August25,2011
ASMC ConnectionAugust 2011
Today's Top Industry News Story
OMB tells federal agencies to prepare FY2013 budget 5% below FY2011
Federal agencies received budget guidance this week directing them to prepare their FY2013 budgets at levels five percent below that enacted for FY2011. In a memo from OMB Director Jacob Lew, agency heads were also told to develop alternative funding cuts that would bring budget levels to 10 percent below the FY2011 enacted levels. Lew said that by having two estimates, the president will have the information needed to make the tough choices necessary to meet the hard spending targets in place. Read full story
Other Industry News
  • Panetta warns of the effects of unacceptable defense cuts
  • Air Force announces 90-day civilian hiring freeze
  • Deficit reduction committee members named
  • OMB directs agency CIOs to focus on IT portfolio management
Read these stories and more on the ASMC website.
Education and Training
Online CPE Management Tool
Over 140,000 CPE's have been entered in the new ASMC CPE Management tool by 6,200 members. This members only tool allows you to track your education and upload certificates regardless of your certification. This tool can be used to track CPE for CDFM, CDFM-A, and other certificate programs. Watch a short video on how the tool works on the ASMC Member Portal.
Fiscal Law Courses
Registration has started for the new ASMC Fiscal Law courses.
1 Day Course - Certifying Officers/Departmental Accountable Officials will cover:
  • Learn the role and responsibilities of a "pecuniary" certifying officer
  • Understand the potential consequences of certifications that lead to improper or erroneous payments
  • Understand the roles of DoD Certifying Officers, Departmental Accountable Officials, and Review Officials as covered in FMR Vol 5 Chapter 33
  • Gain the required Certifying Officer Legislation training required under FMR Vol 5 Chap 33.
  • and more
2 Day Course - Purpose course will be a comprehensive review of Chapter 4, Volume I, GEO Redbook "Availability of Appropriations: Purpose". The 2-day course will cover:
  • The most common occurrences of ADA Violations
  • The use of funds for:
  • meetings and conventions
  • travel and per diem for non-governmental personnel
  • food for government employees
  • gifts and awards
  • office furnishings
  • state and local taxes
  • and more
3 Day Course - Purpose, Time and Amount overview. The Three Pillars of Federal Appropriations Law Comprehensive review of Chapters 4, 5, and 6 of the GAO Redbook. This 3-day course will cover:
  • The application of the bona fide needs rule
  • The Anti-deficiency act
  • The use of funds
  • and more
Module 4 - Acquisition Business Management Course
  • Module 4 course in Washington, DC - Nov 17/18
  • Module 4 course in Phoenix, AZ - Dec 15/16
Visit the website for registration information on all courses.
Upcoming Module Audio Courses
  • October 25/26, 2011 - Module 1
  • Nov 15/16, 2011 - Module 2
  • December 13/14, 2011 - Module 3
Registration for audio courses will open in mid September.
Save the date for PDI 2012!
PDI 2012 will be held at the Anaheim Convention Center May 29 - June 1, with a theme of Professionalism in Action. Registration for PDI and the hotel reservation system will open in early February 2012.
Certification
Congratulations to July 2011 CDFM and CDFM-As
Rori N. Alston, CDFM
Tara L. Amos, CDFM-A
Heidi E. Anderson, CDFM
Jason Thomas Arellano, CDFM
Nicole M. Athas, CDFM
Patricia Tatiana Baker, CDFM-A
Grant B. Banko, CDFM
Yolanda N. Bell, CDFM
Tiffany A. Booher, CDFM
Frederick A. Bowers, CDFM-A
Daniel W. Bowman, CDFM-A
Julie R. Bricker, CDFM-A
Jason Dale Bryan, CDFM
Arvin John Bullock, CDFM-A
Wallace Burns, Jr., CDFM
Stephanie J Smith Byrd, CDFM-A
Michael S. Camstra, CDFM
Lillian Carrion, CDFM-A
Sabrina R. Carter-Parker, CDFM
Deniece Elaine Chin, CDFM-A
Andrew Woo-Chan Chung, CDFM-A
Miyon Lee Chung, CDFM-A
Barry L. Collins, CDFM
Brantley Joseph Combs, CDFM
Steven T. Cox, CDFM
Charles B Craven, CDFM
Gerardo Cruz, CDFM
Wanda S.M. Dandridge, CDFM
Michael S. Degrave, CDFM
Ashley Nicole Denson, CDFM-A
Dennis Nickolas Dodge, CDFM-A
Scott M. Dorsey, CDFM-A
David M. Dufour, CDFM-A
John Christian Durdines, CDFM-A
Brian Durham, CDFM-A
Donald S. Ellis, CDFM
Brenda G. Elvidge, CDFM-A
Brian Matthew Falcasantos, CDFM
Yun Hua Fan, CDFM-A
Robert Steven Fiala, CDFM
Sandra Jean Finney, CDFM
Michael J. Fiorito, CDFM
Michael S. Frankel, CDFM
Michelle Furlong, CDFM-A
Lisa B. Garay, CDFM-A
Yong Hui Gehfeld, CDFM
Krystyna Anna Marina Godek, CDFM
Obra Leander Gray, CDFM
Sandi M. Greene, CDFM
Douglas Patton Hale, II, CDFM
Darryl Winston Hall, CDFM-A
Yvonne Nicole Hanley, CDFM-A
Linda Clark Harris, CDFM
Natalie Michelle Harris, CDFM
Christopher Harvey, Sr., CDFM
Karen L. Heim, CDFM-A
Robert Christopher Higgins, CDFM
Jeffrey Hoefler, CDFM
Mary B. Hofacker, CDFM
Aaron Bryce House, CDFM
Remedios Sarabia Huelar, CDFM
Lisa L. Hughey, CDFM
Chad William Ingalls, CDFM
Barbara Jo Jarboe, CDFM
Charles E. Johnson, Jr., CDFM
Randy Floyd Jones, CDFM
Hyon S. Kang, CDFM
Sholanda Kennard, CDFM
Chong Min Kim, CDFM / Han Y. Kim, CDFM
Yun Su Kim, CDFM
Kevin Lee King, CDFM-A
Andy J. Kmetz, CDFM
Cynthia G. Lee, CDFM
Jinwoo Lee, CDFM
Shawn Christian Lennon, CDFM-A
Maxine J. Leonard, CDFM
Bradley S. Lewis, CDFM-A
Winifred L. Lewis, CDFM
Scott Lee McCue, CDFM-A
Douglas McKechnie, CDFM
Mark Stephen Messner, CDFM
Brooks Wesley Minnick, CDFM-A
William Paul Mizerak, CDFM-A
Joanne Moore, CDFM
Otis Lee Nance, Jr., CDFM
Erik B. Neumann, CDFM-A
Brian Casey Newman, CDFM
Jared Robert Nielsen, CDFM
Karalee Anne Noga, CDFM-A
James Robert Norris, Jr., CDFM-A
Incha Paek, CDFM
Kelly S. Papineau, CDFM
Michelle J Park, CDFM-A
Yumiko Inoue Payton, CDFM
Jamie Michael Phelps, CDFM
Alaina Plesnarski, CDFM-A
Jonathan Earl Plotkin, CDFM
Misty E. Poe, CDFM-A
Amy Therese Preston, CDFM
Liane Carol Raymann, CDFM-A
Mary C. Ricketson, CDFM
Denise Renee Rowlands, CDFM
Thomas H. Ruth, III, CDFM-A
Glenda H. Scheiner, CDFM-A
Karen M. Schmehl, CDFM-A
Kevin Richard Schuster, CDFM
Janice Elder Scott, CDFM
Patricia Alison Shaw, CDFM
Kelly Lynn Sheridan, CDFM
Daniel Joseph Shill, CDFM
Aelee L. Shin, CDFM
Sherry Ann Shoff, CDFM
Sonia Darlene Smith, CDFM-A
Victoria Kimmerie Somnuk, CDFM
Brian Paul Steele, CDFM-A
Letitia Marie Steele, CDFM-A
Kenneth Joseph Stejskal, CDFM
David Michael Stevens, CDFM-A
Kelly A. Stovall, CDFM
Donna Swanson, CDFM
Rachael Elizabeth Swingle, CDFM
Laurie K. Takase, CDFM
Pamela Tarrel, CDFM
Tara Lynne Teague, CDFM
Elizabeth Jo Truax, CDFM
Andrew Velazquez, CDFM
Gregory P. Walker, CDFM
Joyce Ann Wallace, CDFM
Allen Scott Wellman, CDFM
Mara M. Wetzel, CDFM-A
Rhonda S. Wiggins, CDFM
Robert Arnold Wilson, CDFM-A
Russel Wolff, CDFM
Jessica Noelle Woody, CDFM
Kevin Robert Yantis, CDFM-A
Pamela Yvette Young, CDFM
Michael Thomas Zell, CDFM

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