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94 Cards in this Set
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The process in which a government entity remains fully responsible for the provisions of affected entity and maintains control over management decisions while another entity operates the functions or performs the service
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Outsourcing
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What are the 3 tests which must be met for use of the necessary expense doctrine?
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1. Logical relationship
2. Not prohibited by law 3. Not funded for elsewhere |
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Which law established the House and Senate Budget Committees and the Congressional Budget House?
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Congressional Budget Act of 1974
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Article 1, Section 9 of the US Constitution gives the power to Appropriate funds for the running of the govt to which branch of the govt?
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Congress (Legislative)
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Budget authority does not expire in what type of appropriation?
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No-year
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Who makes the rules for travel for DoD civilians and Military?
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GSA
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What type of Congressional Resolution can be thought of as Temporary appropriation Act?
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Continuing (CR)
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What type of budgeting resources remain available for new obligations until the purpose of which they were provided is carried out?
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No-Year appropriations
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What type of budgetary resources remains available for new obligations for 2 or more fiscal years?
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Multi-Year appropriations
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Decisions of Fiscal law questions are officially rendered by whom?
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Comptroller General of the GAO
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How many basic types of budget authority are used in the Federal govt?
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Six:
1) Appropriation 2) Contract Authority 3) Borrowing 4) Monetary Credits 5) Offsetting Receipts Loan 6) Loan guarantee |
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Annual appropriation remain available for obligation for how long?
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1 year
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RDT&E is an example of what type of appropriation?
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2-Yr / Multiyear
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Operations and Maintenance is an example of what type of appropriation?
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1-Yr / Annual
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When is the President suppose to submit his budget?
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B/w 1st Monday in Jan and 1st Monday in Feb. NLT 1st Monday in Feb.
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What are the 6 major steps in the budget formulation phase?
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1) OMB issues guidance
2) Organization Develops draft 3) Agency submits to OMB 4) OMB reviews 5) President takes action 6) Sent to Congress |
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How often does Congress meet?
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At least once a year
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Amendments must be passed in each house by ___ vote
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2/3
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Constitutional Amendments are valid when ratified by at least ___
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3/4 of the states
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_____________ is the process of assembling, organizing and using manpower and material resources in preparation for war or other emergency.
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Master Mobilization Plan (MMP)
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Financial Disclosure: What are (4) remedies for avoiding potential conflicts of interest?
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1) Recusal
2) Waivers 3) Certificates of Divestiture 4) Trusts |
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Executive Orders
- 12674 - 1989 - Underlying 14 Principles - 2 Core concepts - Declining w/ employees |
1) Employees shall not use Public Office for private gain
2) Employees shall act impartially and not give preferential treatment |
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HAC and SAC draft and submit Number ____?
Appropriations Bills that provide Budget authority for the Government |
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What are the Key foundations of Appropriations? (3)
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1) Purpose - funds obligated and expended only for purpose authorized in appropriations
2) Time - The period of time during which budgetary resources may incur new obligations 3) Amount - Obligations and Expenditures may not exceed the amts established by law. |
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- PPBE?
- Porgramming Phase (how) - POM (Program Objective Memorandum) |
Program Decision Memorandum (PDM)
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When are the hearings of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) and the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) begin?
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After the President's state of the union message
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What are the methods/steps in conducting the Delphi technique?
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Query expert opinion
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Which cost estimating approach requires extensive knowledge of the product or process?
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Engineering approach
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What cost estimating approach is known as a statistical method or top down approach?
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Parametric approach
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What cost estimating approach is based on direct comparison with historical info?
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Analogy Approach
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Cost savings, cost avoidance and productivity improvement are recognized as what type of benefits?
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Quantifiable benefits
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What are some of the limitations of economc analysis?
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Will not:
1) Produce results that are more valid than input data 2) Make final decisions 3) Be applied w/ cookbook precision 4) Provide relevant solutions to irrelevant questions 5) Predict political & non-economic impacts 6) Be suitable for sound judgment, management or control |
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What does correlation measure?
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The degrees of relationships b/w 2 or 3 variables
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In regards to central tendency of dispersion, what is: Mean? Mode? Median?
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Mean = Average
Mode = Frequency Median = Middle of arrayed values |
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Each agency head submit _______ reports to the President & Congress annually, no later than __________
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Performance Reports
15 Nov |
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In Federal Agencies other than DOD, how often must the 5yr strategic plans required under GPRA be updated?
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Every 3yrs;
4yrs for DoD |
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- List 3 bullets about Article III, Judicial Branch
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1) Supreme Ct
2) Inferior Cts established by Congress 3) Interpret Laws |
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What occurs when Congress is not in session and the Pres does not sign a bill in 10 days?
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- Pocket veto - does not become law
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What does Article II, Executive Branch say about laws?
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Commander-in-Chief executes laws
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How many of the house must agree to pass a bill?
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2/3
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All the bills for raising revenue shall originate in the...
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House of Representatives
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What are 6 things Article I (Legislative Branch) say irt Congress' law making powers?
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1) Raise taxes
2) Borrow money 3) Regulate commerce 4) Conscript forces 5) Declare war 6) Raise and support armies |
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What was the predecessor to the Constitution?
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Articles of Conferderation
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How many branches of the govt did the constitution establish?
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3 (Executive, Legislative, Judicial)
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What required the President to submit an annual budget to Congress, created OMB, and established GAO?
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Budget and Acct Act of 1921
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What section of 31 USC says: Appropriations shall be applied only to the objects for which the appropriations were made except otherwise provided by law
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Purpose statute - Section 1301
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Common source of purpose restrictions are contained in the DOD ___________ bills?
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Authorization and Appropriation
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Article ___, Section ___, Clause ___ states: We can only use the appropriations, which the Congress provides for the purpose or purposes authorized by Congress.
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Article 1
Section 9 Clause 7 |
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Who are determined to be accountable officers in the Fed Govt (2)?
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- Certifying Disbursing Officer
- Accountable Official |
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What statute is this?
- Bona Fide Need rule (time) - Balance of a fixed-term appropriation is available only for payment of expenses properly incurred during the period of availability or to complete contracts properly made w/n that period. |
31 USC Section 1502
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When does the Bona Fide Need occur, when the order is placed or when the goods or services are delivered?
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The year the order is placed, NOT when the goods or services are delivered.
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Who grants relief to a certifying officer for erroneous or illegal payments in the DOD?
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DFAS
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______ Authorizes the use of both govt and non-govt training sources to meet identified training needs.
Use of O&M funds |
Government Employees Training Act (GETA)
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What is the name of the Dept's intense control effort?
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Management Control Program
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Federal Mgr's Financial Integrity Act of 1982 prevents what (2)?
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- Waste or misuse of agency funds or property
- Assures accountability of assets. |
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Who issues standards for internal controls?
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GAO
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HASC and SASC are the _______ & _______ process
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Authorization & Appropriation
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PPBE:
What is the output for Budgeting? |
DoD portion of the President's budget
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PPBE:
Execution focuses on what? |
Reviewing program performance
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What are the below related to?
- DoD Directive 5010.38 - DoD Instruction 5010.40 |
Management Control Program
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How many standards are in the GAO standards of Internal controls?
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5
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DoD component heads Statement of Assurance must take how many forms?
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3
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What is the last milestone of corrective action plan for material weakness?
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Corrective validation
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Who makes the decision to report material weakness?
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Management judgment
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Integrity act report must include agency plans to correct what?
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Material weakness
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Segregation of duties is a part of which internal control standard?
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Control activities
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- 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 w/n the fixed DoD topline. This review is known as what? |
Major Budget Issue Review
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One method to issue obligations is through a MIPR. What is another way?
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Contracts
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What is the purpose of the Chairman's Program Assessment?
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CPA checks the balance and capabilities of composite force and support levels recommended by services POMs (Program Objective Memorandum)
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What is the final phase of the PPBE process, in which programmatic decisions are translated into resources in an appropriations format?
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Budget Development or Budgeting
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What is an assessment of the results of a program activity when comparing to its intended purposes?
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Outcome or Outcome measures
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What is the term for anything produced by an organization that can be tabulated, calculated, or recorded and can be expressed in a quantitative or qualitative measure?
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Output or Output measures
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Advance Procurement is an exception to what principle?
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Full funding principle
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What cost structure does MIL-HDBK-881 represent?
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Work breakdown structure (WBS)
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Which appropriations (5) contributes to a major acquisition?
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- RDT&E
- Procurement - O&M - MILCON - MILPERS |
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Statutory members of the NSC (National Security Council) of 1947?
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- President
- VP - SecDef - Secretary of State |
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Explain # of years for the Future Year Defense Program (FYDP)
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- 1 Prior Year
- 1 Current Year - 2 Budget Years - 4 Out-years - 3 Additional years of force structure & manpower - Total years = 11 |
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- PPBE (What)
- Planning phase - final document of the planning phase |
Joint Planning Guide (JPG)
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What kind of function is so intimately related to the public interest as to mandate performance by government employees?
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Inherently governmental functions
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Into which 2 categories do inherently governmental function normally fall?
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1. The act of governing monetary transactions
2. Entitlements |
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What is any process aimed at shifting functions and responsibilities, in whole or in part, from the govt to the private sector?
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Privatization
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What is the systematic approach to the problem of choosing the best method of allocating scarce resources to achieve a given objective?
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Economic Analysis
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What are the 3 major elements of PPBE?
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Planning
Programming Budget Formulation |
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What is the name of the automated database that summarizes all forces, resources, and equipment associated with programs approved by the SECDEF?
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Future Year Defense Plan (FYDP)
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Who serves as the Chairman of the National Security Council?
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President
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How frequently is DoD funding reviewed?
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Annually
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The Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics) serves as the Chairman of what board?
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Defense Acquisition Board (DAB)
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EEO counselor has 30 days to work a case. Can this be extended?
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Yes - by 30 days
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Effective training can be critical for achieving what?
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Organizational Goals
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EEO complaint must be filed within how many day of incident?
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45 Days
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Merit principles place the burden for good employee performance on management or the employee?
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Both
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A disabled veteran w/ a service connected disability 30% or more must be given what type of notice of a proposed pass over?
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Written
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Federal employees probationary period?
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1yr
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What is excluded from competition under OMB A-76
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Inherently government
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