ACQ101 Flashcards
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Today’s acquisition professional must possess increasing levels of: (3)
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- Specialized knowledge
- Analytical skills
- Good judgment
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DAWIA
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Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA).
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DoDD 5000.52 establishes ___.
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DoDD 5000.52 establishes the DoD Acquisition CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM and a single Acquisition Corps throughout DoD
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3 types of DAU learning.
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Foundational, Workflow, Performance
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List the primary objectives of System Acquisition Management? (3)
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- SATISFY the needs of operational users
- PROVIDE measurable improvements in functional capabilities
- ACQUIRE products in a timely manner at a fair and reasonable cost
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List 4 aspects of a SYSTEM.
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Hardware, software, logistics support, and personnel
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What is BBP?
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Better Buying Power (BBP) is the implementation of best practices to strengthen the DoD’s buying power, improve industry productivity, and provide an affordable, value-added military capability to the Warfighter.
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List 3 areas of focus for Better Buying Power?
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- Affordable programs,
- Cost control throughout the product life cycle
- Improve the professionalism of the Total Acquisition Workforce
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Risks have three components:
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- A FUTURE ROOT CAUSE, which has yet to happen. If a future root cause is eliminated or corrected, the risk will not occur
- A PROBABILITY or likelihood assessed at the present time of that future root cause occurring
- The CONSEQUENCE or effect of that future root cause
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Use of new material or processes is an example of what kind of risk?
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Performance
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Using multiple contractors or conducting multiple tests are examples of which type of risk strategy?
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Mitigate
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Establishing a reserve fund or putting in monitoring processes are examples of which type of risk strategy?
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Assume
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Using a firm-fixed price contract is an example of which type of risk strategy?
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Transfer
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Using a firm-fixed price contract is an example of which type of risk strategy?
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Transfer
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Reducing the scope of performance objectives is an example of which type of risk strategy?
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Avoid
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MDAP
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Major Defense Acquisition Programs (MDAP)
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MAIS
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Major Automated Information Systems (MAIS)
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NDAA
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National Defense Authorization Acts (NDAA)
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FAR
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Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)
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DFARS
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Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS)
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3rd set of regulations
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Component-unique FAR supplements
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Which of the following is one of the principal mechanisms by which Congress modifies the defense acquisition structure?
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National Defense Authorization Acts (NDAA)
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Which of the following is one of the principal mechanisms by which Congress modifies the defense acquisition structure?
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National Defense Authorization Acts (NDAA)
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The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
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Is the primary regulation for all Federal agencies for the acquisition of supplies and services
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Which of the following establishes a simplified and flexible management system for translating joint capability needs and technological opportunities into stable, affordable, and well-managed acquisition programs?
DoDI 5000.02
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ESOH
Environmental, Safety, and Occupational Helath
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Which of the following are considered ESOH requirements?
Establish the methods and mechanisms of a process for compliance
Mandate legal compliance requirements and processes
Impose criminal and/or civil penalties for lack of compliance
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From concept to deployment, a weapon system goes through three decision processes to identify the required weapon system, establish a budget, and acquire the system.
These processes involved are referred to as Decision Support Systems:
1. The Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS)
2. The Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution System (PPBE)
3. The Defense Acquisition System
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From concept to deployment, a weapon system goes through three decision processes to identify the required weapon system, establish a budget, and acquire the system.
These processes involved are referred to as Decision Support Systems:
1. The Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS)
2. The Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution System (PPBE)
3. The Defense Acquisition System
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DAS is ___ driven
event
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PPBE is ___ driven
calendar
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JCIDS is ___ driven
needs
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The process by which DoD identifies, assess, and prioritizes what capabilities the military requires to fulfill its mission.
The Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS) is the process by which DoD identifies, assesses, and prioritizes what capabilities the military requires to fulfill its mission.
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JCIDS is often referred to as the ___.
requirements generation process
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What is PPBE?
The Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) system develops DoD’s proposed budget for all acquisitions and is the primary resource allocation process.
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What is the DAS?
The Defense Acquisition System is the management process by which DoD develops and buys weapons and other systems. It is governed by DoDD 5000.01, The Defense Acquisition System, and DoDI 5000.02, Operation of the Defense Acquisition System, and utilizes the procedures described in the Defense Acquisition Guidebook.
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How does the DAS oversee and manage acquisition programs?
The Defense Acquisition System uses milestones to oversee and manage acquisition programs.
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How does the DAS oversee and manage acquisition programs?
The Defense Acquisition System uses milestones to oversee and manage acquisition programs.
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Requirements identified through this Decision Support System can be addressed through changes in DOTMLPF-P.
JCIDS
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Acquistion related laws
NDAA
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Federal Government Regulatoins
FAR and DFARS
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DoD acquisition policy documents
5000.01/.02
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Environmental Laws and requirements
ESOH, NEPA, and Executive Order 13693
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Which of the following DoD Decision Support Systems
| is considered DoD's primary resource allocation process?
Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution
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Which of the following DoD decision-support systems is the process by which DoD identifies, assesses, and prioritizes what capabilities the military requires to fulfill its mission?
Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System
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Which of the following DoD decision-support systems uses milestones to oversee and manage acquisition programs?
DAS
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What is Executive Order 13693?
Directs all Federal agencies to improve energy efficiency, reduce greenhouse emissions, and use renewable energy sources
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What is the purpose of addressing program risk?
The purpose of addressing program risk is to help ensure that COST, SCHEDULE, and PERFORMANCE objectives are achieved at every stage in the program life cycle and to communicate to all stakeholders the process for uncovering, determining the scope of, and managing program uncertainties.
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What is the most basic reason for the presence of a risk.
A future root cause is the most basic reason for the presence of a risk. Accordingly, risks should be tied to future root causes and their effects.
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Which of the following is one of the principal mechanisms by which Congress modifies the defense acquisition structure?
NDAA
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There are three major top-level participants in defense acquisition at the national level:
* Executive Branch
* Congress
* Defense industry
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These roles can be characterized in three categories:
* Perspectives
* Responsibilities
* Objectives
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The Executive Branch includes ___.
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the President,
the Department of Defense (DoD),
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB),
the Department of State, and
the National Security Council (NSC).
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The Legislative Branch (Congress) uses ___.
uses various committees to assist with the legislative oversight of defense activities.
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Defense Industry (contractors) includes___.
large, medium and small organizations, both U.S. and foreign, providing goods and services to the DoD.
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What are the 6 regional commands?
Northern, Central, Southern,
| European, Pacific, Africa
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What are the 3 functional commands?
Special Operations Command
Strategic Command
Transportation Command
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What are the 2 components of the Unified Commands?
Regional and Functional
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The DoD is headed by ___.
the SECDEF
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The SECDEF is
"the PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT to the President in all matters relating to the national security," is responsible for establishing the "GENERAL POLICIES and programs" for the military departments and agencies, and exercises "GENERAL DIRECTION, authority, and control" over those entities.
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The SECDEF staff members are referred to
as the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD).
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Who does the DAB work for?
Defense Acquisition Board works for the OSD
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What are the 3 Under Secretaries of the SECDEF?
USD Comptroller
USD Policy
USD (AT&L)
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The Under Secretary of Defense (USD) Comptroller:
* Controls the budget and the release of funds
* Is responsible for the Budgeting and Execution phases of the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) process
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The Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (USD[P]):
* Provides responsive, forward-thinking, and insightful policy advice
* Ensures the ALIGNMENT with national security objectives
* Approves certain aspects of programs involving other nations
* Maintains responsibility for Defense Planning and Programming Guidance (DPPG) during the planning phase of PPBE
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The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (USD(AT&L))
is the principal staff assistant and advisor to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense for all matters relating to the DoD acquisition system, including:
•Research and development
•Advanced technology
•Development and production
•Test and evaluation
•Logistics and procurement
•Installation management and military construction
•Environment security
•Nuclear, chemical, and biological matters
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There are two primary Directors that support the SECDEF.
CAPE and OT&E
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CAPE
Director, Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation
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OT&E
Director Operational, Test, and Evaluation
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The Defense Acquisition Board (DAB) is the
senior-level defense forum for advising the USD(AT&L) on critical decisions concerning designated acquisition programs.
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The DAB is ___ oriented.
Issue
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The result of a DAB review is
a decision from the USD(AT&L), documented in an Acquisition Decision Memorandum.
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Who chairs and co-chairs the DAB?
The USD(AT&L) chairs the DAB and the co-chair of the DAB is the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Which OSD position provides independent assessment of the operational effectiveness and suitability of new weapon systems?
Director, Operational Test and Evaluation
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Programs are divided into acquisition categories (ACATs) based primarily
on program cost.
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List the 5 Key Players in ACAT programs
* Milestone Decision Authority (MDA)
* Defense Acquisition Executive (DAE)
* Component Acquisition Executive (CAE)
* Program Executive Officer (PEO)
* Program Manager (PM)
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•Program Manager (PM)
the designated individual with responsibility for all aspects of a program
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•Program Executive Officer (PEO)
directs several MDAPs
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PM is responsible for credible cost, schedule, and performance reporting
to the MDA
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MDAPs
Major Defense Acquisition Programs
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reports directly to the DoD CAE
PEO
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CAE
Component Acquisition Executive
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PM is responsible for credible cost, schedule, and performance reporting
to the MDA
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CAE
Component Acquisition Executive. The senior official in each DoD component responsible for all acquisition functions within that component. It is he secretary of the military department or head of the defense agency
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Approves next phase
MDA
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Which key player is is the designated individual with overall responsibility for a program?
MDA
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Which key player is the senior official in each DoD Component responsible for all acquisition functions within that Component?
CAE
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Weapons systems typically include:
* Weapons and support equipment
* Command, Control, Communications, Computers,Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) Systems)
* Surveillance systems
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ACATs for AIS are divided into two main categories
ACAT IA and ACAT III
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___. programs have two subcategories:
ACAT IA
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What are the two subcategories of ACAT IA?
•ACAT IAM, for which the MDA is the USD(AT&L)
•ACAT IAC, for which the USD (AT&L) has delegated milestone decision authority to the Head of the DoD Component or, if delegated, the CAE
"M" in ACAT IAM refers to Major Automated Information System (MAIS). "C" in ACAT IAC refers to Component
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Who designates programs as ACAT IAM/IC?
The USD(AT&L) or, if delegated, the DoD Chief Information Officer designates programs as ACAT IAM or ACAT IAC. programs may include any other programs that have been designated by the USD (AT&L) to be ACAT IA.
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What programs are defined as those that do not meet ACAT IA?
ACAT III programs are defined as those acquisition programs that do not meet the criteria for an ACAT IA. This category includes less-than-major AISs.
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What programs include less-than-major AISs?
ACAT III. There is no ACAT II for AISs.
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AIS
Automated Information Systems
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What is an ACAT I program?
All MDAPs?
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What is an MDAP
Major Defense Acquisition Program.
- RDT&E > $480M
- Procurement > $2.79B
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What is an ACAT II program?
Does not meet ACAT I criteria, but is still a Major System.
- RDT&E > $185M
- Procurement $835M
- MDA is the DoD CAE
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Who is the DoD CAE for ACAT II?
MDA.
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What is ACAT III?
ACAT III programs are defined as those acquisition programs that do not meet the criteria for an ACAT I (for MDAPs) or ACAT IA (for AIS) or an ACAT II.
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Who is the MDA for ACAT III?
The MDA is designated by the CAE and shall be at the lowest appropriate level
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What are the two categories of ACAT IV?
ACAT programs in the Navy and Marine Corps not otherwise designated as ACAT III are designated ACAT IV. There are two categories of ACAT IV programs:
•IVT (Test)
•IVM (Monitor)
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Which ACAT IV subcategory requires OT&E?
ACAT IVT programs require Operational Test and Evaluation (OT&E), while ACAT IVM programs do not.
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OT&E
Operational Test, and Evaluation
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Describe the Typical Chain of Authority for ACAT I, ACAT IAC, and ACAT II programs.
PM and MDA both report to PEO. But MDA reports via CAE.
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Describe the chain of authority for CAT III and CAT IV
PM to MDA
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Which ACAT is specific to Navy Marine Corp Programs?
ACAT IV
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True or False? ACAT IA programs are Major Automated Information Systems (MAISs) that are estimated to exceed $40M in FY 2014 constant year dollars for a single year.
True
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What are the 3 major institutions involved in Defense Acquisition?
Executive Branch
Legislative Branch
Industry
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Executive Branch formulates, directs, and executes ___.
national security policy.
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Legislative Branch does 3 things.
- passes laws,
- provides constitutional checks and balances to the authority of the executive branch
- represents the people
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What does industry do?
Provides goods and services to the DoD
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Three Under Secretaries that support the SECDEF are:
USD Policy
USD Comptroller
USD AT&L
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2 primary directors that support the SECDEF are:
Director, CAPE
| Director, OT&E
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What is the senior-level defense forum for advising the USD AT&L?
DAB
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Programs are divided into ACATs based on ___?
cost, primarily
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What are the 5 key players of ACATs?
MDA, DAE, CAE, PEO, and PM
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What are the two types of ACATs?
Weapons systems and AIS (Automated Information Systems)
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Major Institution that sets resource ceilings and provides budget authority for the DoD.
Congress
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Performs the position of Defense Acquisition Executive.
USD AT&L
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Responsible for analysis and advice on matters relating to the planning and programming phases of the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) system
Director, CAPE
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RDT&E
Research, Development, Test&Evaluation
