1. (NEW) Read up on the ongoing Industry Based broadening (IB2) Program, designed to further capitalize on the success of the DA Strategic Broadening Seminars (SBS) program, mitigate the recent reduction of officer Training with Industry (TWI) positions, and effectively distribute/spend available year-end moneys.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms/blog/2018/08/24/industry-based-broadening-ib2-program?sr=stream    https://www.facebook.com/groups/7945374196/)

 

2. (NEW) Fort Jackson Senior Leaders, Command Teams, and Financial Management Professionals.  The United States Army Financial Management School (FMS) is hosting its first Financial Management Senior Leader Lecture Series on Friday, 14 September 2018.  The guest speaker will be Mr. Andrew S. Morgan, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Financial Information Management, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller) Washington, DC.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/thread/203366    https://twitter.com/FMS29207)

 

3. 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 October 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/)

 

4. Submit your application now for 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:
- GTA 07-71-001 Combat Skills for Small Unit Leaders
- GTA 63-01-001 Sustainment Unit Training Resource Guide
(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) The Planning, Programming, Budget, and Execution (PPBE) instructors here at the FMS are eager to start, course F01 beginning September 10, 2018.  Please review the Welcome letter and associated material on PPBE COI.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms/functional-courses/ppbe     http://www.finance.army.mil/CourseCatalog/FMSCourseCatalog.pdf)

 

2. (NEW) Join in on the discussion about real and relevant training.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms/blog/2018/08/27/real-and-relevant-training)

 

3. (NEW) Review and chime in on the debate within General Fund Enterprise Business Systems (GFEBS) Financials, about de-obligating funds allocated for Purchase Requisitions (PR).
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms/functional-courses/gfebs-financials)

 

4. (NEW) Review and chime in on the discussion within GFEBS cost, about processing PR.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms/functional-courses/gfebs-cost)

 

5. (NEW) Read the latest edition of the quarterly newsletter USAR Bottom-line, which talks about the new United States Army Reserve Command (USARC) G8 Director Colonel Clay Pettit and Army National Guard/United States Army Reserve (ARNG/USAR) vacancies.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/docs/DOC-500443?ru=383719&sr=stream)

 

6. (NEW) Over the last two weeks, The USARC conducted Diamond Saber at Ft McCoy featuring vital support staff from the US Army FMS.  This large-scale exercise is part of the U.S. Army Reserve commanding general’s Combat Support Training Program (CSTP). Read the complete article and review the storyboard on the Total Force Integrator COI.
 (https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms/tfi)

 

7. (NEW) Read the latest University of South Carolina Partnership courses schedule on the University of South Carolina Partnership COI.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms/usc)

 

8. (NEW) Currently there is a shortage of Budget Analysts in the paygrades of GS-11/12/13 within Europe.  A request has been made for assistance in canvassing individuals that would like this enhancing opportunity here in Wiesbaden and three additional positions in Grafenwoehr.  Your assistance is greatly appreciated.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/thread/203505)

 

9. (NEW) The Intragovernmental Transactions milBook site has posted the latest Agency Location Code (ALC) summary guide by component.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/docs/DOC-427680)

 

10. (NEW) Review the most recent US Treasury Bureau of the Fiscal Service 2018 CFO letter discussing Financial Management Goals on the Intragovernmental Transactions milBook site. 
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/docs/DOC-505202)

 

11. (NEW) Cash Accountability and Traceability (CASH) milBook site has updated their post of the CASH Consolidated Strategy.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/thread/202299?sr=stream&ru=333819)

 

 

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/

 

Follow the Financial Management School (FMS) on Twitter
https://twitter.com/FMS29207

 

This post identifies our total membership count for the FMNet (Army FM School Community of Interest) with 5,271 members as of August 30th compared to 5,167 as of the July update.