Air Force Service Day Agenda
Wednesday, June 1   •   Room: Royal
Time Total Time GENERAL SESSION   SPEAKER
0915-0920 5 min Welcome Chief John Writer
0920-0935 15 min Opening Remarks and Key Note Speaker Introduction The Honorable Ricardo Aguilera, SAF/FM
0935-1015 40 min Key Note Speaker Gen Larry Spencer
1015-1100 45 min Presentation of Air Force Annual Awards The Honorable Ricardo Aguilera, SAF/FM
1100-1115 15 min Presentation of Air Force Audit Agency Annual Awards Mr. Daniel McMillin, SAF/AG
1115-1130 15 min Audit Agency Update Mr. Daniel McMillin, SAF/AG
1130-1200 Break—Move to Lunch
1200-1345 Lunch
1345-1400 Break—Move to AF Workshops

AF Workshops: Breakout Sessions

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Time Total Time Workshop # Workshop Title
1400-1450 50 min AF01 Budget Outlook
1400-1450 50 min AF02 Eliminate Poor Accounting Practices and Unposted Interface Transactions!
1400-1450 50 min AF03 Linking Programming to Execution – How Goes the Transition of A8P to FMP
1400-1450 50 min AF04 Air Force Budget Execution Analysis Tool (AFBEAT)
1400-1450 50 min AF05 FIAR: Where We’ve Been…What We Learned—1st Year Audit Lessons
1450-1505 15 min Break
1505-1555 50 min AF06 DEAMS Strategic Road Map
1505-1555 50 min AF07 Total Force-Continuum & High Velocity Analysis
1505-1555 50 min AF08 Comptroller Officer Development
1505-1555 50 min AF09 myFM Career: Planning for Success!
1505-1555 50 min AF10 Hot Topics in Cost
1555-1610 15 min Break
1610-1700 50 min AF11 Civilian Force Development
1610-1700 50 min AF12 Enlisted Matters
1610-1700 50 min AF13 Officer Assignments & Deployment
1610-1700 50 min AF14 Understanding the AFR & ANG and How Each Supports Active Duty Mission
1700 End of Day – get ready for ASMC National PDI Welcome Dinner

AF Workshops: Course Descriptions

AF 01 Budget Outlook
Time: 1400-1450
Room: Crystal J1
Maj Gen James Martin (SAF/FMB)
Ms. Carolyn Gleason (SAF/FMBI)

This workshop will focus on the impacts of the new fiscal environment, characterized by more constrained resources. It will highlight some of the challenges currently facing the Air Force budget as we attempt to balance capability, readiness and capacity to support the fight tonight and a high-end fight.

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AF 02 Eliminate Poor Accounting Practices and Unposted Interface Transactions!
Time: 1400-1450
Room: Canary 1
Mr. Eric Cuebas (SAF/FMFC)
Mr. James Lawson (SAF/FMFSA)

Identifies causes of DEAMS unposted interface transactions and proactive measures to take to prevent delayed posting of interfaced obligations from overtaking your accounting operation. Enables financial managers to better manage resources by instituting basic accounting principles and practices thus allowing FMers to be agile and proactive in providing full spectrum financial management support to the decision makers.

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AF 03 Linking Programming to Execution – How Goes the Transition of A8P to FMP
Time: 1400-1450
Room: Canary 2
Brig Gen Ed Fienga (SAF/FMP)

Last year (Jan 2015), the Headquarters Air Force reorganized its Programming organization from A5/8 into SAF/FM.  With the benefit of one POM build and defend cycle as experience, this session will briefly discuss the differences between expectations and reality of building and defending a POM under the new organization, the PROs and CONs of the reorganization, and what’s next in the world of Programming.

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AF 04 Air Force Budget Execution Analysis Tool (AFBEAT)
Time: 1400-1450
Room: Canary 3
Col Steve Minkin (SAF/FMBOI)

The Air Force has built a revolutionary requirements-based budgeting model tool for Execution Plan development that will be used by every organization that spends Operations and Maintenance funding!  Curious as to how this new tool will not only improve decision support but facilitate the unique validation and approval processes across the Air Force? Looking to see the first tool to go live across the Air Force that can link historical execution, budget requests, future FYDP funding, common levels of service, and a commander’s strategic guidance?  If so, join us for a dynamic demonstration of the new Air Force Budget and Execution Analysis Tool (AFBEAT).  DISCLAIMER: Hold onto your socks when you come to this session, they are about to get knocked off!

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AF 05 FIAR: Where We’ve Been…What We Learned—1st Year Audit Lessons
Time: 1400-1450
Room: Canary 4
Ms. Shirley Reed (SAF/FMFS)
Ms. Lori Stacey (SAF/FMFA)

Highlights from the first ever audit of the Air Force Schedule of Budgetary Activity (SBA) to include the phases of the audit, managing the audit and use of the Audit Response Tool, themes from the audit, results, issues-identified, and working corrective actions. Applying the lessons we learned in the 1st year to the 2nd year SBA audit and audit readiness activities for the remaining financial statements.

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AF 06 DEAMS Strategic Road Map
Time: 1505-1555
Room: Crystal J1
Ms. Shirley Reed (SAF/FMFS)
Mr. Todd baker (SAF/FMFSO)

DEAMS plays an important role in helping achieve goals and objectives of the AF Strategic Master Plan by delivering capabilities that improve financial processes, controls, and information to support audit readiness.  Our system enables ready and responsive Airmen who take advantage of technology and possess cutting-edge skills to fulfill the Air Force financial management mission. As DEAMS evolves, it will become the cornerstone for integration with ERPs across the Air Force to report financial data.  Take a tour of the Strategic Road Map and see where the future will lead us.

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AF 07 Total Force-Continuum & High Velocity Analysis
Time: 1505-1555
Room: Canary 1
Dr. Anne Gorney (SAF/FMCE)

This workshop will discuss the role of High Velocity Analysis (HVA) in the AF’s Total Force-Continuum efforts and will highlight FM’s continued analytical involvement. Additionally, the FM career field was the subject of its own HVA this year and the insights from that analysis will be discussed.

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AF 08 Comptroller Officer Development
Time: 1505-1555
Room: Canary 2
Maj Gen James Martin (SAF/FMB)
Brig Gen John Pletcher (AFMC/FM)

This workshop will provide pertinent information updates regarding FM career field for both company and field grade officers – particularly as it relates to professional development, assignments and command opportunities.

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AF 09 myFM Career: Planning for Success!
Time: 1505-1555
Room: Canary 3
Ms. Shar Kaina (SAF/FME)
Mr. Mike Cerda (AFPC/DPIBI)

myFM Career is a new tool for developing your Individual Development Plan. This tool drives career planning conversations by allowing you to document and track your goals and education and training requirements, then provides training requirements to your supervisors to help allocate training funds appropriately.

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AF 10 Hot Topics in Cost
Time: 1505-1555
Room:
Canary 4
Ms. Kathy Watern (SAF/FMC)
Dr. Richard Burke (OSD/CAPE)

This session highlights key initiatives in the cost portfolio as well as the latest policy updates. It will also address the current cost workforce status and training efforts/opportunities.

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AF 11 Civilian Force Development
Time: 1610-1700
Room: Crystal J1
Mr. Douglas Bennett (SAF/PDAS)
Mr. Mike Petersen (AFAA/FD)
Ms. Shar Kaina (SAF/FME)
Mr. Mike Cerda (AFPC/DPIBI)

This workshop will provide pertinent updates regarding the FM & Audit career fields – particularly as it relates to professional development and on-going force development initiatives.

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AF 12 Enlisted Matters
Time: 1610-1700
Room:
Canary 1
CMSgt John Writer (SAF/FM)
SMSgt Sharma Haynes (SAF/FM)

This workshop will provide pertinent updates regarding the FM career field for enlisted matters – particularly as it relates to training, professional development, manning, and future career field changes.

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AF 13 FM Officer Assignments & Deployment
Time: 1610-1700
Room:
Canary 2
Maj Tyler Hess (AFPC/DP2L)
Capt Stephen Cash (AFPC/DP2L)

A comprehensive review of Financial Management Officer Development and the Officer Assignment System.  This briefing will also provide the latest information on manning expectations and the current deployment outlook.

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AF 14 Understanding the AFR & ANG and How Each Supports Active Duty Mission
Time: 1610-1700
Room: Canary 3
Brig Gen(S) Tracey Siems (AFRC)
Col Christopher Purvis (ANG)

Session will provide an overview of the AFR and ANG FM organizations relating to military personnel.  It will illustrate how the active duty, ANG, and AFR work together in the Total Force Continuum.  Attendees will learn how to get manning assistance from the ANG and AFR for their organizations.

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