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home > May/June 2006 issue
Ready, Aim … FIAR
Talk of stringent deadlines may have permeated the Defense Department’s past, but today’s DOD leaders recognize that consolidating finance systems to achieve a clean audit opinion is a multistep, long-term endeavor. It’s a brand new attitude that’s reflected in the department’s Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness Plan.
Game On
Zap! A soldier in training fires a laser weapon simulator and wipes out a distant target. Nearby, another adversary suddenly pops up, but this time the soldier fails to score a kill. The target knows how to cheat the system, ducking behind a tent flap that a real bullet would have penetrated. But the laser simulator can’t.
The ERP Problems
Cryptic and often confusing acronyms have long dominated military-speak, covering everything from organizational structure (CENTCOM) to chilling battlefield threats (IEDs). Now, military planners are incorporating another bit of shorthand into their lexicon: ERP.
Beyond Bean Counting
Ever since the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 first called for a clean audit, the Defense Department has been working mightily to unite its thousands of business systems.
LETTERS FROM THE EDITOR
Making the Numbers Jibe
UPFRONT
Will DOJ Share Data with DOD?
UPFRONT
When You Can't Call AAA
UPFRONT
New Life for ‘Big Iron’
CIO VIEW
Army Views ERP as a Weapons System
LIFECYCLE VIEW
Net-Centric Game Plan Hinges on Fiscal Responsibility
AGENCY RECON
DFAS Transformation Efforts Run Deep
BEYOND THE DOG TAG
A Chat with JACOB HAYNES, Defense Contract Management Agency’s Director of Software Acquisition
OUTSIDE IN
For Smart Pull, DOD Faces a Challenge of Scale
TOUR OF DUTY
Army’s Jimmy Broyles Helps Keep Soldiers Safe From Harm’s Way in the Desert
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