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| The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is the principal military advisor to which officials and/or organizations? |
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The President National Security Council Secretary of Defense |
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| The commanders of the unified combatant commands are responsible to whom for accomplishing the assigned military mission? |
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| The President and the Secretary of Defense |
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| Who is the principal adviser and assistant to the Secretary of Defense for budget and fiscal matters? |
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| Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) |
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| Which committees of Congress recommend DoD authorizations to the full House and Senate? |
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House Armed Services Committee Senate Armed Services Committee |
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| Of the major appropriations, which three are of critical concern to DoD? |
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Defense Military Construction Energy and Water Development |
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| What law identifies the Chairman of the joint Chiefs of Staff as the senior ranking member of the armed forces? |
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| The Goldwater-Nichols DoD Reorganization Act of 1986. |
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| The military operational chain of command runs from the President to whom? |
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| What is the name of the process DoD uses to determine the dollar amounts for programs to be submitted to Congress as part of the President's budget? |
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PPBE (The Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution System) |
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| May DoD employees accept a gift from outsiders if its value is $20 or less? |
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What is the maximum permissible value of a gift to a supervisor? |
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Not more than $10 (Not cash) |
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| What is one remedy that is often appropriate for avoiding a potential conflict of interest? |
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