1) Which one of the following is FALSE considering the Future Years Defense Program (FYDP)?

It contains the approved force structure and resources for DoD

Among other things, the FYDP contains a prior year, a current year, and a budget year

It records decisions made during programming and budgeting

It is only updated once a year (i.e., after submission of the President`s Budget)

2) Which one of the following is NOT developed during the Planning Phase of the PPBE process?

Chairmans Program Recommendation

National Military Strategy

Presidents Budget

National Security Strategy

3) All of the following are reasons that an acquisition program may lose funding during the PPBE process, EXCEPT for:

Providing vague justification for requested funding

Clear articulation of system needs and capabilities

Failure to comply with funding policies

Funding profile absorbs excessively large share of Components top line

4) Which one of the following best describes the primary purpose of the Programming phase of the PPBE process?

Develop affordable resource packages identifying force levels, personnel and funding required to execute DoD`s strategy

To plan for contingency operations overseas

Ensure that requests for resources are efficient and defensible before Congress

Describe DoD strategy and requirements to counteract national security threats

5) For the PPBE process cycle that has Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 as its first budget year, the Programming Phase of the PPBE will begin in:

FY 2012

FY 2015

FY 2013

FY 2014