CDFM Module 1.3 Manpower and Personnel Management Question Study Bank

CDFM Module 1.3 Manpower and Personnel Management Question Study Bank _____ Program is the official database that summarizes the resources provided to DoD. It identifies funding for each appropriation, manpower authorization and program, and selected types of unit or equipment authorizations by resource management packages called program elements. - ✔✔Future-Years Defense _______ is the number of employees who left positions during a past year divided by the number of positions. - ✔✔Turnover rate _______ is the changeover of an activity from government performance to performance under contract by a commercial source. - ✔✔Conversion to contract True or False? The collection of taxes is NOT an inherently governmental activity. - ✔✔FALSE. Collection of taxes, military roles and printing currency are all examples of inherently governmental activities. The OMB Circular A-76 classifies activities in 2 categories. - ✔✔Inherently Governmental Activity and Commercial Activity In July 1993, Congress passed the Government _____________, which mandates performance measurement by Federal agencies. - ✔✔Performance and Results Act It is the policy of the US government to achieve _____ and enhance______. Whenever commercial sector performance of a government operated commercial activity is permissible, in accordance with OMB Circular A-76 and its supplement, comparison of the cost of contracting and the cost of in-house performance shall be performed to determine who will do the work. - ✔✔Economy, Productivity The _____, "Performance of Commercial Activities:, establishes Federal policy regarding the performance of commercial activities and sets forth the procedures for determining whether commercial activities should be performed under contract with commercial sources or in-house using government facilities and personnel. - ✔✔OMB Circular A-76 True or false? Federal Positions may be filled by two means: hiring from outside the organization and filing positions from within the organization. - ✔✔TRUE Not later than the end to the _____ of each fiscal year, the head of each executive agency shall submit to the Director of OMB, a list of activities performed by Federal government sources for the executive agency that, in the judgment of the head of the executive agency, are not inherently governmental functions. - ✔✔3rd Qtr True or false? The intent of Circular A-76 to empower Federal managers to contract out all government functions to minimize the size of government. - ✔✔FALSE. The intent of the OMB Circular A-76 is not to outsource every function but rather to promote economical and efficient business practices. Section 3 of the Federal Workforce Restructuring Act requires that, "Such payments (the lesser of $_____ or the amount of the employee's severance pay) to be paid from amounts available for the employee's pay and, generally, to be fully repaid if the employee rejoins the Federal Government. - ✔✔$25,000 ________ is a business or other non-Federal activity located in the US, its territories and possessions, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, which provides a commercial product or service. - ✔✔Commercial Source ____ is the period of time between the time an employee leaves a position and the time the position is filled. - ✔✔Lapse rate __________ are all positions other