CDFM Module 2 Exam Questions and
Answers Verified Solutions Latest Update
2026/2027
Question:
What law identifies the Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff as senior ranking member of the Armed
Services.
Answer:
Goldwater Nichols DoD Reorganization Act 1986
Question:
The military operational chain of command runs from the President to whom.
Answer:
The Secretary of Defense to the Combatent Commanders
Question:
The Commanders of the Combatant Commands are responsible to whom for accomplishing the
assigned military mission?.
Answer:
President and Secretary of Defense
Question:
The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is the principal advisor to which officials and/or
organizations?.
Answer:
President, National Security Council, Secretary of Defense
,Question:
Who serves as Chairman of the National Security Council.
Answer:
President
Question:
Name the three major phases of the PPBE process that result in the DoD portion of the Presidents
Budget that is submitted to Congress.
Answer:
Planning, Programming, Budget
Question:
What is the name of the process used by the DoD to determine the dollar amounts for programs to
be submitted to Congress as part of the Presidents Budget.
Answer:
PPBE (planning, programming, Budget, execution)
Question:
What is the title of the senior OSD official responsible for the planning phase of the PPBE process.
Answer:
Under Secretary of Defense (Policy)
Question:
What is the title of the senior OSD official who is responsible for issuing programming guidance?.
Answer:
Director, Cost Assessment and Program evaluation D,CAPE
Question:
,What is the title of the senior OSD official who is principal advisor and assistent to the SECDEF
for budget and financial matters?.
Answer:
Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer
Question:
The Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology & Logistics) serves as the Chairman of
what Board.
Answer:
Defense Acquisition Board (DAB)
Question:
Assume todays date is 1 March 2014 and your organization knows about a new project or
requirement that will require its initial funding in FY 2021. What is the first PPBE related
document in which you could identify resources for that requirement.
Answer:
POM 2017 - 2021
Question:
What is the title of the final document of the planning phase?.
Answer:
Defense Planning Guidance (DPG)
Question:
What is the title of the document prepared by the D,CAPE and USD(C) in the May to June time
frame that provides guidance to Components for preparation of their POM and BES submissions?.
Answer:
Integrated Program/Budget Review Guidance
, Question:
What is the name of the automated database that summarizes all forces, resources, and equipment
associated with programs approved by the Secretary of Defense?.
Answer:
Future Years Defense Program (FYDP)
Question:
What is the phase of the PPBE process in which programmatic decisions are translated into
requested resources in an appropriations format.
Answer:
Budgeting (Budget Development)
Question:
What is the name of the document prepare by the Joint Staff after its review of POMs submitted by
the Military Departments that focuses on the balance and capabilities contained in those POMs?
(This document provides SECDEF with the JCS evaluation of the Military Departments
submissions).
Answer:
Chairman's Program Assessment (CPA) {Chairman, JCS}
Question:
Near the end of the budget review process the SECDEF and DEPSEC may conduct a review of
Component major policy or budget issues that have not yet been resolved. Resolution of these
issues may displace other programs within the fixed DoD topline. What is the name of this review?.
Answer:
Issue Resolution
Question:
Following a review of a 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 the
DEPSECDEF or SECDEF for a decision. Once signed by one of those senior officials, what is the
Answers Verified Solutions Latest Update
2026/2027
Question:
What law identifies the Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff as senior ranking member of the Armed
Services.
Answer:
Goldwater Nichols DoD Reorganization Act 1986
Question:
The military operational chain of command runs from the President to whom.
Answer:
The Secretary of Defense to the Combatent Commanders
Question:
The Commanders of the Combatant Commands are responsible to whom for accomplishing the
assigned military mission?.
Answer:
President and Secretary of Defense
Question:
The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is the principal advisor to which officials and/or
organizations?.
Answer:
President, National Security Council, Secretary of Defense
,Question:
Who serves as Chairman of the National Security Council.
Answer:
President
Question:
Name the three major phases of the PPBE process that result in the DoD portion of the Presidents
Budget that is submitted to Congress.
Answer:
Planning, Programming, Budget
Question:
What is the name of the process used by the DoD to determine the dollar amounts for programs to
be submitted to Congress as part of the Presidents Budget.
Answer:
PPBE (planning, programming, Budget, execution)
Question:
What is the title of the senior OSD official responsible for the planning phase of the PPBE process.
Answer:
Under Secretary of Defense (Policy)
Question:
What is the title of the senior OSD official who is responsible for issuing programming guidance?.
Answer:
Director, Cost Assessment and Program evaluation D,CAPE
Question:
,What is the title of the senior OSD official who is principal advisor and assistent to the SECDEF
for budget and financial matters?.
Answer:
Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer
Question:
The Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology & Logistics) serves as the Chairman of
what Board.
Answer:
Defense Acquisition Board (DAB)
Question:
Assume todays date is 1 March 2014 and your organization knows about a new project or
requirement that will require its initial funding in FY 2021. What is the first PPBE related
document in which you could identify resources for that requirement.
Answer:
POM 2017 - 2021
Question:
What is the title of the final document of the planning phase?.
Answer:
Defense Planning Guidance (DPG)
Question:
What is the title of the document prepared by the D,CAPE and USD(C) in the May to June time
frame that provides guidance to Components for preparation of their POM and BES submissions?.
Answer:
Integrated Program/Budget Review Guidance
, Question:
What is the name of the automated database that summarizes all forces, resources, and equipment
associated with programs approved by the Secretary of Defense?.
Answer:
Future Years Defense Program (FYDP)
Question:
What is the phase of the PPBE process in which programmatic decisions are translated into
requested resources in an appropriations format.
Answer:
Budgeting (Budget Development)
Question:
What is the name of the document prepare by the Joint Staff after its review of POMs submitted by
the Military Departments that focuses on the balance and capabilities contained in those POMs?
(This document provides SECDEF with the JCS evaluation of the Military Departments
submissions).
Answer:
Chairman's Program Assessment (CPA) {Chairman, JCS}
Question:
Near the end of the budget review process the SECDEF and DEPSEC may conduct a review of
Component major policy or budget issues that have not yet been resolved. Resolution of these
issues may displace other programs within the fixed DoD topline. What is the name of this review?.
Answer:
Issue Resolution
Question:
Following a review of a 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 the
DEPSECDEF or SECDEF for a decision. Once signed by one of those senior officials, what is the
