1. (NEW)  Bottom line up front (BLUF): On behalf of both the Adjutant General and Financial Management communities, request you review this worldwide staffing of the attached Field Manual 4-0, Sustainment Operations, add your comments to the attached Comment Matrix per below/attached instructions and email them TO the CASCOM POCs listed below and Cc the Soldier Support Institute (SSI) POCs listed below no later than 24AUG18 so the SSI can review worldwide comments with our own to synchronize efforts across the field.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/message/774996#774996    https://www.facebook.com/groups/7945374196/)

 

2. The Assistant Secretary of the Army for Financial Management and Comptroller (ASA (FM&C)), Comptroller Proponency Office is now accepting applications for the Defense Comptrollership Program (DCP) Cohort 2020 NLT 18 OCT 18.  The DCP is a long-term training (LTT) opportunity for Civilians and Military personnel from all services and career programs.  The DCP is open to grades GS-11-13. However, GS-14 personnel may apply.  Army Military selection priority is for Active and Active Guard Reserve (AGR) Officers and Non-Commissioned Officers (NCO) in ranks senior Captain-Major, Sergeant First Class, Master Sergeant, and junior Sergeant Majors.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/thread/202312?sr=stream    https://www.facebook.com/groups/7945374196/)

 

3. Submit your application now for Training with Industry (TWI) Program, a work-experience program designed to provide extensive exposure to managerial techniques and industrial procedures within corporate America to competitively selected officers and non-commissioned officers.  Training received usually is not available either through the military school system or through a private university system.  Following the participants' tenure at the commercial company, they are placed in a validated utilization assignment for two years. Participants also incur an active duty service obligation of three for one computed in days.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/thread/201942?sr=stream    https://www.facebook.com/groups/7945374196/)

 

1. FMNet highlights the Ultimate Training Environment System (UTES) Community of Interest (COI).  For all users who are not familiar with UTES or how to leverage this tool to conduct home station training, a blog posted within UTES COI provides an overview.  (https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms/utes/blog/2017/11/27/utes-overview)  We encourage our users to leverage this superb tool; where Financial Managers (FM) military and civilian, can train on identical systems used in real-time to provide Operational Contract Support (OCS)/Procure-to-Pay Business Process at home station.  Users can train together in the same room or across the globe. 
Additionally, UTES provides several training resources for all Finical Warriors.  Recently added to the site are:
- Cashier Training Presentation
- Cashier Training Student Handout
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms/utes     https://www.facebook.com/groups/7945374196/)

 

2. Update to the US Army Financial Management Command (USAFMCOM) training Guidance, for all wishing to attend the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (FRBB) E-Commerce Training event.  The training is for select personnel of FORSCOM deploying Financial Management Organizations.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/message/753730#753730    https://www.dvidshub.net/news/printable/135067)

 

 

1. (NEW) Join in on the discussion about Duties and Responsibilities for various finance positions Detachment Commander, Detachment Sergeant, Financial Management Support Unit (FMSU) 1SG, FMSU Sergeant Major (SGM), FMSU Commander on the FMNet.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/thread/202681?sr=stream)

 

2. (NEW) One of the elite Facilitators here at the FMS has shared training material for Company Grade Financial Managers (FM), please review the material on FM Company Grade Community of Interest (COI).
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms/cc)

 

3. (NEW) Review and chime in on the discussion within GFEBS Financials, about the code ZSCL to close out sale orders.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms/functional-courses/gfebs-financials)

 

4. Now posted on the FM Certification COI a Quick Guide for navigating the FM Learning Management System (LMS), due to recent updates there are new ways to search for courses and assigning primary and alternate tracks.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms/fm-certification/blog/2018/08/06/news-flash-fm-lms-catalog-update?ru=383719&sr=stream)

 

5. (NEW) Join in on the discussion about the Fort McCoy Diamond Saber 18 Combat Support Training Exercise (CSTX 86-18-02).  Along with an article in Fort McCoy's newspaper, posted on the Total Force Integrator Community of Interest (COI).
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/thread/202690?ru=164012&sr=stream    http://www.mccoy.army.mil/ReadingRoom/Newspaper/RealMcCoy/current/CSTX.html)

 

6. (NEW) The Cash Accountability and Traceability (CASH) milBook site has updated the Cash Accountability Data Standard handout.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/docs/DOC-400810?ru=698452&sr=stream)

 

7. (NEW) If you've got questions, about the Army National Guard and the current version of Integrated Personnel and Pay System- Army (IPPS-A) release 2, read the latest information that came out of the MSTAG training event in Norman, Okla. on the Integrated Personnel and Pay System- Army (IPPS-A) milBook site.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/docs/DOC-499723?sr=stream)

 

8. (NEW) Review the latest video, with Brigadier General Barbara L. Owens (retired) interview on how the IPPS-A will provide a single personnel and pay system for all Soldiers across all components.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/leadercasts/7657?sr=stream    https://youtu.be/Nvtbz2rpi2o)

 

9. (NEW) For all FM looking for the 2018 GOVERNMENT AUDITING STANDARDS (GAO-18-568G) revision, review the material posted on the Financial Management Support Center (Theater Internal Control (IC) Section milBook site.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/docs/DOC-499893?sr=stream)

 

1. MILPER messages available on the HRC MILPER web page at
(https://www.hrc.army.mil/Milper)

 

2. ALARACTs on AKO at
(https://www.us.army.mil/suite/page/550282.)

 

3. Army Directives are on the Army Publishing Directorate at
(http://www.apd.army.mil/Search/ePubsSearch/ePubsSearchForm.aspx?x=ARMY+DIR)  

4. DFAS MilPay Accounting Analysis Directorate Year End Processes
(https://dfas4dod.dfas.mil/centers/dfasin/yearend/)

 

5. DFAS For DOD Library
(https://dfas4dod.dfas.mil/library/)

 

 

Join the FMNet by visiting milSuite and signing in with your CAC (signing in establishes your milSuite account if you did not have one).  After signing in select milBook and navigate to the Army Financial Management School Community page (FMNet), look for the “Join” widget on the left and click it.  Approval is automatic.
https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms   

 

FMtube: Visit the FMtube for video job aids https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrFUP9pi9QR6d4mDZ4-cW8Q   

 

One Stop: Visit us at the Home of the Army Financial Management School on the One Stop http://www.finance.army.mil/

 

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This post identifies our total membership count for the FMNet (Army FM School Community of Interest) with 5,231 members as of August 9th compared to 5,167 as of the July update.