System acquisition Mgt And Core Curriculum Module 1B

Question 1

Defense acquisition system

Answer 1

Management process by which the department of defense provides effective affordable and timely systems to the users 

Question 2

Acquisition program

Answer 2

It’s a directed funded effort that provides a new improved or continuing material, weapon or information system, or service capability in response to an approved need 

Question 3

The defense acquisition executive - DAE

Answer 3

DAE. Is the USD who has responsibility for supervising the defense acquisition system. The DAE takes precedence on all acquisition matters after the secretary and deputy secretary.

Question 4

USD

Answer 4

Principal Staff Assistant and advisor to the Secretary of Defense

Question 5

MDA. Milestone decision authority..

Answer 5

The mile stone decision authority is the designated individual with overall responsibility for a program. The MDA, shall have the authority to approve entry of an acquisition program into the next phase of the acquisition process, and shall be accounted for cost schedule and performance reporting to higher authority, including congressional reporting


Question 6

PM.  Program manager.

Answer 6

The program manager has the designated individual responsibility for an authority to accomplish program objectives for development, production and sustainment to meet the users operational needs. The PM shall be accountable for credible cost schedule and performance reporting to the MDA. 

Question 7

ICD. Initial capabilities document.

Answer 7

The initial capabilities document, ICD describes broad time faced operational goals, and describes requisite capabilities 

Question 8

CDD

Answer 8

The CDD or the capability development document builds on the ICD and provides the detailed operational performance parameters and specific program requirements necessary to design the proposed system 

Question 9

Aoa. Analysis of alternatives.

Answer 9

Aoa  or analysis of alternatives is the study of alternate, technical approaches associated risks, costs, and benefits of each 

Question 10

Acquisition strategy

Answer 10

The acquisition strategy is business and technical management approach designed to achieve program objectives within resource constraints imposed 

Question 11

APB. Acquisition program baseline

Answer 11

APB. The acquisition program baseline is a formal agreement, signed by the program manager, and those in chain through milestones decision authority, MDA, that documents cost schedule and performance threshold and objectives of that program beginning at program initiation.

Question 12

Milestone decisions

Answer 12

Milestone decisions are major events, or transition points in the programs lifecycle. The progress of future plans risk reviewed, and decision is made whether to enter a new acquisition phase. DOD, investment decision boards. 

Question 13

DAB. Defense acquisition board.

Answer 13

The defense acquisition board DAB, oversight of major defense acquisitions. It is the board that convenes to review milestones decisions. 

Question 14

Acquisition reform

Answer 14

Acquisition reform is the streamline acquisition processes, and eliminates cumbersome outdated, bureaucratic ways of doing business 

Question 15

TEMP. Test and evaluation master plan.

Answer 15

The test and evaluation master plan. TEMP how the test community intends to test the system to meet key performance parameters identified in the CDD. 

Question 16

Name three critical component of a DOD defense acquisition program

Answer 16

Three critical components of a DOD defense acquisition program are requirements, direction and finding.

Requirements are the requirements generation system.

Direction is the acquisition management system.

Funding is the planning programming budgeting system.

Question 17

PMP. Prime mission? Product

Answer 17

The prime mission product PMP is the hardware and software used to accomplish the primary mission of the defense material item. This WBS element includes the design development and production of complete units.

Question 18

(RDT&E)

Answer 18

Research, Development, Test and Evaluation.

Question 19

System test and evaluation. STE.

Answer 19

The system test and evaluation. STE is the use of pilot prototype,production or specifically fabricated hardware software to obtain or validate engineering data on the performance of the system during the developmental phase normally funded by our DT and E of the program. It also includes all effort associated with the development of any specialized tool or data in support of the system level test program. 

Question 20

What are the components of LCCE?

Answer 20

The components of LCCER development, production, sustainment, and disposal

Question 21

What is financial management/cost estimation?

Answer 21

 Financial management cost estimation provides basis for budget requests what if drills program manager decisions. It also includes ongoing activity as program plan involves and program plan involves. It also includes the components of LCCE, which are development productions, sustainment, and disposal. And it includes methodologies: analogy parametric model, factors, staffloading,
engineering build up 

Question 22

What is a miss appropriations act

Answer 22

A misappropriation act or funds that can only be used for programs purposes, for which appropriation was made 

Question 23

ADA. Anti-deficiency act.

Answer 23

The anti-deficiency act, ADA, prohibits obligation and excess of appropriated amounts 

Question 24

DCAA. Defense contract, audit agency.

Answer 24

The defense contract, audit agency, DCAA performs contract audits for the DOD 

Question 25

DCMA. Defense contract management agency.

Answer 25

Is the defense contract management agency the DC MA provides DOD contract administrative services and works directly with defense suppliers to help ensure that supplies and services are delivered on time at projected cost and meet all performance requirements

Question 26

DFAS.
Defense, accounting, and finance service

Answer 26

The defense, accounting and finance service DFAS is responsible for making timely payments on all DOD contracts 

Question 27

Explain system engineering process

Answer 27

The system engineering process supports translation of broad operational request into producible supportable cost-effective design. The system engineering process also is a structured process used to manage. Technical risk associated with transformation of need into field system. The system engineering process translates user operational requirements into a notional technical baseline documented in the cost analysis requirements description the CARD. 

Question 28

Name the 10 logistics support elements every acquisition program has

Answer 28

 Maintenance planning.
Manpower and personal.
Training and Training dev
Supply support
Support equipment
Facilities,
Text
Computer resource
Packaging, handling Storage and
Design interfaces, 

Question 29

Reliability plus maintainability equal supportability define all three

Answer 29

Reliability is the probability that an item can performance it’s intended function for a specified interval, understated conditions. “How long will it work?”

Maintainability is the measure of systems ability to be returned restored to a specific condition by skilled maintenance personnel. “How long to repair?”

Availability is the degree to which an item is in the operable and commendable state at the start of a mission. “How ready is a system to perform when needed?”

Question 30

PPBE. What is the planning programming, budgeting, and execution process?

Answer 30

The planning program, budgeting, and execution process the PPBE, which started the planning program and budgeting system. PPBS was introduced in the DOD during the Kennedy administration in 1961. The PPBE formalizes the decision process for weighing costs associated with major weapons systems. 

Question 31

What is the purpose of the PPBE process?

Answer 31

The purpose of the PPBE process is to allocate resources within the DOD

Question 32

What are the four distinct but overlapping phases of the PPBE

Answer 32

The PPBE process consist of planning, programming, budgeting, and execution

Question 33

What happens during the planning phase of the PPB

Answer 33

During the planning phase of the PPPE4 and threats capabilities, political agenda is an economic conditions are valuated in relation to national security objectives and available resources.

Question 34

What happens during the programming phase of the PPBE?

Answer 34

During the programming phase of the PPBE, it begins with the development of the POM, which is the program objective memorandum by each DOD component 

Question 35

What is the program objective memorandum POM

Answer 35

 The POM is the program objective memorandum. It includes the balance set of programs that respond to guidance and priorities of the DPG well also complying with the applicable physical constraints. The PON provides a detailed time phase allocation of resources by program for a future five-year period. The POM also allows the services to identify important programs that aren’t fully funded and the risk associated with funding short falls. 

Question 36

What is another word for shortfall?

Answer 36

Shortfalls are often called disconnects. Services can also identify new programs which are called initiatives, and offsets, which are used to find the disconnects and initiatives. All disconnects and initiatives are prioritize and compete for additional resources. 

Question 37

What does RMD stand for?

Answer 37

RMD is the proposed adjustments which are documented as resource management, decision documents, RMD 

Question 38

What happens in the budgeting phase of the PPBE

Answer 38

The budgeting phase is work concurrently with the programming phase, but it is focused only on a single fiscal year. 

Question 39

What occurs in the execution phase of the PPBE?

Answer 39

The execution phase of the PPPE begins when the president signed the appropriation and operation bills passed by Congress.


Question 40

What is total obligation authority TOA or budget authority BA of the appropriated funds program 

Answer 40

The funding authorization allows the program to enter into obligations that result in future outlays of government funds. Congress allocates these funds for particular activities, designated by the appropriation of the funds. Appropriations provide accountability to Congress, since each appropriation can only be used to find specific goods and services.

Question 41

What are the two digit numbers under each service mean?

Answer 41

There is a two digit number which identifies the department. Each branch of service has a unique number assigned to it. The first two numbers of a fund citation for example and a funding document for the arming using RND funding the beginning of the fun site would be 21XX 2040. XX is the applicable fiscal year. The funds citation will also contain a long line of additional codes to identify the program and other details, but the first number of the code denote the department fiscal year and type of funds 

Question 42

What are the three stages of accountability once the authorization and appropriation bills are signed 

Answer 42

Once the authorization and appropriation bills are signed, the program begins the execution phase of financial management. There are three stages of accountability of funds in the execution phase. They are commitment, obligation, and expenditure/Disbursement. 

Question 43

What are commitments in the stages of accountability

Answer 43

Commitments are in administrative reservation of funds. Financial management earmarks the funds for particular purpose

Question 44

What are obligations under the three stages of accountability?

Answer 44

Obligations occur when a contract is signed or an order is placed. An obligation is a legal liability on the government. It is important to note for each appropriation the obligation. As limited funds not must not be obligated prior to expiration. 

Question 45

What is expenditures/dispersements of the three stages of accountability

Answer 45

Expenditures/disbursements are the payment of completed work, usually based on a contractors invoice and are often in the form of a check in the mail or an electronic fund transfer

Question 46

What is total obligation authority? And who authorizes it?

Answer 46

Total obligation authority TOA is the amount of funding Congress approves authorizes to a program in each FY fiscal year. The TO a total obligation authority, allows the program to enter into obligations that result in future outlays of government funds. 

Question 47

What is annual appropriation? Give an example.

Answer 47

Annual appropriations are appropriations that are active/available for obligation for a one year. Period.

The O&M (operations, and maintenance) and military pay appropriations, which fund routine, maintenance or routine operational activities are example of annual appropriations. 

Question 48

What is a multiyear appropriation? Give an example

Answer 48

Multi year appropriations are appropriations that are active available for incurring new obligations for periods longer than one year. Examples of multi year appropriations or procurement, military, construction and research development test and evaluation. RDT & E.


Question 49

What types of effort do the following appropriations fund : Procurement, MILCON, O&M, MILPERS and RDTND?

Answer 49

The basic appropriation types and uses are:
•avionics and aircraft procurement
•missile procurement
•other procurement
•MILCON (military construction)
•O&M (operations and maintenance)
•military personnel, compensation
•research, development, test, and evaluation. RDT&D.

Question 50

Describe the full funding policy. To what appropriations doesn’t apply.

Answer 50

The full funding policy which applies to the procurement appropriations requires that your funding request in any fiscal year corresponds to a quantity of deliverable, militarily usable end items even though it may take several years before the units are delivered, and even though the cost may be incurred over several years. The deliverable end item is defined as the cost of prime mission product PMP plus the associated systems engineering/program management. 

Question 51

What does PMP stand for?

Answer 51

The deliverable and item is defined as the cost of prime mission product PMP plus the associated systems engineering/program management

Question 52

The government requires a total of 100 production units. The contractor will deliver the units as follows:

FY18: 20 units.
FY 19 : 70 units
FY 20 : 10 units

The government plans to order the unit as follows FY 16:80 units FY 17:20 units

The procurement appropriation TOA should be based on how many units an FY 16 17, 18,19 and 20 

Answer 52

The procurement appropriation TOA should be based on the cost associated with the following units

FY 16 : 80. (80 units are being ordered and so 80 units must be for funded)

 FY17: 20 (20 units are being ordered and so 20 units must be fully funded)

FY 18, FYI 19, FYI 20, no units are being ordered


Question 53

If a program requires training equipment and FY 18 and it takes two years to produce it and what FYI should the training equipment requirement be funded?

Answer 53

Request funding for training equipment in FY 16, allowing two years for the production and delivery of the equipment which is needed in FY 18. Note that funds might be expended in both FY 16 and FY 17 as the contractor in cars costs, but funding should be requested when production of the equipment needs to start FY 16. 

Question 54

What is incremental funding to what appropriation appropriations does it apply?

Answer 54

Incremental funding, which applies to the research, development, test and evaluation appropriation, requires that funding request for each fiscal year corresponding costs incurred in that fiscal year. This includes labor that is worked out year, material, orders, placed, and other non-cancelable commitments and termination liability. 

Question 55

A program’s initial spares are required for initial operational capability in FY 20. In what fiscal year should the spares be funded? And why?

Answer 55

You should subtract a number of years needed to produce the spares from FY 20, and budget the appropriate amount in that year. Initial spares would be procured with one of the procurement appropriations.

Question 56

What is advance, procurement or long lead approval?

Answer 56

Advance procurement is an exception to the full funding policy. It allows programs to purchase items that take a long time to deliver separately, earlier than the rest of the complete, usable, end item. If a system needed some time that could potentially delay the program schedule because of the long time needed to procure this item, it could be ordered earlier than the rest of the PMP and associated SE/PM