL - ANS-CONTROL ACTIVITIES INTEGRITY ACT REPORT MUST INCLUDE AGENCY PLANS TO CORRECT - ANS-MATERIAL WEAKNESS WHO DECIDES WHETHER A WEAKNESS IS MATERIAL ENOUGH TO REPORT - ANS-MANAGEMENT LAST MILESTONE OF THE CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN FOR EACH MATERIAL WEAKNESS - ANS-CORRECTIVE VALIDATION DOD COMPONENT HEADS STATEMENT OF ASSURANCE MUST TAKE ONE OF HOW MANY FORMS - ANS-THREE HOW MANY STANDARDS ARE THERE IN GAO STANDARDS OF INTERNAL CONTROL - ANS-FIVE FULL SCOPE OF MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITY DEFINED IN DOD INSTRUCTION 5010.40 - ANS-DOD MANAGERS INTERNAL CONTROL PROGRAM DOD COMPONENT HEAD PROVIDES A STATEMENT OF ASSURANCE THAT THE COMPONENTS CONTROL ARE IN PLACE AND ACHIEVING THEIR INTENDED OBJECTIVES IT IS - ANS-REASONABLE ASSURANCE WHAT IS THE TERM FOR THE PROBABLE OR POTENTIAL ADVERSE EFFECTS FROM INADEQUATE INTERNAL CONTROL THAT MAY RESULT IN THE GOVT RESOURCE LOSS OR CAUSE AN AGENCY TO FAIL TO ACCOMPLISH SIGNIFICANT MISSION OBJECTIVES THROUGH FRAUD WASTE AND ABUSE - ANS-RISK WHAT KIND OF WEAKNESS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPAIRS THE FULFILLMENT OF DOD COMPONENTS MISSION - ANS-MATERIAL THE FEDERAL MANAGERS FINANCIAL INTEGRITY ACT OF 1982 - ANS-ESTABLISHED THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR INTERNAL CONTROL OMB CIRCULAR A -123 MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITY FOR INTERNAL CONTROLS - ANS-IMPLEMENTS THE FMFIA WITHIN EXECUTIVE BRANCH THE GREEN BOOK - ANS-GAO STANDARDS FOR INTERNAL CONTROL IN FED GOVT DOD MANAGERS INTERNAL CONTROL PROGRAM 5010.40 - ANS-IMPLEMENT THE FMFIA WITHIN DOD OMB CIRCULAR A-123 REQUIRES AGENCIES TO - ANS-REPORTS SUBMITTED UNDER FMFIA MUST INCLUDE A STATEMENT ON THE CONFORMANCE OF THE RESPECTIVE AGENCIES FINANCIAL SYSTEM ALSO ADDRESSES INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING INTERNAL CONTROL OBJECTIVES - ANS-EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY OF OPERATIONS INCLUDING THE USE OF THE ENTITY'S RESOURCES, RELIABILITY OF FINANCIAL REPORTING INCLUDING REPORTS ON BUDGET EXECUTION FINANCIAL STATEMENTS , COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICATION LAWS AND REGULATIONS CONTROL ACTIVITIES - ANS-HELP ENSURE THAT ACTIONS ARE TAKEN TO ADDRESS RISKS EXAMPLES OF CONTROL; SEPARATION OF DUTIES, PERIODIC PASSWORD CHANGES, ACCESS TO AND ACCOUNTABILITY OF RESOURCES, RESTRICTING DATA ACCESS RE PORTABLE CONDITION - ANS-A CONTROL DEFICIENCY MANAGEMENT JUDGEMENT REPRESENTS SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCIES IN THE DESIGN AND OPERATION OF INTERNAL CONTROL THAT COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT THE ORGANIZATION MATERIAL WEAKNESS - ANS-AGENCY HEAD DETERMINES TO BE SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH TO BE REPORTED IN THE ANNUAL FMFIA ASSURANCE STATEMENT AND COULD CAUSE MISSION FAILIURE NON FINANCIAL MATERIAL WEAKNESS - ANS-PERSONNEL RESOURCING, QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING, IT , PERSONAL SECURITY INVESTIGATIONS, CONTRACTING, CERTAIN DCAA AUDITS, INTERNAL CONTROLS OVER CONTINGENCY CONTRACTING MATERIAL WEAKNESS INTERNAL CONTROL DEFICIENCIES - ANS-MORE THAN A REMOTE LIKELIHOOD THAT A MATERIAL MISSTATEMENT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR OTHER SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL REPORTS WILL NOT BE PREVENTED OR DETECTED GENERAL STATEMENT OF ASSURANCE WILL INCLUDE - ANS-REASONABLE ASSURANCE THAT THE AGENCIES CONTROLS ARE ACHIEVING THEIR INTENDED RESULTS, SUMMARY OF MATERIAL WEAKNESSES AND NON CONFORMANCES , AND SUMMARY OF CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN STATEMENTS OF REASONABLE ASSURANCE REPRESENT - ANS-AGENCY'S HEADS INFORMED JUDGEMENT AS TO THE OVERALL ADEQUACY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF INTERNAL CONTROL WITHIN THE AGENCY STATEMENTS OF ASSURANCE CAN BE - ANS-UNQUALIFIED STATEMENT OF ASSURANCE, QUALIFIED, OR NOT STATEMENT OF ASSURANCE DOD INSTRUCTION 5010.40 - ANS-PROVIDES THE FULL SCOPE OF MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITY FOR INTERNAL CONTROL ASSESSABLE UNIT SHOULD BE - ANS-SUBDIVISION OF AN ORGANIZATION THAT ENSURES A REASONABLE LEVEL OF INTERNAL CONTROL TO ALLOW FOR ADEQUATE CONTROL ANALYSIS ANNUAL STATEMENT OF ASSURANCE SUBMITTED TO SECDEF SHOULD INCLUDE WHAT ELEMENTS - ANS-COVER MEMORANDUM, DESCRIPTION OF EVALUATION, STATEMENT ABOUT UNCORRECTED MATERIAL WEAKNESS, SPECIFIC PLANS AND SCHEDULES TO CORRECT MATERIAL WEAKNESS, A STATEMENT ON NON MATERIAL WEAKNESS. CORRECTED MATERIAL WEAKNESS WILL INCLUDE MILESTONE , A VALIDATION MILESTONE THAT EVALUATES EFFECTIVENESS BENEFITS OF INTERNAL CONTROL - ANS-COMPRISES THE PLANS, METHODS, AND PROCEDURES USED TO MEET MISSIONS, GOALS, AND OBJECTIVES AND, IN DOING SO, SUPPORTS PERFORMANCE BASED MANAGEMENT ASSESSABLE UNIT - ANS-ANY ORGANIZATION, FUNCTIONAL, PROGRAMMATIC, OR OTHER APPLICABLE SUBDIVISION CAPABLE OF BEING EVALUATED BY MANAGEMENT CONTROL ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES. GAO STANDARDS FOR INTERNAL CONTROL - ANS-FIVE GAO STANDARDS DEFINE THE MINIMUM LEVEL OF QUALITY ACCEPTABLE IN GOVERNMENT AND PROVIDE THE BASIS AGAINST WHICH INTERNAL CONTROL IS TO BE EVALUATED MATERIAL WEAKNESS - ANS-SPECIFIC INSTANCES OF NONCOMPLIANCE WITH 31 USC 3512 OF SUCH SUFFICIENT IMPORTANCE TO WARRANT REPORTING OF THE REPORTABLE CONDITION TO THE NEXT HIGHER LEVEL OF MANAGEMENT