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US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS THE GOLDEN TRIBUNE IN THIS ISSUE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE PAGE 2 TREASURER’S REPORT PAGE 3 SCHOLARSHIP COMMIT- TEE PAGE 3 SECRETARY’S REPORT PAGE 4 SACRAMENTO AGENCIES PAGE 4 FUNDRAISING COMMIT- TEES PAGE 5 TRAVIS VP’S REPORT PAGE 5 & 6 MEMBERSHIP NEWS PAGE 7 FINANCIAL TOPIC PAGE 7 BEALE VP’S REPORT PAGE 8 CDFM CERTIFICATION PAGE 8 NATIONAL NEWS PAGES 9 MEETING PHOTOS PAGE 10 CHAPTER OFFICERS PAGE 11 Next Meeting: October 19, 2011 11:30AM Cafeteria Restaurant 15th and L AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MILITARY COMPTROLLERS—FALL 2011

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US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS THE GOLDEN TRIBUNE

IN THIS ISSUE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE

PAGE 2

TREASURER’S REPORT PAGE 3

SCHOLARSHIP COMMIT-TEE PAGE 3

SECRETARY’S REPORT PAGE 4

SACRAMENTO AGENCIES PAGE 4

FUNDRAISING COMMIT-TEES PAGE 5

TRAVIS VP’S REPORT PAGE 5 & 6

MEMBERSHIP NEWS

PAGE 7

FINANCIAL TOPIC PAGE 7

BEALE VP’S REPORT PAGE 8

CDFM CERTIFICATION PAGE 8

NATIONAL NEWS

PAGES 9

MEETING PHOTOS PAGE 10

CHAPTER OFFICERS PAGE 11

Next Meeting: October 19, 2011 11:30AM Cafeteria Restaurant 15th and L

AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MILITARY COMPTROLLERS—FALL 2011

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Page 2 THE GOLDEN TRIBUNE

Greetings 49er Chapter ASMC Members, Congratulations! This second quarter has been phenomenal! Our members remain engaged, dedicated and focused on “Giving them some-thing to talk about” in the areas of educa-tion, training and professional development! We are on the move and breaking all records in energy levels, attendance, and participa-tion! Every member strengthens the 49er Chapter and makes everything that we do possible. You are the visible embodiment of our commitment to change, improvement and future growth, and it is through your contin-ued desire to excel that our Chapter contin-ues to flourish. Thank you for your continued support and dedication to professional excel-lence!

This quarter, I asked that every member remain committed and practice WIT! (Whatever it takes) to achieve professional excellence - you delivered: I asked you to join me in an endeavor to host a 49er Chap-ter, ASMC Mini-PDI: You responded with en-thusiasm and zeal, and the Mini-PDI is sched-uled for 24 January 2012 at the Radisson Hotel in Sacramento, CA. The Mini-PDI Theme

is: Professional Excellence: “The Road Ahead.” Guest speakers will include the Deputy Direc-tor, Resource Management, HQs, USACE; Cdr, USACE, Sacramento District; ASMC National CDFM Representative; Comptrollers from Beale AFB, Sacramento District, 63rd RSC, and DMEA; Chief Auditor, Travis AFB; AGA Representative; and many key speakers from USACE, Sacra-mento District; FOH and more. Ms Claudia Carr, ASMC National HQs, will conduct on-site CDFM testing at the Mini-PDI, to position those aspiring to become Certified Defense Financial Managers. Special thanks to all our guest speakers for volunteering to conduct workshop presentations at the Mini-PDI!

The Mini-PDI is designed to prepare us for the difficult challenges on the road ahead. Undoubtedly, the future path to professional excellence will require financial managers to demonstrate their technical proficiency through attainment of professional certifica-tions. DOD leaders and taxpayers will demand a level of accountability that verifies the Defense’s constrained resources are being utilized effectively, efficiently and demand confirmation that the resources are being expertly managed. Total asset visibility/accountability will take center stage as man-agers hone their skills and adapt to a contin-ued resource-constrained environment.

To offset the cost of the Mini-PDI, our fund-raising team has been hard at work breaking all fundraising records. In only one month, our team raised close to $800: On 4 Aug 11, we held a burrito sale - all burritos sold out in only one hour; On 6 Aug 11, we held our first dog walk fundraiser (smashing success). Over 35 dogs (and owners) participated; on 25 Aug 11 ASMC went East to the Philippines to host a Lumpia fundraising sale, which

broke all fundraising efforts. On 21 September we hosted “Darlene’s Tamales” (Meals on Wheels), and our fundraising team has sched-uled fundraisers through January 2012! Now that’s giving them something to talk about. Kudos to our fundraising team! This level of effort not only got us closer to achieving our fundraising goal, but also evoked a level of ASMC awareness, which resulted in increased membership!

Our membership continues to skyrocket as our commitment to continuous learning in education, training and professional develop-ment resonates in all things that we do! On 21 July, we hosted Mr. Christopher Prescott, DOD Environmental Program Manager, and on 10 August 2011, we welcomed Ms Kathleen Kelleher, Sacramento County Assessor.

Our commitment to community service and volunteering remains strong. Members volun-teered for both the “Down River Day Clean Up” on 6 August 2011 and the “Great Ameri-can River Clean Up” on 17 Sep 2011. On 29 Sep 2011, members will participate in a community service event as part of the Radis-son Hotel’s 50-year celebration. Members will assemble care baskets for the homeless.

On 19 Oct 2011, 0730-1130 hrs, we will host a CDFM Overview Training Session at the Sacramento District. This session will help members prepare for the upcoming CDFM testing, which will be offered at our Mini-PDI in January 2012!

Congratulations on a job well done! As al-ways, I encourage you to Stay engaged! Stay motivated! And Stay excited as we continue on the road ahead to achieving professional excellence!

Ms. Remona Aden President

We had a very active summer for our 49er Chapter. Our meetings have been rewarding and beneficial. I am excited and looking forward to our January 2012 Mini-PDI. I be-lieve this will be my first one and looking forward to meeting everyone. Our balance as of 9/9/2011 stands at $6,651.55. The proceeds from the fund raising events was phenomenal

raising $796.32. I at-tended the EB meeting on 9/10/2011 and the adrenaline has kicked in with our wonderful Presi-dent and President-Elect bringing great ideas and organization for our up-coming Mini-PDI. I en-courage all to attend!

TREASURER’S REPORT

SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE

Budgeting

Business Management

Comptroller/Deputy Comptroller

Contractor Support

Education, Training and Career Development

Intern/Trainee

Resource Management

Team Achievement

Having received the Distinguished Performance Auditing award at the National PDI back in 1998, I can tell you receiving an award at the national level one of the most thrilling experiences of a lifetime. Being recognized in front of thou-

sands of people was amazing, but the most amazing and fun part was taking my wife to the PDI and seeing her smile when I came back to our table with my award in hand. If you really want to honor a special employee, this is your chance to do it. Don’t delay, nomination forms are available at www.asmconline.org.

Each year ASMC recognizes the outstanding accomplishments of its Chapters, membership and the defense financial management community through the awards programs. The programs encompass 17 individual, team and scholarship awards and an annual chapter program report for chapter recog-nition. Achievement awards are presented annually to individuals and teams who have been nomi-nated for outstanding accomplish-ment within one of the functional fields of comptrollership:

Accounting and Finance

Analysis and Evaluation

Auditing

“The most

amazing and fun

part was taking

my wife to the

PDI and seeing

her smile when I

came back to

our table with

my award”

J. Kojak

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Mr. Frank Dimora Treasurer

Mr. James Kojak Scholarship Chair

Treasurer Frank Dimora provides a status report at the 10 Aug 2011 Chapter meeting

The Forty-Niner Chapter ASMC held two meetings for the quarter Jul-Sep 2011, the first meeting was held on 21 July meeting at 15L Restaurant in Sacramento. The guest speaker was Chris Prescott from USACE, PPMD who discussed the Financial Management Link to Environmental Cleanup. The pres-entation was very informative and well received.

The second meeting for the quarter was held on 10 August 2011 at McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurant in Sacramento. The

guest speaker was Kathleen Kelle-her, the Sacramento County Tax Assessor. She provided a wealth of information on her office and property tax issues.

We have welcomed many new members to the chapter over the last few months and our chapter continued to do fundraisers for the quarter such as our scholar-ship raffle collections and Mini-PDI fundraising events. Thanks to all for participating.

SECRETARY’S REPORT

VP SACRAMENTO AGENCIES

PDI” in January. You would not believe the amount of work that goes into putting on an event of this mag-nitude but I know it will be a great event and a tremendous learning exper ience for everyone that at-tends. As always, I want to encourage each of you to invite your co-workers or anyone else that you think would like to at-tend our luncheons and meetings so they can hear our speakers and learn more about the

benefits of becoming a member of ASMC. Respectfully, DEE MARTIN Vice President

Hi everyone. Our Sacramento Agencies continues to grow in leaps and bounds thanks to the extensive recruiting efforts by Remona Aden and her team at the Army Corps of Engineers. At last count we had 31 new members at the Corps. Congratulations guys, keep up the good work and “Give Them Some-thing to Talk About”! Our current membership at the Sacramento Agencies is 78! It wasn’t that long ago that our total chapter count was 78, so this is a real accom-plishment. Keep up the great job of recruiting new members. We have been working hard on getting things ready for the “Mini-

Fundraising Table

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Ms. Dee Martin for Ms. Diane Mc Cary Secretary

Ms. Dee Martin Vice President, Sacramento Office

We had two fundraisers this quar-ter. We made $62 from the raffle of our “Pampered Spa” themed basket at the July luncheon which was won by a visitor from Beale AFB. We made $79 from the raffle

of our "Night at the Movies" gift basket at our August meeting which was won by Ivan Alcantar of DMEA. The proceeds will be used toward our scholarship fund.

FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE

TRAVIS VP’S REPORT

Meeting and lunch at the Cafeteria 15L. The Mini-PDI on 24 January 2012 will be a great opportunity for all! Individuals can earn seven Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credits, and there will be on-site testing for those wishing to become Certified Defense Financial Managers (CDFMs). Mark your Calendars!

Below is an article from the SAF/FM On-Line Newsletter, May 2011, Volume 7, Issue 4 co-written by Lt Col Troy Sanders, Past Comp-troller, 60th Air Mobility Wing, Travis AFB CA.

SPOTLIGHT ON: AMC COMPTROLLERS MEET THE PACIFIC PASSAGE CALL

By Lt Col Barry Dooley and Lt Col Troy Sanders

In the Financial Management (FM) career field, it is not too often that young Airmen and NCOs are thrust into unexpected situations where they see FM’s impact on the mission. However, on 11 March 2011, a massive earthquake struck off the coast of Japan sparking a tsunami and causing severe damage to multiple nuclear power plants. In response, comptroller com-manders at McChord and Travis quickly readied themselves to provide exceptional customer service to the men, women, and children evacu-ating from a devastated Japan.

Following are two of their stories:

For all members at Travis, please let your co-workers, who are not members, know the benefits of joining ASMC. I would like to see our membership at Travis continue to grow this next year. In addition, if you have not renewed your membership, please do so or let me know that you are no longer interested in being a member.

The 49er Chapter is hosting a CDFM Train-ing Session (1/2 day) on 19 Oct 2011 from 0730 to 1130 at the Sacramento District (an ASMC National Headquarters Representa-tive will conduct the CDFM overview ses-sion). After the training in the morning, join us from 1130 to 1300 for our Chapter

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sponsible for assisting dependents from all branches of service and DoD civilians. SMSgt Armand Fajardo, 62 CPTS Superintendent, coor-dinated much of the Air Force and joint guid-ance necessary to ensure the evacuees received correct payment. “Many arrived without orders or documentation. We had to work with Army and Air Force personnel specialists to track or create evacuation orders on the spot. Not an easy task, especially with the different services involved,” said SMSgt Fajardo. Flights began to come in around the clock, requiring Lt Stewart to split his team into 12-hour shifts. His two-person teams, made up of TSgt Tony Pence, SSgt Nickolas Milton, SSgt Alisha Rouse, and Amn Taylor Tjosaas, began a 24-hour support operation for the next four days. In all, they assisted nearly 3,000

Ms. Kim Chaves

Mr. Greg Fleshman Vice President, Travis AFB

man team of financial experts, led by 2d Lt Gregory Stewart, hit the ground running with laptops, evacuation guides, and cash reserves to support all financial assistance needed by evacu-ees. They integrated into the Army-run repa-triation processing line and began assisting Air Force and Navy dependents that, in some cases, traveled up to 18 hours from the main island of Honshu, Japan. “The evacuees were surprisingly in good spirits, especially after leaving every-thing behind,” observed FM technician SrA Eric Ross. The majority of dependents received little or no guidance on evacuation entitlements and had no information as to when they would be able to return to Japan. Being the only uniformed financial services unit on site, 62 CPTS personnel were thrust into a truly joint environment re-

McChord Field – 62d Comptroller Squadron Several days after the earthquake, McChord Field received word from US Army Northern Command and Air Force Air Mobility Com-mand that military dependents and Depart-ment of Defense civilians were on their way to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA-TAC). Operation PACIFIC PASSAGE kicked off in the early morning hours of 19 March with 2,800 dependents and civilians expected to arrive at SEA-TAC within hours. Roughly eight hours before the first evacuees were to arrive, Lt Col Barry Dooley, Commander of the 62d Comptroller Squadron (62 CPTS), was told to prepare for the worst. Lt Col Dooley notified members of his squadron and, within hours, the squadron activated a mobile finan-cial servicing center at SEA-TAC. The eight-

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TRAVIS VP’S REPORT

paying agent missions. Then, the men and women of 60 CPTS returned to normal opera-tions…ready and waiting.

When Operation PACIFIC PASSAGE began on 19 March 2011, Joint Base Lewis-McChord received the initial wave of evacuees at SEA-TAC. As the number of potential evacuees grew beyond SEA-TAC capacity, Team Travis and other locations began to receive depend-ents and civilians.

The first evacuees to Travis AFB of Operation PACIFIC PASSAGE arrived on 22 March 2011, met by a cross-functional reception team which included finance. MSgt Temeka Stewart led the first shift joined by TSgt Gregory Proffitt and SSgt Cyd Garcia. Although the evacuees were almost exclusively Navy de-pendents, the team provided evacuation enti-tlement guidance while also answering ques-tions in coordination with the Navy Pers/Pay team on the ground. At the end of the shift, the team made the first cash payment and it was nothing like what they expected.

Two Navy dependents visited the Air Force Aid station where they receive Air Force Aid checks. Of course, DoD financial management regulation requires check cashing services to be provided by the local military banking facilities. Because of the evening hour, the requirement to maintain positive accountabil-ity of evacuees, and the immediate need for cash, the team cashed the checks. Lt Col Sanders, the bank liaison officer, coordinated with the local military banking facilities and the DFAS disbursing officer so the Air Force could continue that practice throughout the evacuation.

The weather challenged Team Travis on 24 March 2011 when projected crosswinds on the runway threatened to divert an incoming flight to San Francisco International Airport (SFO). TSgt Gregory Proffitt and SSgt Cyd

Garcia packed gear and cash, obtained the required Security Forces escort, and helped establish repatriation operations at SFO. Al-though reduced winds

allowed the flight to land at Travis AFB, the team performed admirably in setting up parallel operations.

Over an eight-day period, finance teams that included SSgt Jessica Wilson and SSgt Joseph Aviles disbursed over $17,000 and directly as-sisted 29 Navy and Air Force evacuees. 2d Lt Jeffrey Price, CMSgt Maria Lacuesta-Siroin, and SrA Stanley Webster also contributed significantly to repatriation operations by performing needed volunteer tasks.

Among the many notes of thanks, one family member wrote, “I just want to thank Travis AFB and volunteers for all your help in assisting us from Yokota AFB. You made us feel so at home, and your volunteers and military staffing were awesome!”

By the conclusion of the operation, Team Travis provided outstanding support to over 2,600 evacuees from every service and over 150 pets, affirming the Golden Bear legacy and Team Travis as “America’s First Choice.” The lesson for the men and women of the 60 CPTS is that finance makes an immediate and positive contri-bution to providing world class financial services to all of our military family.

Whether at Travis, McChord, or any of the AMC locations, pride in our mission is evident in every Airman – every day. Our financial man-agement vision sums up this situation perfectly: “Dedicated professionals committed to integ-rity ... total force customer-focused financial services worldwide… supporting peacetime, humanitarian and wartime operations 24/7/365.”

dependents and tailored personal travel pay support to over 130 Air Force and Navy civilians. “We were able to provide ad-vance travel payments to anyone, regardless of service.

In total, we disbursed almost $20,000,” said TSgt Pence. “I am very proud of our team and the dedicated service we provided. It was an honor to be part of this truly his-torical event,” recalled Lt Col Dooley after the seven long days his team spent at SEA-TAC.

The last time an evacuation of this type occurred was in 1991 when Operation FIERY VIGIL kicked off after the volcanic eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines. While operations of this type are rare, the 62d Comptroller squadron has once again demonstrated their professionalism and ability to provide world class just-in-time financial services in the most urgent and extreme circumstances.

Travis AFB – 60th Comp-troller Squadron

Just down the coast at approximately 2 am, Friday, 11 March 2011, Lt Col Troy Sanders, Travis Comptroller Commander, woke to learn about the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Although confident Travis AFB would play a significant role in providing humani-tarian relief, he didn’t know just how in-volved the 60th Comptroller Squadron (60 CPTS) would be.

As the duty day began, 60 CPTS personnel sprang into action, anxious to help. After meeting with key base leaders, Lt Col Sand-ers directed preparations to support relief efforts by establishing local emergency and special program codes, requesting informa-tion from higher headquarters, putting key comptroller personnel on telephone standby, and marshalling cash resources for possible

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Mr. Greg Fleshman Vice President, Travis AFB

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work phone numbers and emails so that we have a way to contact you regarding chap-ter events.

Our official membership count has jumped to 116!! This is the most members that this chapter has had in years. We have 6 at Beale, 32 at Travis and 78 at Sacra-mento Agencies. If our rate of growth continues at this pace, we will move to a category A chapter in no time. I cannot stress enough how important it is to please remember to pay your membership dues when they are due so that you don’t risk being dropped from the roles for non-payment. It is also important to remember that CDFM renewal fees are a separate fee from your membership fee and are renewed every two years. We cannot keep you up to date on current ASMC events if we do not have your correct email address and phone number. Please notify your VP informed of any personal information changes, especially

MEMBERSHIP NEWS

FINANCIAL TOPIC— Professional Excellence: “The Road Ahead” for financial Managers

The key to obtaining DOD financial excel-lence in the future is professional certifica-tion. To raise the bar and succeed in a constrained environment, financial manag-ers will be required to embrace a level of commitment and dedication to training, education and professional development that is unprecedented in previous years. Undoubtedly, the road ahead to profes-sional excellence will include honing skill sets that contribute to one’s ability to adopt concepts and strategies that facili-tate application-based learning, continuous learning philosophies and forward-based thinking. Taxpayers and DOD leaders will need absolute assurance (through demon-

strated proficiency) to feel confident that the DOD Financial Manager of tomorrow is equipped to handle the vast financial and economic problems that lie ahead for the Department of Defense. Instilling confi-dence in an environment constrained and riddled with cut backs, dwindling resources and a public that demands accountability will be the test of a lifetime for many DOD Financial Managers. Course-based certifications, such as the “Certified Defense Financial Man-ager” (CDFM) certification, will be the norm to stay the course on the road ahead to professional excellence! DOD, the taxpayers and individual self-policing de-

mand that the path ahead include a well-trained and professionally certified work-force. Remona Aden - President, 49er Chapter

MEMBERS BUYING RAFFEL TICKETS—IN SUPPORTOF OUR UPCOMING PDI

BEALE VP’s REPORT

it is crucial to remain calm in order to be as effective as possible. Below are a few sugges-tions that you may want to consider trying when the 'bottom falls out', you've lost all sense of direction and order, and the clock is ticking closer to midnight.

1. Move away from your computer. Staring at numbers for hours on end will make you blurry eyed and they quickly lose their mean-ing. Get up, grab a co-worker or two, head for the nearest exit, and take a quick 10-15 minute walk around your building, parking lot, or even just a quieter, calmer part of your building.

2. Close the heavy buffet line. We all enjoy bringing in covered dishes and snacks to fill our needs during the long night ahead, but keep it light.

Staring at a computer screen or

spreadsheet after that second plate of baked ham with all the trimmings is much like watch-ing TV after Thanksgiving

dinner and does nothing to motivate you to do anything other than close your eyes.

3. Remember that it will end, you will survive it, and quite possibly, you'll be back to do it again next year. When things get really hectic, find something to laugh about and share it with your co-workers. Nothing is a better stress reliever than a good hearty belly-laugh. It clears your head and helps put things into perspective and quite possibly will help you make it thru those last few hours.

Good luck!

No changes here at Beale to report. How-ever we'd like to share our close-out strategy, which you can use if published before 30 Sep. SURVIVING CLOSE-OUT Don't let the stress of closeout get you down. Here are some helpful hints on how you too can make it during this terrible, awful time in your life...We've got our checklists, we've looked at the numbers, we've got all our MORDs in place, we've adjusted our figures in BQ, and we've all said that "I'm ready for closeout this year, it should be a smooth one". Yet, somehow in the midst of all the best laid plans, something will undoubtedly occur, often around mid to late afternoon, that leaves you scratching your head for hours and calling last minute meetings to come up with a new strategy or a fix to a problem that has been lying in wait just to test your wits and pa-tience during one of the most tense days of the year. In an already intense environment,

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Ms. Misti Wickersham Vice President, Beale AFB

Erlinda Bascos

Kim Chaves

Jim Dininger

Maggie Ednalino

Judy Fong

Johanna Garrett

Debra Goddard

Ray Gonzalez

Cynthia Littlejohn

Dee Martin

Kevin Rankin

Susan Rice

Carl Sorensen

Kenn Thomas

Daniel Tiscareno

Cathleen Yeisley

Gaylin Zeigler

Congratulations on your accomplishment. To learn more about how to become a CDFM or attending the Enhanced Defense Financial Man-ager’s Course, visit the ASMC web site at www.asmconline.org and click on Certification.

CDFM CERTIFICATION We now have 20 CDFM’s in our chapter! This is a great accomplishment for a chapter our size but we have plenty of room to expand that number and give them something to talk about! You will have an excel-lent opportunity to get vital information at our “CDFM Overview” session being presented by ASMC Headquarters here in Sacramento on 19 Oct 11. If you are interested in attending, please contact me or your VP at your earliest convenience so we can add you to the list. Remember, it is worth 4 CPE’s. Congratulations to our chapter members that have attained the CDFM designa-tion: chapter:

Remona Aden

Loida Andersen

Grant Baglietto

CDFM CERTIFICATION

Ms. Dee Martin Vice President, Sacramento Office

NATIONAL NEWS

9th September 2011

Military retirees to receive 13 payments in 2011 7th September 2011

Congress returns from recess to restart work on FY2012 Appro-priations bills 6th September 2011

New government performance website up and running 1st September 2011

AF moving military pay processing back to base-level offices 31st August 2011

Back to School Bash, ASMC Sequoyah Chapter gives back 31st August 2011

House passes FY2012 Continuing Resolution, but showdown with Senate looms 23rd September 2011

House fails to pass FY2012 Continuing Resolution: Leaders recon-sider strategy 22nd September 2011

Electronic leave and earnings statements going to 75 percent of DoD civilian employees by September 30 21st September 2011

President urges eligible recipients to file Retroactive Stop Loss Pay claims by October 21, 2011 deadline 16th September 2011

FY2012 Continuing Resolution introduced by House Appropriations Committee would fund government until November 18 15th September 2011

Senate appropriations subcommittee cuts $26 billion from FY2012 DoD budget request–updated 13th September 2011

Commission reports up to $60 billion lost to waste and fraud in war contracting

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more than 20 hours of educational sessions and speakers, and the ability to earn up to 26 CPE. These sessions will provide updates to emerging issues and help you transform today for tomorrow’s success. Explore trends, develop tactics to tackle your organization’s challenges, learn how to master the impossible, and create new ways to think about the future.

Future PDIs

The PDI is held the week of Memorial day each year.

2011 - Minneapolis, Minnesota

2012 – Anaheim, California

2013 – Denver, Colorado

2014 – Seattle, Washington

2015 – New Orleans, Louisiana

2016 – Orlando, Florida

2017 – San Diego, California

The National Professional Development Institute (PDI) is a premier training event for resource managers in the Department of Defense and US Coast Guard. Each year, more than 3300 attendees converge for a four day event, which includes a full day of service activities, seven general sessions, more than seventy workshops, and many special events.

The Professional Development Institute

The PDI program objective is to enhance skills and abilities that personnel in the financial and resource management commu-nity must possess to meet the challenges of working in the 21st century. The PDI focus is on education and training, with

PDI NEWS

MEETING PICS Page 10

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Chapter Action Officers make everything run smoothly!

Remona Aden, President

Comm. 916-557-7617

[email protected]

Dee Martin, President Elect

Comm. 916-231-1634

[email protected]

Dee Martin, VP Sacramento Agencies

Comm. 916-231-1634

[email protected]

Greg Fleshman, VP Travis AFB

DSN 837- 1829 Comm. 707-424-1829

[email protected]

Misti Wickersham, VP Beale AFB

DSN 368-0995 Comm. 530-634-0995

[email protected]

Frank Dimora, Treasurer

Comm. 916-278-9379

[email protected]

Diane McCary, Secretary

DSN 837-1835 Comm. 707-424-1835

[email protected]

AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MILITARY COMPTROLLERS

AUGUST MEETING AT McCORMICK AND SCHMICKS

JULY MEETING AT THE CAFETERIA CHAPTER OFFICERS