DAU - PM Practitioner Test Questions Solved Correctly Latest Version 2025-2026
A software-costing model that bases cost estimates upon statistical data such as source lines of code is
an example of a ________costing model - Answers 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? - Answers 65-80%
Below Threshold reprogramming is approved by who? - Answers Individual services and defense
agencies
Affordability is most concerned with: - Answers Making tradeoffs in performance and schedule to
achieve cost objectives within affordability constraints.
Escalation allows us to make predictions about future costs based on: - Answers 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? - Answers 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. -
Answers Procurement
Forward Pricing Rates Agreements (FPRA) provide negotiated rates that represent reasonable
projections for such things as _______________________. - Answers Rates for labor and indirect costs
Who controls the budget and the release of funds, and reports directly to the Secretary of Defense? -
Answers 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 ____________.
- Answers 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)? - Answers 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? - Answers 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? -
Answers 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? -
Answers 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: - Answers 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? - Answers Full Funding
The largest percentage of software life cycle costs is associated with what? - Answers Upgrades and
Maintenance
When a vendor cashes the government check and money flows from the Treasury to the vendor it is
called an ______________. - Answers Outlay
Which of the following institutions issues directives and regulations and formulates, directs, and
executes national security policy? - Answers 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 ______________________. -
Answers Immediately
In order to be successful in acquisition management, which of the following SCHEDULE risk factors must
be assessed. - Answers 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? - Answers
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? - Answers Equipment Sales and Financing
Which of the following did the adoption of Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System
(JCIDS) allow DoD to do? - Answers 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? -
Answers 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. - Answers Effective
A software-costing model that bases cost estimates upon statistical data such as source lines of code is
an example of a ________costing model - Answers 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? - Answers 65-80%
Below Threshold reprogramming is approved by who? - Answers Individual services and defense
agencies
Affordability is most concerned with: - Answers Making tradeoffs in performance and schedule to
achieve cost objectives within affordability constraints.
Escalation allows us to make predictions about future costs based on: - Answers 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? - Answers 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. -
Answers Procurement
Forward Pricing Rates Agreements (FPRA) provide negotiated rates that represent reasonable
projections for such things as _______________________. - Answers Rates for labor and indirect costs
Who controls the budget and the release of funds, and reports directly to the Secretary of Defense? -
Answers 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 ____________.
- Answers 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)? - Answers 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? - Answers 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? -
Answers 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? -
Answers 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: - Answers 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? - Answers Full Funding
The largest percentage of software life cycle costs is associated with what? - Answers Upgrades and
Maintenance
When a vendor cashes the government check and money flows from the Treasury to the vendor it is
called an ______________. - Answers Outlay
Which of the following institutions issues directives and regulations and formulates, directs, and
executes national security policy? - Answers 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 ______________________. -
Answers Immediately
In order to be successful in acquisition management, which of the following SCHEDULE risk factors must
be assessed. - Answers 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? - Answers
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? - Answers Equipment Sales and Financing
Which of the following did the adoption of Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System
(JCIDS) allow DoD to do? - Answers 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? -
Answers 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. - Answers Effective
