Tag: Career Development

CFO Academy Leadership Certificate

Advance your career and the DoD mission – take advantage of the extended application deadline to August 13 for the Fall 2021 term

Don’t miss out! The CFO Academy is seeking applicants for its Fall 2021 CFO Leadership Graduate Certificate program. This program will help prepare you to lead within and across organizational boundaries by leveraging knowledge of federal budgeting, financial accounting and reporting, data management and analytics, risk, internal controls, and audit for strategic advantage. 

A component of the College of Information and Cyberspace at the National Defense University (www.ndu.edu), CFO Academy courses align with the competencies specified in DoD Financial Management Certification Program and provide accredited, graduate-level education in the leadership of resource management – critical learning that directly supports the DoD mission to make efficient and effective use of financial and other resources.

Application Instructions: https://cic.ndu.edu/Admissions/Application-Instructions/

Why you should pursue this opportunity

Students earn this certificate by successfully completing these five robust courses:

  • White House, Congress, and the Budget
  • Data Management Strategies and Technologies
  • The Future of Federal Financial Information Sharing
  • Risk Management, Internal Controls and Auditing for Leaders
  • Strategic Performance and Budget Management

For more information, please visit: https://cic.ndu.edu or email CICOSS@ndu.edu

To apply online: https://cic.ndu.edu/Admissions/Apply-Online/

AF FM Civilian Development Team (DT) Feedback Webinar

FM DT co-chairs, Maj Gen James D. Peccia (SAF/FMB) and Mr. Richard K. Hartley (SAF/FM), along with CMSgt Kendall C. Briscoe (SAF/FM), invite you to join them for the Summer 2020 Civilian DT Feedback Webinar.

Topics covered include:
• Development Team (DT) Overview
• AF Board Results
• Lessons Learned
• Way-Forward for AY22 Applications

When: Monday, 21 September 2020, 1300 CST

Where: Microsoft Teams link:
https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_Y2Q5ZDVjZjgtNDk5ZC00NzZmLTlhNDYtZTg3ZmIxY2U0M2Q3%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2221acfbb3-32be-4715-9025-1e2f015cbbe9%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%229b31c4ec-efa9-4429-96f9-6df0cadb5c88%22%7d

+1 571-388-3904 United States, Arlington (Toll)
Conference ID: 773 124 725#

Changes to Financial Management Duty Titles (Officer & Enlisted)

In 2017, Ms. Thomas sent out a memo standardizing duty titles for FM Officers and Enlisted Airmen in an effort to provide consistency among the various organizations in which we serve.  Since that memo was signed, there have been some changes in the requirements for our duty titles and in the promotion systems for both Officers and Enlisted.  Because of these changes, Mr. Hartley signed the attached duty title memo.  This memo updates approved duty titles to include officers serving in the acquisition community, where we have lacked standardization up to this point.

Standardized duty titles allow us to quickly describe career paths to promotion and other cross-functional boards that may not have any FM representation on them.  Today, we have 541 O-5s and below in FM, with 327 unique duty titles in use – over half the career field.  The numbers aren’t better on the enlisted side. 

Because of this need, the attached memo requires all members have a compliant duty title by 28 February 2020.  Please work with your local CSS/MPS staff to review your records, and those of your Airmen, to ensure their duty titles match those on the approved duty title memo.  If you have any specific questions, please contact the Officer Assignment Team (Officer Duty Titles) or your MAJCOM Chief Enlisted Managers (Enlisted Duty Title).

  • Source: SAF/FM
  • As of Date: 27 January 2020
200131-Financial-Management-Duty-Titles-SAF_FM-PDAS-Signed

Senior Leader Webchat with CMSgt Kendall Briscoe

In November 2019, CMSgt Kendall Briscoe conducted a Facebook LIVE session where he gave an overarching update on a multitude of issues facing the FM Enlisted team and our Air Force. This is a must listen for both officers and enlisted.

Fast forward to about the 8 minute mark when the briefing actually begins.

Video Link

CET Credit Link

Highlights

  • 8 min – The FM Our Air Force needs overview
  • 12 min – AFIPPS update – Go live date pushed to Jan 2022
  • 14 min – Manpower study, Oct 2022
  • 17 min – AFIPSS way ahead
  • 19 min – Changes to tech school curriculum
  • 24 min – Resource Training Center (RTC) & Finance Information Collaborative Space (FICS)
  • 27 min – Silver Flag update
  • 34 min – FICS
  • 39 min – Culture of Training
  • 43 min – Resiliency
  • 45 min – Q&A from Airmen – Artificial Intelligence/Bots, Business Intelligence, Power BI