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Operational control of military forces is assigned to

a) the unified combatant commands
b) the Secretaries of the individual components
c) the Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff
d) Training and Doctrine Command
a) the unified combatant commands
The mission of DoD is to provide military forces to

a) deter war and protect the security of the country
b) prosecute war as commanded by Congress
c) protect the security of the country and assist in response to domestic emergencies
d) serve as the military instrument of power
a) deter war and protect the security of the country
The ________ issues guidance annually for the Services to use in preparation and administration of their military and civilian manpower programs
a) Secretary of Defense
b) Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
c) Under Secretary of Defense, Personnel and Readiness
d) all the above
c) Under Secretary of Defense, Personnel and Readiness
The first priority for programming manpower is
for major combatant commands based on Joint Chiefs of Staff guidance
Civilian manpower requirements are based on
planning and workload factors at the minimum necessary to accomplish the required tasks
In foreign countries_____________ are utilized to the maximum extent practical consistent with security and readiness
indigenous personnel
Define assigned strength
Actual strength of the entire service
Define authorized strength
The total strength authorized by Congress
Define end strength
Strength at the end of the fiscal year
Define Force Structure
The totality of units in a DoD Component
Define Peacetime Strength
The authorized and programmed strength at the end of the fiscal year for active forces, the Selected Reserves (to include drilling reservists, military technicians, and appropriated fund civilian employees in the FYDP.
Define the Future Year Defense Program (FYDP)
The official report that summarizes the resources provided to DoD. It identifies funding for each appropriation, manpower authorization and program, and selected types of unit or equipment authorizations by resource management packages known as program elements.
During mobilization or wartime, military personnel are only assigned to positions that contribute to the war unless...
a) military incumbency is required by law
b) possessing military-unique skills or experience is essential for the position
c) military authority or disciple is required
d) alternative manpower is not available
Planning for the civilian workforce during mobilization must take into consideration...
a) civilian employees who may be recalled to active duty
b) civilian employees who may be drafted into service
Mobilization may require an increase to the civilian workforce. Installation planning for civilian workforce expansion should consider...
a) civilian retirees
b) placement of civilian personnel not subject to recall
c) borrowing manpower from other agencies
d) use of contractors
e) use of overtime and temporary employees
The execution of contingency operations may include...
a) mobilization of reserve component personnel
b) augmentation using non-unit reservists, recalled retirees, volunteers, and draftees
Define mobilization
The process of assembling organizing, and using manpower and material resources in preparation for war or other emergencies.
What section of the US Code gives the President the authority to activate the reserve forces without the consent of Congress?
10 USC 12304
(12304 USA goes to War)
Under 10 USC 12304, how long may the President order authority to activate the reserve forces without the consent of Congress?
No more than 365 days
How many members of the Selected Reserve and Individual Ready Reserve may remain on active duty under 10 USC 12304?
No more than 200K, of which only 30K may be members of the Individual Ready Reserve
Define E-E Emergency Essential Personnel
A civilian position-based designation to support the success of combat operations or the availability of combat-essential systems in accordance with section 158o of Title 10 USC. E-E personnel may be deployed to a crisis area
Define Capability Based Volunteer
A civilian employee who may be asked to volunteer for deployment, to remain behind after other civilians have evacuated, or to backfill other DoD civilians who have deployed to meet expeditionary requirements in order to ensure that critical expeditionary requirements that may fall outside or within the scope of the individual's position are fulfilled
Personnel budget estimates are prepared in terms of full-time equivalent (FTE) employment as required by
OMB Cir A-11
Define turnover rate
Number of employees who left positions during a past fiscal year divided by the number of positions.
Define and calculate the lapse rate
Percentage of the year a vacancy occurs

Turnover rate x Fill Rate
Define the fill rate
Average number of days between an employee leaving a position and the position being filled divided by the number of work days in the year
What is the purpose of DoD Separation Incentives
To reduce the number of personnel employed by DoD or to restructure the workforce to meet mission objectives without reducing the overall number of personnel
What are the "buy-out" programs?
Voluntary Separation Incentive Pay (VSIP)
Voluntary Early Retirement Authority (VERA)

5 USC 9902 requires that buy-out payments (lesser of $25K and severance pay) be paid from amounts available, and generally, be fully repaid of the individual rejoins the Federal Government within 5 years of separation.
How many annual buy-outs are DoD authorized each year
25K (not to include BRAC personnel and NAF employees
When must the head of each executive agency submit the Director, OMB a list of activities performed by Federal Government sources that are not "inherently governmental?
Not later than the end of the third quarter of each fiscal year.
Following OMB review of the list of activities "not governmental in nature", the head of each agency will
Transmit a copy of the list to Congress, and make the list available to the general public.
Following OMB review of the list of activities "not governmental in nature", the Director, OMB will
promptly promptly publish in the Federal Register a notice that the list is available to the public
IAW the ____________________________ the heads of executive agencies will use competitive processes to select the source
Federal Activities Reform Act of 1998
OMB Circular A-76 defines activities in what two categories
Commercial
Inherently governmental
Define "inherently governmental activities"
An activity that is so intimately related to the public interest as to mandate performance by government employees
Inherently governmental activities fall into what two categories
Acts of governing
Monetary transactions and entitlements

(use the study guide to familiarize yourself with examples of inherently governmental functions)
Define the Most Efficient Organization (MEO)
The MEO refers to the government's in-house organization to perform a commercial activity. It is the basis for all government costs entered on the Cost Comparison Form.
Define the Performance Works Statement (PWS)
It is a statement of the technical, functional, and performance characteristics of the work to be performed. It is the basis for all government costs entered on the Cost Comparison Form.
Why is a commercial activities management study performed?
It is performed to analyze the method of operation necessary to establish the MEO needed to accomplish the requirements in the PWS.
If a commercial activity provides critical or sensitive services, the management study will include a plan for expansion in
emergency situations
The management study will be the basis on which the DoD component certifies that the ___________ is based on the most efficient and cost effective organization practicable.
government cost estimate
When developing performance work statements, agencies will
coordinate efforts with other DoD components to avoid duplication, and provide mutual assistance
Agencies will make available government-owned facilities, equipment and real property to contractor to assist in the development of the
Performance Work Statement
If a commercial activity competes with a government activity for a contract,
commercial bids must be at least 10% below the in0house, personnel-related costs.
The time period for stadard commercial activities competition is
12 month, extendable to 18 mo.

Competition under streamlined processes have a time limit of 90 days, extendable an additional 45 days. The streamlined procedures are to be used when the competition involves 65 FTEs or less.
Following the announcement of an A-76 cost comparison, the maximum time to convert to the MEO is
24 months for single functions, and 48 months for multiple functions.

DoD components shall consult with DoD civilian employees affected by the cost comparison
5 CFR section 2635.101 states ____ principles that broadly define the obligations of public service. Underlying these principles are two core concepts____ and____
14; employees shall not use public office for private gain; employees shall act impartially and not give preferential treatment to a private organization or individual
Exceptions to the ban on gifts from outside sources include
gifts valued at $20 or less
gifts based on family relationships or friendships
gifts based on outside business or employment relationships
gifts in connection with certain political activities
Persons presenting gifts from prohibited outside sources include
those seeking action by the employees agency
those who seek to do business with the employee's agency
those who are regulated by the employee's agency
those who have interests in the performance or non-performance of the employees official duties
True or false.

Employees may accept gifts of free attendance at certain widely attended gatherings, provided that there has been a determination that attendance is in the interests of the agency.
True
True or false.

Certain DoD employees, military members, and their families may accpt gifts from non-federal entities valued at $1000
True
True or false.

Gifts valued at $10 or less may be given to a subordinate
True
True or false.

Employees may transfer leave to supervisors
True-if the gift is given as part of a gift pool, and the source of the gift cannot be determined by the recipient
Executive branch employees are prohibited from participating personally and substantially in matters that impact the financial interests of
the employee
the employee's minor child
an organization for which the employee serves as an officer
a person with whom the employee is negotiating future employment
Remedies for avoiding potential conflicts of interest
Recusal
Waivers
Certificates of Divestiture
Trusts
Certain senior officers and employees of the executive branch are required to file____________________disclosing their financial interests as well as the interests of their spouses and children
SF 278 Public Financial Disclosure Report
Certain less-senior executive branch personnel must file an ________________, a form that is not releasable to the public that discloses his/her financial interests
OGE Form 450