Defense Financial Highlights

Transforming Financial Management and the Power of Collaboration Featuring Ms. Debra Del Mar, Senior FM Systems Advisor, Office of Under Secretary of Defense for Financial Management/Comptroller   In this episode of the "All Things Financial Management" podcast, presented by the American Society of Military Comptrollers (ASMC) and Guidehouse, Debra Del Mar, Senior FM Systems Advisor, [...]

Have you noticed a decrease in ESG investments in recent times? You wouldn't expect that to be true, yet that appears to be the case of late. ASMC CEO Rich Brady shares how having businesses embrace more ESG initiatives will contribute to a better world for everyone. Article excerpt: Embracing sustainable business management can [...]

Tune in to this month's episode of The Business of Defense to hear Rich Brady and Steve Geary as they discuss supply chain disruption, management, and more as well as Geary's top three supply chain takeaways. With all the talk of software supply chain risk management (SCRM), it might be easy to lose sight of the [...]

Data Analytics & Decision Support (DA/DS) 2023 virtual conference was a great success with nearly 550 attendees. Thank you to all our speakers and presenters for sharing their insights and knowledge about Financial Management in the Age of Generative AI. As was highlighted throughout the sessions, this is an exciting time for the defense financial management community, [...]

Tune in to this month's episode of The Business of Defense to hear Rich Brady and Dan Saaty as they discuss the decision-making loop and how Saaty and his brother built the company on their father's decision-making theory. The government shutdown is “a perfect example of where fragmented planning breaks down,” offered Dan Saaty. In a [...]

If you are following the trial of FTX founder and CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, you are well aware of the allegations of misuse of customer funds, market manipulation, regulatory non-compliance, and campaign finance violations. These revelations have brought attention to the need for #transparency, #accountability, and #ethical practices in not only the cryptocurrency space, but also [...]

Security Cooperation and Its Importance Featuring Mr. Aaron Harding, Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer, Defense Security Cooperation Agency   In this episode of the "All Things Financial Management" podcast, presented by the American Society of Military Comptrollers (ASMC) and Guidehouse, Mr. Aaron Harding, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Operating Officer at Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), sat down with [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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.   [...]