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The Forest Service -ABQ Service Center (ASC)

The Forest Service -ABQ Service Center (ASC). Bates, Regensberg, Stewart & Sanchez. Introduction: Forest Service & ASC Inception.

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The Forest Service -ABQ Service Center (ASC)

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  1. The Forest Service -ABQ Service Center (ASC) Bates, Regensberg, Stewart & Sanchez

  2. Introduction: Forest Service & ASC Inception • The founding of the National Forest System and the Forest Service, an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, has its roots in the last quarter of the 19th century. Established in 1905 to provide quality water and timber. Over the past 100+ years has expanded to included national forests and grasslands. • The ABQ Service Center was established in 2004 as part of the centralization and migration of all budget and finance processes for the Forest Service.

  3. History of the Forest Service

  4. Forest Service Goals: • The mission of the USDA Forest Service is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of the Nation’s forests and grasslands to meet the needs of present and future generations by “Caring for the Land and Serving People”.

  5. Value Chain: Support Processes • Firm Infrastructure • Human Resources Management • Technology and Systems Development • Procurement

  6. Firm Infrastructure • Associate Deputy Chief for Business Operations/Chief Financial Officer (ADC/CFO) • ASC Leadership Team • Program Areas • Financial Operations • Financial Reporting and Reconciliation • Budget Execution • Customer Service • Customer Support Call Center • Technology Support Group • Training Team

  7. Human Resources Management • HR Internal Website: • https://connecthr.gdcii.com/Pages/connectHR.aspx • One of the first processes to be automated • Employees can manage/view: • Personal information, • Employee benefits, • Work schedules, • Payroll, • Etc…

  8. Technology and Systems Development • Internal Use Software (IUS) • Reconciliation process for budgeting and financial reporting • Automated system implemented March 2010 • Completes in just minutes • Old Reconciliation Process • CPAIS (Corporate Property Accounting Information System) • BRIO – report generator • Laborious and time consuming • Can take hours or days to complete process

  9. Procurement • Data is one of the most valuable inputs in the organization.

  10. Future Plans

  11. Recommendations

  12. Conclusion

  13. References: • http://www.fs.fed.us/research/efr/ • https://connecthr.gdcii.com/Pages/connectHR.aspx • http://www.fs.fed.us/aboutus/

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