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Air Force Financial Operations. SAF/FMP April 2013. What Congress and the Public See. Afghanistan Fraud, Waste and Abuse New $34M 64K Sq Ft HQ never used $ 60B in US funds lost - $ 1 of $ 6 wasted DoD Lavish Spending $1.8 M Las Vegas “ museum of neon signs ”
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Air Force Financial Operations SAF/FMP April 2013
What Congressand the Public See • Afghanistan Fraud, Waste and Abuse • New $34M 64K Sq Ft HQ never used • $60B in US funds lost - $1 of $6 wasted • DoD Lavish Spending • $1.8 M Las Vegas “museum of neon signs” • $650K to digitalize photos, t-shirts & concert tickets belonging to Grateful Dead • Conferences & TDY • Apr 2012: GSA spent $800K on 2010 Western Range Conference • $44K breakfast, tuxedo rentals and $6K on commemorative coins • Fall 2012: VA cited for improper spending at two HR conferences • $4M and $50K on two training videos • DoD spent $224M on conferences in FY10 and $26M in FY12
*%#& Congress – Fix it • Landmark Legislation: • The Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990: Created CFO position within cabinet level agencies, directed OMB to prepare a 5-year Federal Financial Management Improvement Plan and established pilots for agency financial statement audits • The Government Management Reform Act of 1994: Expanded CFO Act of 1990 by requiring annual auditable financial statements • The Federal Financial Management Improvement Act of 1996: Required agencies to implement compliant financial systems • Refined Guidance: • NDAA FY02: Directs DoDIG to stop auditing financial statements until management asserts they are ready for audit • NDAA FY05: Directs 1st Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness (FIAR) Plan • NDAA FY10: Legislates DoD’s established audit readiness dates • NDAA FY13: Legislates SBR by SECDEF goal of September 30, 2014 • NDAA FY14: Legislates audit of FY18 financial statements NLT March 31, 2019 • Continued Congressional interest FY02 NDAA FY10 NDAA 1990 CFOA 1994 GMRA 1996 FFMIA FY05 NDAA FY14 NDAA FY13 NDAA
FIAR - a Matter of Trust, Not Money
Air Force Audit Status • Biggest challenge -- Multiple financial feeder systems and current 1960s core accounting system does not meet federal requirement to use the USSGL at the detailed transaction level • Performing end-to-end business analysis focusing on processes and systems, addressing FIAR deal breakers in a systematic fashion • Focus on specific IT system controls • Partnering with DFAS to develop and implement a tool to facilitate reconciliation between systems • Engaged with partners to monitor their progress • Focus on Statement of Budgetary Activity vice Statement of Budgetary Resources deliver benefits to Airmen now • Learn from success and failure
Air Force FIAR Timeline – Assertions – Sustainment – IPA Examination – Sustain until SBA
Air Force FIAR Timeline – Sustainment – Assertions – IPA Examination
JOPES FMIP IPPS Org Server GFMDI Org Server GSORTS DRRS Org Server Organization GCSS-AF DCAPES Data Source Exposes data to SORTS DRS MPES MilPDS How we do ‘Integration’ today What is the AF problem with Information Technology? • Tangled web of application interactions • Duplicate copies of data • Inconsistent results equals Operational uncertainty Force Management example Too many systems, too hard to operate, too expensive to maintain
DEAMS Scorecard “The program has made significant progress” – AFOTEC Exec Summary
DEAMS Scorecard “The program has made significant progress” – AFOTEC Exec Summary