‘National Defense Financial Manager Day’ Established to Recognize Contributions of the Defense Financial Management Profession

The American Society of Military Comptrollers (ASMC) celebrates its 75th anniversary of advancing the profession by establishing September 30th as the day to annually recognize the defense financial management community. Alexandria, Va., September 21, 2023 – The American Society of Military Comptrollers (ASMC)'s Board of Directors, representing the premier non-profit educational and professional association [...]

By Sandy Applebee|2023-09-22T12:06:53-04:00September 21st, 2023|Press Releases|0 Comments

ASMC Welcomes Dan Woltman as VP of Member Community & Corporate Partnerships

ASMC is pleased to announce that Dan Woltman, CAE, MSM has joined the American Society of Military Comptrollers (ASMC) as Vice President of Member Community & Corporate Partnerships effective September 18, 2023. Dan is located at ASMC’s national headquarters in Alexandria, VA. Dan Woltman, CAE, MSMVP of Member Community & Corporate Partnerships In [...]

By Sandy Applebee|2023-09-21T12:37:03-04:00September 21st, 2023|News|0 Comments

2023 Winning Essay – Influential Leaders in Financial Management

Over the past 75 years, the financial management career field has benefitted from some exceptional leaders. In your experience, who has been the most influential leader in your financial management career? Please describe the characteristics that make/made them good leaders and how those characteristics impacted your career. Introduction I started my financial management career at [...]

By admin|2023-09-18T12:04:51-04:00September 13th, 2023|News, Viewpoint|0 Comments

All Things Financial Management Podcast with Kim Laurance, (OUSD)

The Changing Landscape for Women in Leadership Featuring Ms. Kim Laurance, Assistant Deputy Chief Financial Officer in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) In this episode of the "All Things Financial Management" podcast, presented by the American Society of Military Comptrollers (ASMC) and Guidehouse, Ms. Kim Laurance, Assistant Deputy Chief Financial Officer in the Office of the [...]

By Heather Ireland|2023-09-12T11:00:27-04:00September 12th, 2023|News, Defense Financial Highlights|0 Comments

Barbenheimer Meets Business Strategy

The hugely popular Barbie and Oppenheimer films provide key lessons for accounting and finance professionals. In the realm of entertainment, movies often have served as more than just a source of amusement. They also offer valuable insights into various aspects of life, including business strategy. Two such films that provide intriguing lessons in this regard are collectively known as [...]

By Rich Brady|2023-09-12T09:23:57-04:00September 8th, 2023|News, Defense Financial Highlights|0 Comments

ASMC, AUVSI, and NCMA Joint Response to Interim Report From Congressional Commission on PPBE Reform

The PPBE Task Force applauds the Commission's decisive leadership, proposed solutions, and recommendations to improve the allocation of resources within the Department of Defense. ALEXANDRIA, Va., September 5, 2023 - The American Society of Military Comptrollers (ASMC) Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) Reform Task Force, the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI), and [...]

By Sandy Applebee|2023-09-05T15:32:33-04:00September 5th, 2023|Press Releases, PPBE Reform|0 Comments

Business of Defense Podcast with Salome Tinker of TSC Enterprise

Tune in to this month's episode of The Business of Defense to hear Rich Brady and Salome Tinker discuss how she and her husband started TSC Enterprise and what they are doing to promote diversity and inclusion efforts at their firm. Tinker spent 20 years as an enlisted Army nurse. But she’d always loved numbers. [...]

By Heather Ireland|2023-09-05T13:59:31-04:00September 1st, 2023|News, Defense Financial Highlights|0 Comments

Implementation of Zero-Trust: Summer 2023 AFC Journal Spotlight

The Summer 2023 issue of the Armed Forces Comptroller journal is now available to ASMC members. In this issue, you'll find the latest survey results from the PPBE Reform Task Force on People & Culture, a PDI 2023 wrap up, and much more. This issue's article on pages 58-62 titled "Implementation of Zero-Trust: Principles for [...]

By Sandy Applebee|2023-08-08T12:10:18-04:00August 8th, 2023|News, Uncategorized|0 Comments

Calling All Defense Financial Management Subject Matter Experts

The American Society of Military Comptrollers (ASMC) is excited to update the Certified Defense Financial Manager (CDFM) and CDFM with Acquisition Specialty (CDFM-A) certification examinations! ASMC has closed the Job Task Analysis (JTA) Survey which collected detailed job-related information used to update content of the CDFM examinations. Many thanks to the individuals who contributed their [...]

By Certification|2023-08-17T16:39:40-04:00August 3rd, 2023|News|0 Comments

2023 National Essay Contest Winners

ASMC is pleased to announce the winners of the 2023 National Essay Contest, recognizing accomplishments in the defense financial management community. This year’s winners wrote essays on one of three current topics: Over the past 75 years, the financial management career field has benefitted from some exceptional leaders. In your experience, who has been the [...]

By Sandy Applebee|2023-08-08T11:32:52-04:00August 1st, 2023|News, Uncategorized|0 Comments