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FMNET Message 28 SEP 2018

2394, 01 Oct 2018

FMNet Members:

 
1. The Assistant Secretary of the Army for Financial Management and Comptroller (ASA (FM&C)), Comptroller Proponency Office is now accepting applications for the Defense Comptrollership Program (DCP) Cohort 2020 NLT 18 OCT 18.  The DCP is a long-term training (LTT) opportunity for Civilians and Military personnel from all services and career programs.  The DCP is open to grades GS-11-13; however, GS-14 personnel may apply.  Army Military selection priority is for Active and Active Guard Reserve (AGR) Officers and Non-Commissioned Officers (NCO) in ranks senior Captain, Major, Sergeant First Class, Master Sergeant, and junior Sergeant Majors.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/message/774204#774204    https://whitman.syr.edu/programs-and-academics/programs/whitman-mba-experience/dcp/index.aspx)
 
2. The Commandant of the U.S. Army Financial Management School (FMS) requests the honor of your company at the Financial Management Basic Officer Leader Course (FM BOLC) 003-18 Graduation Ceremony on 4 October, where Colonel Cody L. Zilhaver will be the guest speaker.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/servlet/JiveServlet/showImage/73-237033-559869/pastedImage_0.png      http://www.finance.army.mil/BOLCBB/1CourseOverview16Nov.pdf)
 

Training Opportunities:

 
1. The next US Army Financial Management Command (USAFMCOM) Electronic Commerce Training starts on 5 November for all wishing to attend the E-Commerce Training event at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (FRBB).  The training is for select personnel of FORSCOM deploying Financial Management Organizations.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/message/753730#753730     https://www.dvidshub.net/news/printable/135067)
 

General News and Information:

 
1. The Principles of Cost Analysis and Management (PCAM) course will be kicking off class 001 October 10, 2018.  For all attendees, please review PCAM COI for all appropriate course material.    
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms/functional-courses/pcam    http://www.finance.army.mil/CourseCatalog/FMSCourseCatalog.pdf)
 
2. General Fund Enterprise Business System (GFEBS) Financials course 001 is gearing up for the upcoming class on October 22, 2018.  For all financial managers attending, please review the GFEBS Financials COI for the latest course information.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms/functional-courses/gfebs-financials     http://www.finance.army.mil/CourseCatalog/FMSCourseCatalog.pdf)
 
3. (New) Join in on GFEBS topic about a job aid for modifying Contract Line Item Numbers (CLIN).
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms/functional-courses/gfebs-cost)
 
4. (New) Please check out the 266th Financial Management Support Center (FMSC) in Kaiserslautern Germany has an updated presence on MILBOOK and MILWIKI!
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms/blog/2018/09/24/266th-financial-management-support-center-fmsc?sr=stream     http://www.21tsc.army.mil/266FMSC/)
 
5. (New) Subscribers interested in how the FMS is complying with the Secretary of the Defense philosophy of Discipline and Lethality within each of the Financial Management Basic Officer Leader Course (FM BOLC) 003-18 and Financial Management Captains’ Career Course (FM CCC) 002-18?
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms/cc/blog/2018/09/25/future-students-of-the-fms-change-is-here)
 
6. (New) Review and join in on the discussion about subscribers interested in registering for the next Planning, Programming, Budget, and Execution (PPBE) course.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/thread/204010)
 
7. (New) As posted on the Integrated Personnel and Pay System-Army (IPPS-A), there is an update to handling Pay Error Resolutions.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/thread/204578     https://www.army.mil/standto/2017-09-07)
 
8. (New) DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command Maneuver Center of Excellence, Office of the Chief of Staff is looking for a Supervisory Budget Analyst.
(https://www.facebook.com/groups/7945374196/?ref=bookmarks)
 

MILPER, ALARACT, Army Directives, DFAS, & FORSCOM Financial Management Messages:

 
1. MILPER messages available on the HRC MILPER web page at
(https://www.hrc.army.mil/Milper)
 
2. ALARACTs on AKO at
(https://www.us.army.mil/suite/page/550282.)
 
3. Army Directives are on the Army Publishing Directorate at
(http://www.apd.army.mil/Search/ePubsSearch/ePubsSearchForm.aspx?x=ARMY+DIR)  
 
4. DFAS MilPay Accounting Analysis Directorate Year End Processes
(https://dfas4dod.dfas.mil/centers/dfasin/yearend/)
 
5. DFAS For DOD Library
(https://dfas4dod.dfas.mil/library/)
 

Social Media: Share these links with your peers.

 
Join the FMNet by visiting milSuite and signing in with your CAC (signing in establishes your milSuite account if you did not have one).  After signing in select milBook and navigate to the Army Financial Management School Community page (FMNet), look for the “Join” widget on the left and click it.  Approval is automatic.
https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms    
 
FMtube: Visit the FMtube for video job aids https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrFUP9pi9QR6d4mDZ4-cW8Q    
 
One Stop: Visit us at the Home of the Army Financial Management School on the One Stop http://www.finance.army.mil/
 
Follow the Financial Management School (FMS) on Twitter
https://twitter.com/FMS29207

This post identifies our total membership count for the FMNet (Army FM School Community of Interest) with 5,347 members as of September 27th compared to 5,167 as of the August update.

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