The genesis of the U.S. Federal legislative process can be traced to the following key events:
• Declaration of Independence adopted (July 4, 1776)
• Articles of Confederation ratified (March 1, 1781)
• Constitution ratified by nine states (June 1788)
• Constitution took effect (March 4, 1789)
- Where can the rules for calculating FTE employment be found?
OMB Circular A-11
- What term is used to refer to the totality of units in a DoD component?
Force Structure
- What term is used to refer to the authorized and programmed strength at the end of the fiscal year for the active forces, the Selected Reserve, and appropriated-fund civilian employees in the FYDP?
Peacetime Strength
- What process involves assembling, organizing, and using manpower and material resources in preparation for war or other emergency?
Mobilization
- What is the maximum number of days that units of the Selected Reserve and members of the Individual Ready Reserve may be ordered to active duty (other than for training) without the consent of Congress?
365 days
- What is the maximum number of members of the Selected Reserve and the Individual Ready Reserve who may be on duty at any one time? Of these, what is the maximum number who may be members of the Individual Ready Reserve?
200k; 30k
- What term is used to describe a civilian who could be deployed to a crisis area?
E-E (Emergency Essential)
- What types of activities are excluded from competition under OMB Circular A-76?
Inherently governmental
- How frequently must Federal agencies compile lists of activities that are not inherently Governmental?
Annually
- What kind of activity is so intimately related to the public interest as to mandate performance by Federal employees?
Inherently governmental
- What is one of the exceptions to the ban on gifts from outside sources?
• Where the value of the gift is $20 or less (not to exceed $50 annually).
• Where the gift is based solely on a family relationship or personal friendship.
• Where the gift is based on an outside business or employment relationship.
• Where the gift is in connection with certain political activities.
Who issues guidance annually for the services to use in preparation and administration of their military and civilian manpower programs?
The under secretary of defense personnel, and readiness 
Civilian personnel can be used only in positions that do not require military incumbents by reasons of what?
Law, training, security, discipline, rotation, or combat readiness 
What USC gives the president authority to order to active duty selected reserves, and ready reserves?
10 USC 12304 
How do you calculate turnover rate?
Number of employees who left positions during a past year divided by the number of positions example assume 10 person left from our hundred positions, so 10÷100 equals 10% turnover rate 
What is the fill rate?
The average number of days between an employee leaving a position and the position being filled divided by the workdays in a year example assume it takes 65 workdays from an employee leaving until the position is filled and there are 2080 hours 260 workdays in the year 65÷260 = 25% fill rate 
