CLG 0010 DOD ACTUAL EXAM PAPER
2026 QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A PLUS
◉ DoD GPC PMO
Answer: DoD Government Purchase Card (GPC) Program
Management Officer (PMO)The Office of Undersecretary of Defense
(OUSD)/Acquisition and Sustainment (A&S)/Defense Pricing and
Contracting (DPC)/Contracting e-Business (CeB) serves as the DoD
GPC PMO. The PMO's primary responsibilities are to manage,
oversee, and support the DoD GPC Program and disseminate related
policy.
◉ CPM
Answer: Component Program Manager (CPM)CPMs are the GPC
lead(s) for each Defense Component (Service, Defense
Agency/Activity).
◉ Delegating/ Appointing Authority
Answer: Delegating/Appointing AuthorityThe
Delegating/Appointing Authority is an individual(s) (other than the
A/OPC or OA/OPC with delegating authority) who has retained or
been delegated authority to electronically sign GPC Delegation of
,Procurement Authority and GPC Appointment Letters (e.g., the
Director of Contracts or Army principal assistant responsible for
contracting [PARC]).
◉ OA/OPC
Answer: Oversight Agency/Organization Program Coordinator
(OA/OPC)The OA/OPC is the Primary and Alternate A/OPCs with
responsibility for managing/overseeing other A/OPCs.
◉ A/OPC
Answer: Agency/Organization Program Coordinator (A/OPC)The
A/OPC is the Primary or Alternate individual responsible for day-to-
day management and oversight of CH and MAs.
◉ A/BO
Answer: Approving/Billing Official (A/BO)The A/BO is a GPC
Program official responsible for reviewing and approving GPC MA
invoices and transaction supporting data for compliance with
applicable acquisition policies. Under Confirm & Pay procedures, the
same individual serves as both the Certifying Officer and the
A/BO.Under Pay & Confirm (i.e., USAF), one individual serves as the
A/BO, and a different individual serves as the Certifying Officer.
◉ Certifying Officer
, Answer: The Certifying Officer is a GPC Program official responsible
for reviewing GPC MA invoices in accordance with DoD Financial
Management Regulation (DoD FMR) requirements and certifying
GPC bank invoices for payment.
◉ CH
Answer: Cardholder (CH)The CH is an individual who has been
issued a GPC cardholder account, including carded, cardless, and
convenience check accounts.
◉ Resource Manager (RM)
Answer: Resource Manager (RM)The RM is the individual
responsible for providing appropriate GPC account funding, entering
associated lines of accounting (LOA) into applicable systems, and
working with the A/OPC to establish spending limits tied directly to
funding allocated for each MA and CH account.The Oversight RM is
the individual responsible for approving RM access to Procurement
Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE). The Oversight RM can
also perform all RM functions. The Component RM is the
Comptroller/Financial Manager for the Component.
Coordinate with the Agency/Organization Program Coordinator
(A/OPC) to review and adjust spending limits
◉ Supervisor
2026 QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A PLUS
◉ DoD GPC PMO
Answer: DoD Government Purchase Card (GPC) Program
Management Officer (PMO)The Office of Undersecretary of Defense
(OUSD)/Acquisition and Sustainment (A&S)/Defense Pricing and
Contracting (DPC)/Contracting e-Business (CeB) serves as the DoD
GPC PMO. The PMO's primary responsibilities are to manage,
oversee, and support the DoD GPC Program and disseminate related
policy.
◉ CPM
Answer: Component Program Manager (CPM)CPMs are the GPC
lead(s) for each Defense Component (Service, Defense
Agency/Activity).
◉ Delegating/ Appointing Authority
Answer: Delegating/Appointing AuthorityThe
Delegating/Appointing Authority is an individual(s) (other than the
A/OPC or OA/OPC with delegating authority) who has retained or
been delegated authority to electronically sign GPC Delegation of
,Procurement Authority and GPC Appointment Letters (e.g., the
Director of Contracts or Army principal assistant responsible for
contracting [PARC]).
◉ OA/OPC
Answer: Oversight Agency/Organization Program Coordinator
(OA/OPC)The OA/OPC is the Primary and Alternate A/OPCs with
responsibility for managing/overseeing other A/OPCs.
◉ A/OPC
Answer: Agency/Organization Program Coordinator (A/OPC)The
A/OPC is the Primary or Alternate individual responsible for day-to-
day management and oversight of CH and MAs.
◉ A/BO
Answer: Approving/Billing Official (A/BO)The A/BO is a GPC
Program official responsible for reviewing and approving GPC MA
invoices and transaction supporting data for compliance with
applicable acquisition policies. Under Confirm & Pay procedures, the
same individual serves as both the Certifying Officer and the
A/BO.Under Pay & Confirm (i.e., USAF), one individual serves as the
A/BO, and a different individual serves as the Certifying Officer.
◉ Certifying Officer
, Answer: The Certifying Officer is a GPC Program official responsible
for reviewing GPC MA invoices in accordance with DoD Financial
Management Regulation (DoD FMR) requirements and certifying
GPC bank invoices for payment.
◉ CH
Answer: Cardholder (CH)The CH is an individual who has been
issued a GPC cardholder account, including carded, cardless, and
convenience check accounts.
◉ Resource Manager (RM)
Answer: Resource Manager (RM)The RM is the individual
responsible for providing appropriate GPC account funding, entering
associated lines of accounting (LOA) into applicable systems, and
working with the A/OPC to establish spending limits tied directly to
funding allocated for each MA and CH account.The Oversight RM is
the individual responsible for approving RM access to Procurement
Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE). The Oversight RM can
also perform all RM functions. The Component RM is the
Comptroller/Financial Manager for the Component.
Coordinate with the Agency/Organization Program Coordinator
(A/OPC) to review and adjust spending limits
◉ Supervisor
