FMNET Message 24 AUG 2018

FMNet Members:

 

1. (NEW) The US Army Financial Management School (FMS) Commandant, Colonel Hoerner, encourages all FMS Warriors to read and discuss the topic of discipline and lethality as it relates to the latest memorandum released by Secretary of Defense.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms/blog/2018/08/22/discipline-and-lethality?sr=stream    https://www.militarytimes.com/news/2018/08/14/mattis-wants-commanders-to-rely-more-on-ucmj-for-disciplinary-problems/)

 

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/)

 

Training Opportunities:

 

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)

 

General News and Information:

 

1.  (NEW) Join in on the discussion about the Business Process Standardization (BPS) initiative and the BPS Change Control Team collaborating with the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, Budget (DASA-BU) earlier this week.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms/blog/2018/08/23/bps-and-dasa-bu-partnership-helps-army-avoid-potential-nfr?sr=stream)

 

2. (NEW) Review and chime in on the discussion within GFEBS Financials, about duplicate Lines of Accounting (LOA) not allowed error message.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms/functional-courses/gfebs-financials)

 

3. (NEW) Review and chime in on the discussion within GFEBS cost, about correcting Funded Program (FP) in Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms/functional-courses/gfebs-cost)

 

4. (NEW) Read the latest edition of the quarterly newsletter from the Department of Defense Financial Management (DOD FM) Connection, features articles on the CFO Academy, the Defense Competency Assessment Tool (DCAT) and a recap of the 2018 American Society of Military Comptrollers (ASMC) National PDI in Review.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/docs/DOC-500443?ru=383719&sr=stream    http://www.asmconline.org/wp-content/uploads/DoD_FM_Connection_Winter_2018-sm(1).pdf)

 

5. (NEW) Over the last two weeks, The 181st Infantry Brigade (MFTB) at Ft McCoy conducted Diamond Saber featuring vital support staff from the US Army Financial Management School (FMS).  Read the complete story on along with the photos on the Total Force Integrator milBook site.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms/tfi    http://www.mccoy.army.mil/ReadingRoom/Newspaper/RealMcCoy/current/CSTX.html)

 

6. 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 COI.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms/cc)

 

7. Many of our subscribers have requested the latest dates for the next University of South Carolina Partnership courses.  However, they have not been released as of yet, as soon as they are available the site will be updated that day.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms/usc)

 

8. (NEW) The Financial Management Support Center (Theater) milBook site has posted the latest Code of Federal Regulations (CFR):
 a. Title 31  Money and Finance Treasury, Chapter X
 b. 2010 31 Money and Finance Treasury parts 0-99
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/docs/DOC-502496?sr=stream)
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/docs/DOC-502495?sr=stream)

 

9. (NEW) The Integrated Personnel and Pay System- Army (IPPS-A) milBook site, encourages all users to prepare themselves for the impact of Release 2 by using the training products, along with other products like the IPPS-A Functionality Guide and the SIDPERS-to-IPPS-A Crosswalk.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/docs/DOC-500580?sr=stream )

 

10. (NEW) Review the question and answer for the Army National Guard inquiring about the creditable status of Global Combat Support System-Army (GCSS-A) turn-ins.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/thread/202299?sr=stream&ru=333819)

 

MILPER, ALARACT, Army Directives, DFAS, & FORSCOM Financial Management Messages:

 

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

(NEW)  Read the latest MILPER message, about the Computer Network Operations Development Program (CNODP) class of 2021.  The CNODP is comprised of the System and Network Interdisciplinary Program (SNIP), the Global Network Exploitation and Vulnerability Analyst (GNEVA) Development Program (GDP), and the Joint Cyber Development Program (JCDP).
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms/blog/2018/08/23/milper-message-18-264-cnodp?sr=stream)

 

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/)

 

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https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms    

 

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This post identifies our total membership count for the FMNet (Army FM School Community of Interest) with 5,257 members as of August 24th compared to 5,167 as of the July update.