AIPM Exam 1 2025 Questions and
Answers
Define the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) - --
Answer --Acquisition Workforce:
Civilian or military who occupy acquisition positions
Personnel in acquisition career development programs
Identify the three reasons why Congress passed DAWIA and the requirements of
the law. - --Answer --In 1990, Congress passed the Defense Acquisition
Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) because
Defense systems are complex
Defense systems are costly
Requires qualified personnel
Define the role of the DoD Directors of Acquisition Career Management
(DACM). - --Answer --One per DoD Service or Agency
Establishes and monitors training requirements and DAWIA compliance
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,Projects numbers of individuals requiring training annually
Assigns students to required courses (DAU and/or ALU)
Certifies that DAWIA standards have been met
Understand the Gansler Commission - --Answer --determined that Army
contracting in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Kuwait didn't have enough people, there was
too little training, and it was an antiquated system.
Define the quantitative measures of reliability: Mean, Availability, and
Maintainability - --Answer --Mean - An average (i.e. Mean time between
failure (MTBF))
Availability: A measure of the degree to which an item is in the operable and
committable state at the start of the mission, when the mission is called for at an
unknown (random) point in time
Maintainability: The probability that an item will conform to specified conditions
within a given period of time when corrective or preventive action is performed in
accordance with prescribed procedures and resources
Understand the Integrated Product Team (IPT) concept - --Answer --was
adopted from commercial business, intended to streamline the antiquated, stove
pipe process, and is composed of stakeholders representing all appropriate
functional disciplines
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, Identify the two basic types of test and evaluation - --Answer --
Developmental and operational
Identify the major law directly affecting DoD systems acquisition management
concerning Environmental, Safety, & Occupational Health (ESOH). - --
Answer --National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
Major law directly affecting DoD systems acquisition management
Understand the breakdown of who conducts basic research for the DoD - --
Answer --Universities-60%
DOD and Fed Labs-25%
Industry and Nonprofit Organizations-15%
Identify the three primary risk factors that Program Managers focus on when
managing their programs. - --Answer --Risk Factors:
Cost
Increasing material prices
Higher labor rates
Regulatory compliance
Performance
New materials or processes
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Answers
Define the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) - --
Answer --Acquisition Workforce:
Civilian or military who occupy acquisition positions
Personnel in acquisition career development programs
Identify the three reasons why Congress passed DAWIA and the requirements of
the law. - --Answer --In 1990, Congress passed the Defense Acquisition
Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) because
Defense systems are complex
Defense systems are costly
Requires qualified personnel
Define the role of the DoD Directors of Acquisition Career Management
(DACM). - --Answer --One per DoD Service or Agency
Establishes and monitors training requirements and DAWIA compliance
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,Projects numbers of individuals requiring training annually
Assigns students to required courses (DAU and/or ALU)
Certifies that DAWIA standards have been met
Understand the Gansler Commission - --Answer --determined that Army
contracting in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Kuwait didn't have enough people, there was
too little training, and it was an antiquated system.
Define the quantitative measures of reliability: Mean, Availability, and
Maintainability - --Answer --Mean - An average (i.e. Mean time between
failure (MTBF))
Availability: A measure of the degree to which an item is in the operable and
committable state at the start of the mission, when the mission is called for at an
unknown (random) point in time
Maintainability: The probability that an item will conform to specified conditions
within a given period of time when corrective or preventive action is performed in
accordance with prescribed procedures and resources
Understand the Integrated Product Team (IPT) concept - --Answer --was
adopted from commercial business, intended to streamline the antiquated, stove
pipe process, and is composed of stakeholders representing all appropriate
functional disciplines
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, Identify the two basic types of test and evaluation - --Answer --
Developmental and operational
Identify the major law directly affecting DoD systems acquisition management
concerning Environmental, Safety, & Occupational Health (ESOH). - --
Answer --National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
Major law directly affecting DoD systems acquisition management
Understand the breakdown of who conducts basic research for the DoD - --
Answer --Universities-60%
DOD and Fed Labs-25%
Industry and Nonprofit Organizations-15%
Identify the three primary risk factors that Program Managers focus on when
managing their programs. - --Answer --Risk Factors:
Cost
Increasing material prices
Higher labor rates
Regulatory compliance
Performance
New materials or processes
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