DFAS Service Day: looking to the future.Zack Gaddy Director Defense Finance and Accounting Service Edna Knight Deputy Director Accounting Services Jerry Hinton Director, Commercial Pay Services Pat Shine Director Military and Civilian Pay Services Carolyn Fortin Site Director DFAS DFAS Defense Finance & Accounting Service (US DoD) DFAS Decorative and Fine Arts Society (The Hague, Holland) DFAS Dark Field Alignment System DFAS Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Kansas City Kansas City, two adjacent cities of the same name, one (1990 pop. 149,767), seat of Wyandotte co., NE Kansas (inc. 1859), the other (1990 pop. 435,146), Clay, Jackson, and Platte counties, NW Mo. (inc. 1850). Marshal R. Gimpel Director People and Performance Brigadier General Jan D. Eakle Deputy Director DFAS Timothy J. Hart Component Acquisition Executive Nancy Zmyslinski Site Director DFAS Columbus "Imagine our future!" challenged Defense Finance and Accounting Service The Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS), an agency of the United States Department of Defense, provides finance and accounting services for the military and other members of defense. In FY 2004, DFAS:
2. There are two comptrollers. It is the duty of the first to examine all accounts settled by the first and fifth auditors, and certify the balances arising Professional Development Institute 2005 in Salt Lake City applauded that challenge. Throughout his presentation, Mr. Gaddy emphasized the leadership role that all DFAS employees personally must take on to ensure that they continue the transformation with the level of excellence that the Agency consistently has demonstrated. As evidence, Mr. Gaddy pointed out that in the past year DFAS employees reduced the amount of time to deliver quarterly reports, reduced the amount of time to prepare annual reports, lowered the amount of overaged adj. 1. too old to be useful. Adj. 1. overaged - too old to be useful; "He left the house...for the support of twelve superannuated wool carders"- Anthony Trollope over-the-hill, overage, superannuated and unmatched disbursements, decreased the amount of interest paid per million disbursed, expanded the myPay customer base to 2.9 million people, and received a fifth consecutive unqualified opinion Unqualified opinion An independent auditor's opinion that a company's financial statements comply with accepted accounting procedures. Antithesis of qualified opinion. unqualified opinion See clean opinion. . DFAS personnel achieved all of these accomplishments while doing more work than ever: They processed 104 million pay transactions for military members, federal employees, retirees, and annuitants; made 6.9 million travel payments; paid 12.6 million commercial invoices Commercial invoice Bill for merchandise sold. ; and processed 127.3 million general ledger General Ledger A company's accounting records. This formal ledger contains all the financial accounts and statements of a business. Notes: The ledger uses two columns: one records debits, the other has offsetting credits. postings. In this regard, he noted, "These are great achievements, but our DFAS team has chalked up many, many more over the years. What does it prove? It shows that we are an extremely capable team that can accomplish extraordinary results by releasing the ingenuity and passion of our workforce." Mr. Gaddy discussed the challenges the workforce would face over the coming years, including the National Security Personnel System (NSPS NSPS National Security Personnel System (US government) NSPS New Source Performance Standard NSPS National Society of Professional Surveyors NSPS National Suicide Prevention Strategy (Australia) ) and the Base Realignment and Closure Base Realignment and Closure (or BRAC) is a process of the United States federal government directed at the administration and operation of the Armed Forces, used by the United States Department of Defense (DoD) and Congress to close excess military installations and realign (BRAC Brač (bräch), Ital. Brazza, island (1991 pop. 13,824), 152 sq mi (394 sq km), off the Dalmatian coast in the Adriatic Sea, Croatia. It is a popular summer resort and tourist spot. Supetar (Ital. ) recommendations. He shared his vision on how the Agency should be seeking to conduct activities in an efficient, business-like manner, which includes providing relevant, reliable, and timely financial information to customers and supporting informed decision making throughout the Department of Defense (DoD). He asked the more than 500 attendees to stay informed, to be opinion leaders, and to remind their people back in the office that they are valued. He noted that they will be leading the way into the future and are limited only by their imaginations. "The critical ingredient to our continued success is having the right kind of people. They are the experienced and knowledgeable professionals who understand the intricacies of our mission, have professional rapport with each other, and share a genuine understanding and concern for those we serve. Each of you fills these requirements, and I want you to come with me on this journey into the future," he said. Following Mr. Gaddy's presentation, a panel convened to present the status of the Agency's efforts to achieve its five strategic targets. Mrs. Edna Knight, deputy director of Accounting Services, spoke about the DFAS contribution to support the DoD's efforts to achieve an unqualified opinion. Mr. Jerry Hinton, director of the Commercial Pay Services business line, discussed efforts to implement electronic commerce for all commercial pay processing. Mr. Pat Shine, director of the Military and Civilian Pay Services business line, spoke on what the pay service members are entitled to on the scheduled pay date. Ms. Carolyn Fortin, site director of DFAS Kansas City, discussed developing a corporate capability to deliver client-unique business intelligence. Mr. Marshal R. Gimpel, director of People and Performance, closed out the panel presentation with a discussion on recruiting, training, and retaining a DFAS workforce capable of developing and implementing the DFAS Strategic Plan. DFAS Deputy Director Brigadier General Jan D. Eakle opened the afternoon session with a presentation titled "Transformation: How BRAC Fits." She discussed the status of the BRAC process and what the DFAS staff could expect in the future according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the guidelines established by the Congress. She emphasized that while change is part of the Agency's culture, the people of DFAS have always been able to stay focused on the needs of its customers and to ensure that those customers have a financial service partner dedicated to enhancing their readiness and mission capability. She closed with an impassioned reminder that it is the men and women on the front lines of this nation's fight against terrorism that expect our best, and we should be providing nothing less. Mr. Timothy J. Harp harp, stringed musical instrument of ancient origin, the strings of which are plucked with the fingers. Harps were found in paintings from the 13th cent. B.C. at Thebes. In different forms it was played by peoples of nearly all lands throughout the ages. , DFAS component acquisition executive, together with Mr. Shine, followed Brig Brig, town, Switzerland Brig (brēk), Fr. Brigue, town, Valais canton, S Switzerland, on the Rhône River, at the north entrance of the Simplon Tunnel. . Gen. Eakle with a discussion on the benefits and status of implementing the Forward Compatible Payroll System. The afternoon session closed with Ms. Nancy Zmyslinski, site director of DFAS Columbus, and Mr. Gimpel, who provided an overview of the NSPS--its purpose, progress, and implementation. Readers can learn more about DFAS at www.dod.mil/dfas. |
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