3.1 final Flashcards

1
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Purpose statute

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31 USC 1301

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2
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Article 1 Section 8

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empowers congress to collect taxes

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3
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Article 1 Section 9

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Requires appropriations in law before money can be spent

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4
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Article 1 Section 7

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empowers congress to pass bills for raising revenue

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5
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Who is head of GAO

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Comptroller general

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6
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Who puts together red book

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Comptroller general

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7
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Two appropriation principles

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  1. Specific over general 2. Do not do indirectly what you cannot do directly
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8
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Law and USC allowing severable services to extend 12 months across FY

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Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act 1994, 10 USC 2410

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9
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If appropriation act is enacted prior to start of fiscal year, can you enter into contract

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Yes, after enactment but before start of FY, however NO expenditures until FY begins

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10
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Budget and Accounting Act 1921

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  1. OMB 2. GAO 3. President required to submit annual budget to congress for all three branches
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Congressional Budget and Impoundment act 1974

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  1. HBC, SBC 2. CBO 3. Recissions and Deferrals
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12
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Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act

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Gramm Rudman Hollings; Sequestration and automatic spending cuts

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13
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Principle DOD executive for finance an accounting requirements, systems and functions

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Director of DFAS (Defense Finance and Accounting Service)

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14
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Time Statute

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31 USC 1502

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15
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Amount Statute

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31 USC 1341 - in advance or excess of approp; 1342 - No voluntary services; 1517 - In excess of an apportionment

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16
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Two criteria for voluntary services

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  1. Compensation is discretionary (not set by law) 2. Compensation can be set to zero
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17
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Fiduciray Certifier

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FUNDS, not dealing with cash or checks or amounts; Responsible for use of appropriated funds as to proper PTA and USC codes

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18
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Pecuniary Cerfifier

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CASH/CHECKS; back end of the process; respoisbile for amounts, accuracy of dispersement; repayment of any dispersements that were not proper

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19
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Certifying officers will be held personally liable for

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erronious payments resulting from their miscertification as soon as the erroneous payment is made

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20
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Dispursing officers, cashiers, and collecting officers have pecuniart responsibility….

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for the monies entrusted to their care and will be held personally liable for any loss or theft of funds

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21
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Two types of annual approps

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O&M and MILPERS

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22
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Sources of Purpose spending restricitons

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Authorization Acts, Appropriation Acts, Comp Gen decisions

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23
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Who can receive a coin

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  1. Guest foreign nation 2. State local gov 3. NOT day to day 4.
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24
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Continuing resoultion is what time of resolution

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Joint

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25
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Necessary Expense test

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  1. logical relationship 2. not prohibited by law 3. not be otherwise provided for in another appropriation
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26
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Contract Termination

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  1. Contractor Default - Original FY funds avaialble if a)Bona Fide need b)Scope is same c)awarded in reasonable time 2. Covenience of Gov - Expired funds only availabe if agency order to terminate
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27
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Types of approps and time frame

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MILPERS - 1; O&M - 1; RDT&E - 2; Procurement - 3; SCN (Ship construction NAVY) - 5; MILCON - 5

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28
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ADA criminal penalties

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no more than $5000 and no more that 2 years

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29
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ADA must be reported within ___ and investigation complete within ___

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10 days, 14 weeks

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30
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ADAs reported to

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POTUS through congress,OMB and comp general

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31
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Instructions on ADA provided in

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OMB circular A-11

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32
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Continuing Resolution for authority for multi year

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carry over authority is subtracted from CR portion

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33
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A violation of _____ will also result in an ADA

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time

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34
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Which acountable officials are authorized to seek guidance of ___

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DAO, CO, DO, are agency head acting as CO can seek DOD General Council

35
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Acounting “Major Loss” vs “Minor Loss”

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Major -$750 or if any fraud; Minor - under $750 no fraud

36
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Is relief provided for loss? Who Provides it? What is statute of limitations

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DFAS determines it, comptroller general grants. Granted for accidental loss (no statute of limitations) Accidental illdgal/incorrect/ improper payment (3 yr statute of limitation)

37
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Certifying official must ensure 4 things

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Complete, computed correctly, correct and legal

38
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Which accountable individual CANNOT hold public funds

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Certifying official

39
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Three color books

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Green book - Internal Controls; Yellow book - Auditing policy; Red book - fiscal law

40
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Act exempts promotion of individual for gov purchases

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Gov employee incentive awards act

41
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Type of approps and time frame

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MILPERS - 1; O&M - 1; RDT&E - 2; Procurement - 3; SCN (Ship construction NAVY) - 5; MILCON - 5

42
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When are no year approps cancelled

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  1. agency determines no longer needed 2. no charges for 2 years
43
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Severable Services

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Governemnt recives something useful uppon expenditure; can cross Fys but no more than 12 months

44
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Non Severable Services

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Cannot be separated into increments. Entire amount Obligated at onset. Training is non severable usually

45
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This carries forward expired phased balances

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SF-133

46
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Agency head approval for program AL amounts above

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$4M

47
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What kinds of gifts can be made, and what happens to unauthorized gifts

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Gifts to the US (real or personal property. 2. Gifts to an agency (money or real property), can accept services/property under mutual agreement; unauthorized are deposited in misc receipts

48
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Act for sequestration

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Gramm-Rudman-Holdings Balanced budget and emergency deficit control act; Budget enforcement act 1990

49
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Established PAYGO

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Budget Enforcement Act of 1990

50
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What is PAYGO

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Can’t spend more without finding an offset; Does not apply to discretionary spending

51
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What does a commitment require

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An administrative official to verify PTA

52
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Bona Fide need with regard to long lead time parts order

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Bona Fide need applys in the year the order is PLACED, NOT when the goods or services are actaully DELIVERED

53
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What USC discusses severable services

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10 USC 2410

54
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How does multiyear contract apply to bona fide need

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5 year contract guaranteed. Option to pay all up from or year by year. DOD REQUIRES year by year pay

55
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Who can order an agency to terminate contract and they can still use expired funds

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courts, GAO, Board of contract appeals

56
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minor construction authority is up to of O&M

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$2M, unit cost not over $250K

57
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Adjustment limit during closed account phase

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Same type up to LESSER of 1% of current approp, or unexpended closed approp

58
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Obligations from expired approp exceed _____ notify ____

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$4M agency head, $25M congress

59
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Contract Authority

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Form of budget authority; Authority to obligate in advance of appropriation. Have to be given this

60
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Exception to voluntary services

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emergencies involving safety of human life or protection of property; statutorily authorized gratuitous services (Red Cross, Museum volunteers)

61
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Section 1514 of statutue 31 USC 1517

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need to have a financial system that has controls that control to the apportionment level

62
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Augmentation

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Not allowed to add to your appropriation unless you have been given authority to do so. Its is considered an “UNAUTHORIZED transfer of funds”

63
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ADA Admin and Criminal penalties only apply for

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Amount, not purpose or time

64
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FMR discussing ADA violations

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DOD FMR 7000.14

65
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Accountable individuals

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Department accountable individuals (DAO), Certifying Officer (CO), Dispersing officer (DO)

66
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Certifying official

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  1. Certifying vouchers for payment 2. LEGALITY of proposed payments 3. LIABLE for illegal or improper payments
67
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Certifying Officers cannot make following excuses

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mistake, lack of intent, minor violation, adverse work environment, lack of personnel. NO EXCUSES FOR THESE

68
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____ can provide an advance decision to _____ regarding certifying a payment or making payment with approp funds

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DOD General Counsel; DAO, CO, DO, agency heard acting as CO

69
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Certifying officer can get relief if

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circumstances beyond their control, and discovered later. Everything done right at the time of certificaiton

70
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41 USC 6301 Feed and Forage Act

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Permits obligations in advacne of appropriation. Pays for furnishing clothing, subsistence, forage, fuel, quarters, transportation, mediocal/hospital supplies. NOT MILCON or MILPERS

71
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Approx how much business does DOD do in WCF

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20 percent of DOD appropriation

72
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Stock Funds (supply management hold what type of assets

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inventory held for resale

73
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Industrial funds hold what type of assets

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work in progress

74
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WCF Charter signed by _____ and includes _____

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Military Dept Sec; 1. ID outputs 2. accounting system to track costs 3. ID Customer requirements 4. Evaluate Buyer/Seller advantages disadvantages

75
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NOR (Net operating results)

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Annual results

76
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AOR (Accumulated operationg results

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overall goal to be net zero. This is a rolling amount over multiple years

77
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WCFs required to have _____

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sufficient cash balnces for their requirements throghout fiscal year

78
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First requirement for any travel

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Travel itinerary prepared on DD 1610 must be approved.

79
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Can traveler deviate from travel itinerary

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if “variations authorized” statemetn included and mission requires it

80
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Can a verbal travel order be issued

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Yes by AO

81
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NAF employees travel on

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regular government travel orders. No invitational travel orders

82
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PDT travel charged to _____; what is exception

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gaining activity; overseas pays both ways, RIF (reduction in force), BRAC (Base realignment and closure)

83
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Feed and Forage Act

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Over obligate funds for clothing, subsistence, forage, fuel, quarters, transportation, medical, hospital; NOT MILCON or MILPERS

84
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Who issues treasury warrant

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Secretary of Treasury