AIPM Exam 1
1. In 1990, Congress passed the: Defense Acquisition Workforce
Improvement Act
(DAWIA)
2. Understand that the determined that Army
contracting in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Kuwait didn't have
enough people, there was too little train- ing, and it was an
antiquated system: Gansler Commission
3. Robust balances cost, schedule, and performance
throughout the life- cycle: System Engineering
4. Understand that the concept was
adopted from commer- cial business, intended to streamline
the antiquated, stove pipe process, and is composed of
, stakeholders representing all appropriate functional disci-
plines: Integrated Product Team (IPT)
5. Major Defense Acquisition Programs (MDAPs) are now
required by law to have a: Product Support Manager
6. Three primary organizations influence the defense
acquisition community:-
: The Executive Branch/The Congress/Industry
7. USD(AT&L) is also the : Is the Defense Acquisition
Executive (DAE)/Chairs the Defense Acquisition Board (DAB)
8. Provides analysis and advice relative to the Planning,
Programming, Bud- geting and Execution (PPBE) system:
Director, Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (CAPE)
9. Provides independent assessment of operational
effectiveness and suit- ability of new weapon systems:
Director, Operational Test & Evaluation (DOT&E)
10. ACAT level enables identification of: Type of system/Level
of management review/decision authority/Applicable program
reporting requirements
1. In 1990, Congress passed the: Defense Acquisition Workforce
Improvement Act
(DAWIA)
2. Understand that the determined that Army
contracting in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Kuwait didn't have
enough people, there was too little train- ing, and it was an
antiquated system: Gansler Commission
3. Robust balances cost, schedule, and performance
throughout the life- cycle: System Engineering
4. Understand that the concept was
adopted from commer- cial business, intended to streamline
the antiquated, stove pipe process, and is composed of
, stakeholders representing all appropriate functional disci-
plines: Integrated Product Team (IPT)
5. Major Defense Acquisition Programs (MDAPs) are now
required by law to have a: Product Support Manager
6. Three primary organizations influence the defense
acquisition community:-
: The Executive Branch/The Congress/Industry
7. USD(AT&L) is also the : Is the Defense Acquisition
Executive (DAE)/Chairs the Defense Acquisition Board (DAB)
8. Provides analysis and advice relative to the Planning,
Programming, Bud- geting and Execution (PPBE) system:
Director, Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (CAPE)
9. Provides independent assessment of operational
effectiveness and suit- ability of new weapon systems:
Director, Operational Test & Evaluation (DOT&E)
10. ACAT level enables identification of: Type of system/Level
of management review/decision authority/Applicable program
reporting requirements
