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CDFM Module 2 Exam Questions and answers
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Terms in this set (249)
*What law identifies the Chairman of The Goldwater-Nichols DoD Reorganization Act of
the Joint Chiefs of Staff as the senior 1986
ranking member of the Armed
Forces?
*The military operational chain of The Secretary of Defense to the Combatant
command runs from the President to Commanders
whom?
*The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of The President, the National Security Council, and
Staff is the principal military advisor the Secretary of Defense
to which officials and/or
organizations?
*Who serves as the Chairman of the The President
National Security Council?
*Name the three major phases of the Planning, Programming, and Budgeting
PPBE process that result in the DOD
portion of the President's Budget
that is submitted to Congress?
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*What is the title of the senior OSD Undersecretary of Defense (Policy)
official responsible for the planning
phase of the PPBE process?
*What is the title of the senior OSD Director, Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation
official responsible for issuing (D,CAPE)
programming guidance?
*What is the title of the senior OSD Undersecretary of Defense (Comptroller) / Chief
official who is the principal advisor Financial Officer
and assistant to the SECDEF for
budget and fiscal matters?
*The Undersecretary of Defense Defense Acquisition Board (DAB)
(Acquisition & Sustainment) serves as
the Chairman of what Board?
*Assume today's date is 1 March 2020 POM 2023 - 2027
and your organization knows about a
new project or requirement that will
require its initial funding in FY 2027.
What is the first PPBE-related
document which you could identify
resources for that requirement?
*What is the title of the final Defense Planning Guidance (DPG)
document of the planning phase?
*What is the name of the automated Future Years Defense Program (FYDP)
database that summarizes all forces,
resources, and equipment associated
with programs approved by the
Secretary of Defense?
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*What is the phase of the PPBE Budgeting (Budget Development)
process in which programmatic
decisions are translated into
requested resources in an
appropriations format?
*What is the name of the document Chairman's Program Assessment (CPA) [Chairman,
prepared by the Joint Staff after its JCS]
review of POMs submitted by the
Military Departments that focuses on
the balance and capabilities
contained in those POMs? (This
document provides the SECDEF with
the JCS evaluation of the Military
Departments' POM submissions)
*Following a review of a Program Budget Decision
Component's budget submission and
a potential budget hearing in the fall
timeframe, the reviewing USD(C)
budget analyst prepares a draft
document that is submitted to
DEPSECDEF or SECDEF for a
decision. Once signed by one of
those senior officials, what is that
document called?
*Advance Procurement is an Full Funding
exception to what funding policy?
Within what type document does An appropriation bill (becomes a law when signed
Congress specify the number of by the President)
fiscal years that an appropriation
account remains current and
available for new obligations?
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*Assume an agency has issued an De-obligate
Economy Act order to another
Federal agency for specific services,
the cited appropriation has gone
into an expired status, and the
servicing agency has neither
provided the ordered services nor
has entered into an authorized
contract with another entity to
provide the ordered services. What
must now be done with those
obligated funds?
*What is the term used for shifting Transfer action
funds between appropriations?
*What is the long-term financial goal To break even
of a working capital fund?
*A working capital fund has an officer Civilian GS-13 rate (and the proper MILPER account
(O-4) properly assigned to the is reimbursed for that amount)
organization and that officer is doing
the work that would normally be
performed by a GS-13. For
managerial cost accounting
purposes, is the "cost" of that
officer's pay and benefits "charged"
at the military O-4 rate or the civilian
GS-13 rate?
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CDFM Module 2 Exam Questions and answers
with verified Answers (Latest Update 2026)
UPDATE!!
Save
Terms in this set (249)
*What law identifies the Chairman of The Goldwater-Nichols DoD Reorganization Act of
the Joint Chiefs of Staff as the senior 1986
ranking member of the Armed
Forces?
*The military operational chain of The Secretary of Defense to the Combatant
command runs from the President to Commanders
whom?
*The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of The President, the National Security Council, and
Staff is the principal military advisor the Secretary of Defense
to which officials and/or
organizations?
*Who serves as the Chairman of the The President
National Security Council?
*Name the three major phases of the Planning, Programming, and Budgeting
PPBE process that result in the DOD
portion of the President's Budget
that is submitted to Congress?
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,3/23/26, 9:18 AM CDFM Module 2 Exam Questions and answers with verified Answers (Latest Update 2026) UPDATE!! Flashcards | Quizlet
*What is the title of the senior OSD Undersecretary of Defense (Policy)
official responsible for the planning
phase of the PPBE process?
*What is the title of the senior OSD Director, Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation
official responsible for issuing (D,CAPE)
programming guidance?
*What is the title of the senior OSD Undersecretary of Defense (Comptroller) / Chief
official who is the principal advisor Financial Officer
and assistant to the SECDEF for
budget and fiscal matters?
*The Undersecretary of Defense Defense Acquisition Board (DAB)
(Acquisition & Sustainment) serves as
the Chairman of what Board?
*Assume today's date is 1 March 2020 POM 2023 - 2027
and your organization knows about a
new project or requirement that will
require its initial funding in FY 2027.
What is the first PPBE-related
document which you could identify
resources for that requirement?
*What is the title of the final Defense Planning Guidance (DPG)
document of the planning phase?
*What is the name of the automated Future Years Defense Program (FYDP)
database that summarizes all forces,
resources, and equipment associated
with programs approved by the
Secretary of Defense?
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,3/23/26, 9:18 AM CDFM Module 2 Exam Questions and answers with verified Answers (Latest Update 2026) UPDATE!! Flashcards | Quizlet
*What is the phase of the PPBE Budgeting (Budget Development)
process in which programmatic
decisions are translated into
requested resources in an
appropriations format?
*What is the name of the document Chairman's Program Assessment (CPA) [Chairman,
prepared by the Joint Staff after its JCS]
review of POMs submitted by the
Military Departments that focuses on
the balance and capabilities
contained in those POMs? (This
document provides the SECDEF with
the JCS evaluation of the Military
Departments' POM submissions)
*Following a review of a Program Budget Decision
Component's budget submission and
a potential budget hearing in the fall
timeframe, the reviewing USD(C)
budget analyst prepares a draft
document that is submitted to
DEPSECDEF or SECDEF for a
decision. Once signed by one of
those senior officials, what is that
document called?
*Advance Procurement is an Full Funding
exception to what funding policy?
Within what type document does An appropriation bill (becomes a law when signed
Congress specify the number of by the President)
fiscal years that an appropriation
account remains current and
available for new obligations?
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, 3/23/26, 9:18 AM CDFM Module 2 Exam Questions and answers with verified Answers (Latest Update 2026) UPDATE!! Flashcards | Quizlet
*Assume an agency has issued an De-obligate
Economy Act order to another
Federal agency for specific services,
the cited appropriation has gone
into an expired status, and the
servicing agency has neither
provided the ordered services nor
has entered into an authorized
contract with another entity to
provide the ordered services. What
must now be done with those
obligated funds?
*What is the term used for shifting Transfer action
funds between appropriations?
*What is the long-term financial goal To break even
of a working capital fund?
*A working capital fund has an officer Civilian GS-13 rate (and the proper MILPER account
(O-4) properly assigned to the is reimbursed for that amount)
organization and that officer is doing
the work that would normally be
performed by a GS-13. For
managerial cost accounting
purposes, is the "cost" of that
officer's pay and benefits "charged"
at the military O-4 rate or the civilian
GS-13 rate?
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