CDFM Exam Module 2-1 questions and verified correct answers

What law identifies the CJCS as the senior ranking member of the armed forces? - correct answer Goldwater Nichols DoD Reorganization Act of 1986 The military operational chain of command runs from the President to whom? - correct answer President to SecDef to Commanders of Combatant Commands The Commanders of Combatant Commands are responsible to whom for accomplishing the assigned military mission? - correct answer President & SecDef The CJCS is the principal military advisor to which (3) officials and/or organizations? - correct answer President, NSC, and SecDef Who serves as the chairman of the NSC? - correct answer President Name the (3) major phases of the PPBE process that result in the DoD portion of the President's Budget that is submitted to Congress? - correct answer What is the name of the process used by DoD to determine the $ amounts for programs to be submitted to Congress as part of the President's budget? - correct answer What is the title of the senior OSD official responsible for the planning phase of PPBE? - correct answer What is the title of the senior OSD official responsible for issuing programming guidance? - correct answer DoD Mission? - correct answer To provide the military forces needed to deter war and protect the security of our country What is OSD? - correct answer OSD is the staff to the SecDef/ DepSecDef and helps manage DoD