ARMY Workshops: Course Descriptions
1. Army Budget Update (DASA-BU) Times: (1400-1515) (1545-1700) Location: TBD MG Paul A. Chamberlain This workshop will provide a current overview of the Defense Department’s FY 2019 budget request, a look forward to FY 2020 and beyond, and potential future alternative funding profiles. The FY 2019 budget information will include a discussion of the political/economic context, any congressional action to date, strategic themes and priorities, and the key initiatives in the budget. The workshop will also address the status of FY 2018 budget execution.
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2. Army’s Role in OSD Cost Management and Reform (DASA-CE) Times: (1400-1515) (1545-1700) Location: TBD Mr. Stephen G. Barth OSD is establishing a Cost Structure across 11 Lines of Business (LOB) and capturing Baseline Cost for all Military Services and 4th Estate. Each of the LOB Cost Models will be used to support the many ongoing OSD Reform Initiatives. Once complete, OSD will update the LOB models annually to meet analytical needs and data calls across DoD. This will serve as discussion of how Army Functional proponents for each LOB are developing cost structures, how data is being populated and the OSD CODE model for supporting Analysis. Specifically, we will discuss the status, structure and data for the Financial Management LOB which DASA-CE is leading for Army.
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3. Financial Information Management (DASA-FIM) Times: (1400-1515) (1545-1700) Location: TBD Mr. Drew Morgan The Army owns 70+ financial management systems and is a user of 55 Department of Defense systems. To achieve our audit objectives and to transform how the Army conducts its financial operations, reduce overall costs, and streamline processes, Army FM has undertaken efforts to reach these goals. This workshop focuses on what the Army is doing to achieve those ends, how we are leveraging technology, introducing new automation and robotics, preparing our systems to sustain auditability, transforming through various initiatives and reforms, simplifying our target systems environment, and divesting legacy systems.
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4. The FY 2018 Audit -- A Year of "Firsts" (DASA-FO) Times: (1400-1515) (1545-1700) Location: TBD Mr. Wesley C. Miller This workshop will provide an update on the status of the Army's audit readiness efforts to achieve auditable financial statements in accordance with legislated milestones. The workshop will cover progress of the Army to date, keys to overall success, challenges that remain and why audit readiness depends on the leadership and dedication across all functional proponents in order to meet our Army audit readiness objectives. The workshop will also highlight the critical initiatives pertaining to finance, accounting activities and operations, Army programs for internal control, and other financial management evaluation activities.
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5. Grow People-Proponency Update (CP-11/CP-26) and DoD FM Certification - Get Certified (DASAPO) CP-11 Times: (1400-1515) (1545-1700) Location: TBD Dr. Dennis K. Davis Learn how USA MEDCOM moved from standard budgeting practices to a system that aligns modeling, costing, performance projections, value and quality outcomes. See how MEDCOM communicates and trains its resource managers on this system, the Integrated Resourcing and Incentive System (IRIS) and how two other tools, the Statement of Operations (SOO) and the Resource Planning Tool (RPT), serve to synchronize programming, budgeting, execution, and decision making.
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6. Speed Mentoring - Back by Popular Demand - Mentors Times: (1400-1515) (1545-1700) Location: TBD Speed Mentoring is a unique opportunity for Army Financial Managers to meet with Army Senior Leaders to get individual quick hit advice regarding career strategy, balancing work and family, training and education, and FM relevant topics.
Mentors: 5 Civilians 5 Military
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