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Financial Management Laws

10 U.S.C. 127 – Emergency & Extraordinary Expenses 10 U.S.C. 114 – Annual Authorization of Appropriations 10 U.S.C. 2204 – Obligation of Appropriations 10 U.S.C. 2208 – Working Capital Funds 10 U.S.C. 2307 – Contract Financing 10 U.S.C. 2410a – Miscellaneous Procurement (Severable Service Contracts) 10 U.S.C. 2667 – Leases: Non-Excess Property of Military Departments […]

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Advance Payments (AP)

Advance Payments (FAR 32.403)(FAR 52.232-12 Clauses) are a type of contract financing the Government provides to contractors to accomplish or to maintain progress on an essential program or contract objectives. It’s rarely used but is sometimes offered to contractors who are unable to start or maintain satisfactory progress on contracts without advance financing from the

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Appropriation Categories

Appropriation Categories are categories of government funding that group funds into areas of interest. Budget authority from Congress is required to incur obligations and pay costs associated with carrying out an acquisition program. Typically, Congress authorizes expenditures through an appropriations act, which details the authorized uses of the funds and the dollar amounts associated with

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Intelligence & Security

Threat-Assessment-Center-Report

  The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) Threat Assessment Reports provide specific and timely threat characterization of an identified suppliers to the Program Manager (PM) and Program Management Office (PMO). They are used to assist in selecting the supplier and/or architecture alternatives and developing appropriate mitigations for supply chain risks. [1]   Website: Defense Intelligence Agency

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DoD Instruction 7000.14-R

DoD Instruction 7000.14-R, “Department of Defense Financial Management Regulations (FMRs),” is the DoD-wide regulation that guides financial management for accounting, budgeting, financing, and financial management education and training. DoD Comptroller: DoD 7000.14R – (Most Updated Versions) The regulation is comprised of Volumes 1-16, date varies per volume: Volume 1: GENERAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION, SYSTEMS AND REQUIREMENTS

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Intelligence & Security

Technology Assessment & Control Plan

The Technology Assessment/Control Plan (TA/CP) is prepared by the Program Manager (PM) when there will be foreign involvement in a program. It’s prepared after completing the identification of Critical Program Information (CPI) and the Security Classification Guide (SCG). The TA/CP does the following: [1] Assess the feasibility of U.S. participation in joint programs from a

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Types of Security Clearances

A Security Clearance is issued by the head of a department, division, or agency of the federal government. The type of security clearance that one can be approved for also depends upon the department, division, or agency involved. For classification purposes, the types of security clearances are: CONFIDENTIAL: This refers to material, which, if improperly

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Information Technology

System Security Engineer

A System Security Engineer (SSE) is the individual responsible for ensuring an acquisition program adheres to system security standards that are appointed by the Program Manager (PM) thru System Security Engineering. They ensure system security requirements are identified and included in all program documents and requirements are implemented throughout the systems engineering process. They also

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System Security Engineering

Systems Security Engineering (SSE) is an element of Systems Engineering (SE) that applies scientific and engineering principles in a standardized, repeatable, and efficient manner to identify security vulnerabilities, requirements, and methods of verifications that minimize risks.  SSE delivers systems that satisfy stakeholder security needs for weapon system operation in today’s cyber-contested environments. [1] Definition: Systems

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Technology Release Roadmap

The Technology Release Roadmap (TRR) provides a projection of when export licenses will be required in support of the Acquisition Process and critical Milestones regarding national disclosure policy implementation on acquisition programs involving international involvement by foreign industry. The TRR is conducted prior to the Engineering, Manufacturing, and Development (EMD Phase.  The Program Manager (PM)

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