Navy/Marine Corps Service Day: transforming today to win tomorrow.The Honorable Richard Greco Jr. Assistant Secretary of the Navy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (abbrev. "ASN") is the title given to certain senior officials in the U.S. Department of the Navy. They serve as chief assistants to the Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV). , (Financial Management and Comptroller) Robert Panek Associate Director, Office of Budget Mark Easton Mark Easton has been the BBC News Home Editor since April 2004. The role covers the main areas of UK life and public policy, including welfare, crime, health and education. He was previously the home and social affairs editor at Channel 4 News. Director, Office of Finance Victor Ackley Director, Field Support Activity, ASMC ASMC American Suzuki Motor Corporation ASMC American Society of Military Comptrollers ASMC Association of Sales & Marketing Companies ASMC Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Conference ASMC Area Support Medical Company ASMC American Small Manufacturers Coalition Navy Vice President Charles Cook Charles Cook, a relatively common name, encompasses a number of individuals, arranged in chronological order, by year of birth:
Director, Fiscal Division, Headquarters Marine Corps, ASMC Marine Corps Vice President The Navy/Marine Corps Service Day at the American Society of Military Comptrollers Professional Development Institute 2005 was the first for the Department of the Navy's current Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller) (ASN (1) (Autonomous System Number) A unique identifier of an autonomous system on the Internet. Of the 65 thousand ASNs available, more than 30 thousand have been assigned to ISPs and NSPs. ISPs usually have only one ASN, but NSPs may have more than one. (FM&C)), the Honorable Richard Greco Jr., and something of a "coming-out party" for his vision for financial management in the Department of the Navy. The morning plenary session Plenary session is a term often used in s to define the part of the conference when all members of all parties are in attendance. These sessions may contain a broad range of content from Keynotes to Panel Discussions and are not necessarily related to a specific style of delivery. kicked off a day loaded with substance and import. After Mr. Victor Ackley, ASMC Navy vice president, made brief welcoming remarks, Mr. Greco presented the ASN(FM&C) awards for 2004 to those individuals and groups that epitomized excellence in financial management. Following the awards presentation, Mr. Greco gave the day's keynote speech keynote speech n. See keynote address. Noun 1. keynote speech - a speech setting forth the keynote keynote address keynote - the principal theme in a speech or literary work . He began with a deserving and heartfelt tribute to Mr. Robert Panek, who retired later that week after more than 34 years in the Department's financial management (FM) organization. Mr. Greco noted Bob's extraordinary service, including the last 10 years as the Associate Director, Office of Budget. He lauded Bob as a man who has offered his talent, time, and professional life to FM in the Department and to the development of its FM workforce. Mr. Greco then stated his belief that the most important part of our mission regarding the financial activities of the Department of the Navy is to provide for the development of a superior FM workforce, and he noted that each PDI PDI Protein Disulfide Isomerase PDI Personal Docente e Investigador (Spanish: Personal Educational and Investigating) PDI Pre Delivery Inspection PDI Professional Development Institute attendee was doing his or her part to achieve that mission. He indicated a desire to create a human capital mindset mind·set or mind-set n. 1. A fixed mental attitude or disposition that predetermines a person's responses to and interpretations of situations. 2. An inclination or a habit. in our FM community, thereby encouraging each individual to make a significant difference to the current and future performance of the Department. He went on to stress workforce planning Strategic Workforce Planning involves analyzing and forecasting the talent that companies need to execute their business strategy, proactively rather than reactively, it is a critical strategic activity, enabling the organization to identify, develop and sustain the workforce , professional development (noting that mid-career development is our most important effort today), recruiting (describing recent changes to the Department's Financial Management Professional Training Program), retention, and performance management. (Mr. Greco's speech has been posted to the ASN(FM&C) Web site; the text may be read at http://www.hq.navy.mil/ fmcdev/DOC/Greco%20Speech%20%20Navy%20Day.doc.) Mr. Robert Panek then presented highlights of the Department's current budget. He was followed by Mr. Mark Easton, who discussed the status of business transformation efforts in the Department. Both talks were amplified and expanded in afternoon workshops. The morning wrapped up with Mr. Charles Cook's remarks. He brought everyone's focus back to our work today with his typical humor and flair. As one of his staff modeled the latest in armor-plated flak jackets, Mr. Cook noted how important such individual body armor is for our troops currently on the ground in Iraq and elsewhere. He stressed how the decisions we make every day affect our ability to provide these things, and he reinforced in everyone's mind how critically important our jobs in FM really are. It was a fine wrap-up to a solid morning. The afternoon featured 17 workshops on a wide variety of subjects. Presenters from the Office of Budget, Office of Finance, Naval Audit Service, and Headquarters Marine Corp (Fiscal Division) provided attendees with timely and valuable information on a wide variety of topics. Subjects ranged from managing cash at working capital activities to a Senior Executive Service-level panel discussion of Human Capital--the foundation of the Department's FM strategic vision. Each presentation can be viewed at http://navweb.secnav.navy.mil/mil/ policy/PDI_Files.htm. 2004 ASN(FM&C) Awards (Given to individuals and groups that epitomize excellence in financial management) * Nancy Brown and Chachi Gorman for Comptrollership * Dick Reed and Joyce Tait for Budgeting * Elizabeth Dahl for Accounting * Scott Lee for Auditing * Emily Reiser for Intern Team Winners (Given for their innovative approaches to problem solving problem solving Process involved in finding a solution to a problem. Many animals routinely solve problems of locomotion, food finding, and shelter through trial and error. ) * Commander, Navy Installations Command * Naval Undersea Warfare Center The Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) is the United States Navy's full-spectrum research, development, test and evaluation, engineering and fleet support center for submarines, autonomous underwater systems, and offensive and defensive weapons systems associated with Division |
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