The Fall 2023 issue of the Armed Forces Comptroller journal is now available to ASMC members. In this issue, you'll a deep dive into cybersecurity and more. This issue's article on pages 16-20 titled "Leading an Effective Cybersecurity Culture," written by Dr. Steven J. Minkin, was selected by the Journal's Executive Editor Bill Arnold, CDFM [...]
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 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]