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CDFM Certified Defense Financial Manager VIP Practice Exam

CDFM — The CDFM certification is issued by the American Society of Military Comptrollers (ASMC) and consists of three core modules — Module 1: Resource Management Environment, Module 2: Budget and Cost Analysis, Module 3: Accounting and Finance — each approximately 80 questions with a 2-hour time limit and a passing score of 75%; this practice exam draws from all three modules.

30
Questions
120m
Time Limit
75.00%
To Pass
Question 1 of 30👑 VIP

A Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) analyst is reviewing an obligation recorded in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025. The contract was awarded on September 25, 2025, for services to be performed entirely between October 1 and March 31, 2026. The appropriation used was FY 2025 Operations and Maintenance (O&M). Which principle of appropriations law is MOST directly at issue?

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