Newsletter



American Society of Military Comptrollers

Washington Chapter Newsletter

P. O. Box 46575, Washington DC 20050-6575



December 2000

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Happy Holidays! This is always a fun and exciting time of year, filled with family, friends and lots of holiday sprit. Please remember to keep our fellow marines, airmen, soldiers and sailors who are away from their families as they protect our great nation in your thoughts and prayers this season. And as you do your holiday shopping please don’t forget to support our Toys for Tots collection.

We’ll be back at the Holiday Inn on January 18 for our Coast Guard sponsored luncheon. And mark your calendar for March 28, our annual Spring Symposium, at the Hilton in Alexandria. Our topic will be “Transition and Transformation” and early planning indicates that this will be a terrific educational and networking opportunity for all of our members. If you’re interested in helping out with the Symposium, please contact Ms Pat Vestal or Col (S) Roger Bick, or your service secretary.

We’re ready to start a major transition in this country, as we now have a President-elect. The past month has been a challenging time for our nation, but one that proved that our democracy is alive and vigorous. I expect, the next few months will prove to be a challenging time for our ASMC members as we begin to work with the transition team and all the new members of the Administration and Congress. I’m always ready for new challenges and I hope you are too!

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Happy and safe holidays to you and your family. Thank you for all your support this year!

ASMC MID-YEAR COUNCIL MEETING

The ASMC Mid-Year Council Meeting, held in Alexandria, Virginia on 14-15 November, provided an opportunity for ASMC chapters worldwide to meet and discuss current resource management issues. This year, Ms Zena Thomas and Ms Lucy Williams represented the Washington Chapter at the meeting. The purpose of the Mid-year Council meeting is to provide:

1) information and training on current ASMC topics,

2) an opportunity for ASMC chapters from around the world to share success stories and explore solutions to specific concerns, and

3) workshops on chapter administration targeting the areas of recruitment, awards, and certification.

In January 2001, a new program will kick off which will offer new incentives for chapter members to recruit new members. And the Awards program is being expanded to include Web Site quality for recognition. Look for articles in future newsletters for more details on other council meeting highlights.

|Upcoming Events |

| 03 Jan |Executive Board Meeting (1E801; 1030-1230) |

|[pic] 18 Jan |ASMC Luncheon (Coast Guard sponsored) |

| 07 Feb |Executive Board Meeting (1E801; 1030-1230) |

|[pic] 15 Feb |ASMC Luncheon (OSD sponsored) |

|29 May - |PDI 2001 (Dallas TX) |

|01 Jun | |

Washington Chapter Community Service Events

[pic] We will continue our tradition of collecting toys for needy children at our annual Holiday Social. This years Holiday Social will again be held in the Fort McNair Officers Club the evening of December 19th. Mark your calendars now, pick up some toys and watch the Chapter web site for announcements.

[pic]Habitat for Humanity

We had hoped to do a Habitat for Humanity project this fall, but they only have one small project currently underway. They are beginning a new 18-townhouse complex near the Fairfax Govt. Center in Fairfax in the early spring (February/March). We already have a bid in to work an early weekend.

[pic]Bunnies for Babies (Easter)

The Chair of the Chapter's Community Service Committee is Shannon Kentner. She can be reached at:

NIMA CFO, MS D-131

4600 Sangamore Road

Bethesda, MD 20816

Phone: 301-227-3243

Fax: 301-227-2882

E-mail: kentners@nima.mil

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Executive Board Members 2000 - 2001

|Name |Title |E-Mail |Phone |

|Pat Zarodkiewicz |President |pat.zarodkiewicz@pentagon.af.mil |(703) 695-9737 |

|Keith Hicks |Secretary |keith.hicks@pentagon.af.mil |(703) 614-1014 |

|Gretchen Anderson |Treasurer |andersog@osd.pentagon.mil |(703) 697-4691 |

|Ralph Proctor |OSD Vice President |proctorr@osd.pentagon.mil |(703) 697-1880 |

|Gwen Brown |OSD Ass't Secretary |browng@osd.pentagon.mil |(703) 697-0021 |

|LCDR Pat Stansfield |DFAS Vice President |PAT.STANSFIELD@DFAS.mil |(730) 607-5058 |

|Hyesuk Bellino |DFAS Ass't Secretary |Hyesuk.Bellino@DFAS.mil |(703) 602-3844 |

|Rod Bricksin |Army Vice President |brickrm@hqda.army.mil |(703) 614-6184 |

|Clara Weston |Army Ass't Secretary |Weston@hqda.army.mil |(703) 695-9254 |

|Zena Thomas |Navy Vice President |thomaszm@navsea.navy.mil |(703) 602-8240 ext 303 |

|Shirley Simpkins |Navy Ass't Secretary |Simpkinssm@navsea.navy.mil |(703) 602-1605 ext 404 |

|Maj John Barth |USMC Vice President |BarthJD@hqmc.usmc.mil |(703) 697-9581 / 9580 |

|Mary Wilson |USMC Ass't Secretary |wilsonmr@hqmc.usmc.mil |(703) 614-8244 / 2467 |

|Brenda Swain |Air Force Vice President |brenda.swain@pentagon.af.mil |(703) 614-0830 |

|Maj Bob Blue |Air Force Ass't Secretary |robert.blue@pentagon.af.mil |(703) 614-5949 |

|Sam Korson |USCG Vice President |skorson@comdt.uscg.mil |(202) 267-6276 |

|Cindy Homan |USCG Ass't Secretary |CHoman@comdt.uscg.mil |(202) 267-0904 |

|Richard Pineda |Corporate Vice President |rpineda@ |(703) 607-1489 ext 145 |

|Vacant |Corporate Ass't Secretary | | |

Hail & Farewell

Navy

Welcome Aboard to Tina Nagle, SecNav Centralized Financial Management Trainee, who is stationed at the Naval Sea Systems Command from Pennsylvania.

Air Force

New to SAF/FMBIZ Jeanette Bayliss, from FMBOP New to SAF/FMBIS Shirley Lessey, from SAF/IAP New to SAF/FMBIX Colleen Holland, from FMBMA New to SAF/FMBIC Cheri O’Connor, from FMBIZ New to SAF/FMBIZ Colleen Orfe, from FMBMR New to SAF/FMBIC Cindy Smith, from SAF/AAA New to SAF/FMBIX/Z India Spruill ( Contractor - IDOCS Support) New to SAF/FMBMB-AFO TSgt David Maltais, from Gunter AFB New to SAF/FMBMM Ms. Sandra Jefferson, from Dept. of Navy New to SAF/FMBMA Mr. Roger Darus, from Industry New to SAF/FMBMA-S Gunter Ms. Dottie Rodgers, from WPAFB New to HQAFOSI/FM LtCol Barry Sterling,from SAF/FMPC Depart HQAFOSI/FM Col(s) Fred Freeman PCS’d to the Reserve Command, Robins AFB, GA Depart SAF/FMBIC Debbie Eschmann, Moved to FMP Depart SAF/FMBIP Luis James, Moved to JSF Retirement, Mr. Floyd Broussard (SAF/FMBMM) - Effective Jan 1, 2001

Promotions!

Navy

Congratulations to Jacqueline Hampton on her recent promotion to GS-14, Business Financial Manager for Undersea Technology with the Naval Sea Systems Command.

Congratulations to Zena Thomas, Washington Chapter Navy Vice President, Naval Sea Systems Command who has accepted a position at DARPA.

Air Force

Keith Anderson, promoted to Supply & Integration Branch Chief, GS-14 from SAF/FMBI

Keith Hicks, promoted to GS-12 SAF/FMBOO

Sq Commander Selections:

Maj Vinny Miller, Squadron Commander Nellis AFB, NV

Maj Mary Carr, Flight Commander Incirlik AB, Turkey

Maj Jim Peccia, Squadron Commander Mountain Home AFB, ID

Maj (sel) Chuck Shea, Squadron Commander Columbus AFB, Mi

OSD

Congratulations to Janet Hassan on her recent promotion to GS-15, Deputy Director of Programs, Budgets and Execution with the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs), TRICARE Management Activity, Resource Management Directorate.

Graduation!

Air Force

Defense Systems Management College Graduate - Maj(S) Chuck Shea

Congratulations!

Air Force

School Selections:

Maj Bob Blue, Air Command and Staff College Maxwell AFB, AL

Maj Howard Osborne, Air Command and Staff College Maxwell AFB, AL

Maj John Coulahan, Air Command and Staff College Maxwell AFB, AL

Joe Draudt, Industrial College of the Air Force Ft Mc Nair, DC

Jeanette Bayliss, The Troy State Graduate program sponsored by the Naval FM

Career Center

Colleen Orfe, The Troy State Graduate program sponsored by the Naval FM Career Center

Ms Pat Vestal, Federal Executive Institute Selection

BUDGETING FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND AUTOMATED INFORMATION SYSTEMS

In FY 2000, Congress expressed concern that Department of Defense (DoD) was not in compliance with existing policies for funding Information Technology (IT) and Automated Information systems (AIS) development and acquisition. They believe DoD has been improperly using Operation and Maintenance (O&M) funds to develop and modernize (dev/mod) IT/AIS systems and has not followed its own guidance contained in the DoD Financial Management Regulations (FMR). To ensure that the correct appropriations are used in programming and budgeting dev/mod for these systems, DoD revised the IT/AIS budget definitions to comply with the Congressional intent. As a result, effective FY 2001 funds have been realigned from the O&M and procurement appropriations to the Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) appropriation. The revised policy has been incorporated in the DoD FMR Volume 2A, Chapter 1, and can be found at http:dtc.ptroller/fmr

In determining which appropriation to use for IT/AIS that are not embedded in weapons system and/or major end item procurements, the purpose of the funding must fall logically within the purpose of the appropriation and conform with the expense/investment criteria. RDT&E funds will finance all costs associated with software dev/mod efforts that provide a new capability or expand the capability of the current software program (i.e., expand the performance envelope). Procurement funds will finance the costs to acquire capital assets that has an aggregated cost of all components, both equipment and software, in excess of the expense/investment threshold, which is currently $100,000. O&M funds the expenses incurred in support of continuing operations and current services. Minor software changes that can be accomplished as part of the normal software maintenance efforts and do not require extensive testing will be funded with O&M.

The policy change does not affect budgeting for IT/AIS within the Working Capital Fund (WCF). That policy remains unchanged. IT/AIS systems developed and acquired through the WCF will be reflected in the capital budget if the system is $100,000 or more. Systems costing less than $1000,000 are budgeted as operating expenses.

Thank you to Ms. Shari Ritter, Navy FMB analyst, long time Washington Chapter ASMC member, who contributed this article.

Thank you ( to our Corporate Members who graciously donated door prizes for the Holiday Social.

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REMINDER

PDI 2001 WILL BE HELD IN DALLAS, TX

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Gelco Info Network Inc

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