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A software-costing model that bases cost estimates upon statistical data such as source lines of code
is an example of a ________costing model ✔Correct Answer-Parametric
As a general rule of thumb, what percent of the total ownership costs of a mass-produced system
occur late in the life cycle, due to costs associated with operations and support? ✔Correct Answer-
65-80%
All of the following are true of Below Threshold Reprogramming (BTR) actions, EXCEPT ___________.
✔Correct Answer-Changes to the appropriation category
Affordability is most concerned with: ✔Correct Answer-Making tradeoffs in performance and
schedule to achieve cost objectives within affordability constraints.
Escalation allows us to make predictions about future costs based on: ✔Correct Answer-Expected
inflation and outlay rates
When both government and private funds are used in development efforts, the contractor may be
entitled to offer rights that allow the government to release data only as part of the competition and
not for commercial purposes are called _______________ rights? ✔Correct Answer-Government
Purpose
With respect to product improvements, if a modification will not cause an increase in system
performance, does not require extensive independent testing, and the system is currently in
production, its development and test as well as modification kits should be funded with __________
dollars. ✔Correct Answer-Procurement
Forward Pricing Rates Agreements (FPRA) provide negotiated rates that represent reasonable
projections for such things as _______________________. ✔Correct Answer-Rates for labor and
indirect costs
Who controls the budget and the release of funds, and reports directly to the Secretary of Defense?
✔Correct Answer-Under Secretary of Defense Comptroller (OUSD(C))
The primary unit of data in the Future Years Defense Program (FYDP) and normally the smallest
aggregation of resources controlled by the office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) is the
____________. ✔Correct Answer-Program Element
Which process of DoD Resource Allocation, does Congress appoint various budget, authorization, and
appropriation committees to set the budget ceiling and ends when the President signs the National
Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)? ✔Correct Answer-Enactment
What is the obligation period (the length of time the Government has to obligate the funds) for the
Defense Appropriation Category of Procurement funds? ✔Correct Answer-3 Years
, Which enactment process activity provides permission for a Federal program or activity to begin or
continue from year to year, but does not provide Budget Authority to fund the program or activity?
✔Correct Answer-Authorization Bill
After Congress passes the DoD Appropriations Bill and the President signs it, the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) distributes the Budget Authority to the DoD. What is this
distribution called? ✔Correct Answer-Apportionment
If a contractor is producing missiles for the Navy, on a non-commercial contract, and the contractor
fails to deliver them on time, the Navy has the right to: ✔Correct Answer-Terminate the contract
for default
If your procurement budget request did not provide for buying a whole number of useable end
items, this would be a violation of which funding policy? ✔Correct Answer-Full Funding
The largest percentage of software life cycle costs is associated with what? ✔Correct Answer-
Upgrades and Maintenance
When a vendor cashes the government check and money flows from the Treasury to the vendor it is
called an ______________. ✔Correct Answer-Outlay
Which of the following institutions issues directives and regulations and formulates, directs, and
executes national security policy? ✔Correct Answer-The Executive Branch
If a Program Manager's current estimate indicates a potential breach of the Acquisition Program
Baseline (APB) the Milestone Decision Authority (MDA) should be notified
______________________. ✔Correct Answer-Immediately
In order to be successful in acquisition management, which of the following SCHEDULE risk factors
must be assessed. ✔Correct Answer-Late deliveries
Which opportunity management option includes intentionally ignoring an opportunity because of
cost, technical readiness, resources, schedule burden, and/or low probability of successful capture?
✔Correct Answer-Reject
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency asks a Military Department to engage their acquisition
counterparts in allied and friendly nations regarding the potential benefits of acquiring an upgraded
U.S. system that could provide additional coalition capability in the region in order to bolster the U.S.
influence in the region. This initiative supports the achievement of which DoD Security Cooperation
objective? ✔Correct Answer-Equipment Sales and Financing
Which of the following did the adoption of Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System
(JCIDS) allow DoD to do? ✔Correct Answer-Shift from a threat-based approach to identifying
warfighter requirements to a capabilities-based approach
Which of the following is NOT conducted during the Production and Deployment (P&D) Phase?
✔Correct Answer-Development Request for Proposal Release Decision (DRFPRD)
The DoD Adaptive Acquisition Framework (AAF) supports the Defense Acquisition System (DAS) with
the objective of delivering _____________, suitable, survivable, sustainable, and affordable solutions
to the end user in a timely manner. ✔Correct Answer-Effective