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American Society of Military Comptrollers
SANDHILLS CHAPTER American Society of Military Comptrollers
XXXV YEARS
Sandhills Chapter
35 POB 71759
EXcellence in Comptrollership Fort Bragg, NC 28310
EXcellence in Community Service
EXcellence in Professional Development
Constantly EVolving to Improve our Chapter
ISSUE X JANUARY 2010
President’s message... Contents
Wow! What a busy month as we close on calendar 2009 President’s Message Pg 1
and start out 2010 still waiting for our initial distribution of Officers Pg 2
funds. I know what you’re thinking. This is an ongoing Financial Report Pg 2
pattern each year that never seems to improve. Well, at Committees Pg 3
least we are moving forward with an approved budget now.
Calendar of Events Pg 4
I hope each of had a wonderful holiday and had the
opportunity to spend some quality time with your families and Membership Pg 5
friends. Many of us travel across the states during this time Article Pg 6
of year to be with our families and my wife and I were no DoD Article Pg 7
exception. We spent the holiday in the beautiful state of Education/Certification Pg 8
Kansas with my family. While there, we were pounded with Community News Pg 9-10
a winter blizzard on Christmas Eve just to add to all the National News Pg 11
traveling fun. To say the least we were glad to return to Recipe Pg 12
warmer weather here in North Carolina. Chapter Minutes Pg 13
As we move into 2010 and ever closer to our Mini-PDI on
March 11, I thought I would provide a challenge for those of
you contemplating studying and taking the CDFM. Just get January Lunch Meeting
out there and do it! No doubt it will take some effort on your
part but the knowledge you’ll gain from studying for the
exams will be well worth it when you receive your certificate.
WHEN: January 12, 2010
Not to mention the fact that you will have made yourself a
better hiring candidate against someone that has not
completed the CDFM. TIME: 11:30-1:00
To help you reach this goal this year, we will provide you with
several learning opportunities to prepare yourself for the WHERE: Pope AF Club
exams. An EDFMT Course, Decision Support Course, and
Mini-PDI testing opportunities locally and of course testing SPEAKER: Mr. Steve Silverstein,
offered at the National PDI held in Nashville this June. There OSD(Comptroller)
are plenty of opportunities for those wanting to expand their
horizons. So, get out there and start studying. Many of us
TOPIC: DoD Management Internal
have study guides so don’t be shy. Ask someone who has
completed the exams for a copy of their study materials. Control Program – Financial
One last thing before I let you go. Please take a look at the Reporting
Armed Forces Comptroller Magazine that you just received.
We are finally being mentioned as the Chapter Spotlight.
The article was chopped up a little to fit the space provided
but it still hits the high notes.
See you all on the 12th of January at our monthly luncheon.
Thanks,
LTC Rick Jellison
President
OFFICER POSITION PHONE E-MAIL ADDRESS
LTC Rick Jellison President 394-1330 rick.jellison@pope.af.mil
Shaune Griffin VP – Army 396-6827 shaune.a.griffin@us.army.mil
LT Karissa Walker VP – Air Force 394-1330 karissa.walker@pope.af.mil
Laurie Per Lee VP – USASOC 396-0525 laurie.perlee@soc.mil
LTC Mike Cook VP – JSOC 243-6558 cookd@jdi.socom.mill
Donald Brocker VP – WOMACK 907-7364 donald.brocker@us.army.mil
Aletha Sankey VP – USAR 432-4805 aletha.sankey@us.army.mil
Dianne Kemppainen VP – AAA 396-5698 dianne.kemppainen@us.army.mil
Vicki Cooper Treasurer 243-2155 cooperv@jdi.socom.mil
Ender Malloy Secretary 396-0468 malloye@soc.mil
Available as of January 1, 2010
Checking Account Balance $5,897.33
The Sandhills
Sand Dollar is
published in the
interest of
Comptroller
personnel in the
Fort Bragg and
Pope Air Force
Base Area.
SANDHILLS COMMITTEES
PRIMARY-COMMITTEE SUB-COMMITTEE PHONE# E-MAIL VP LEAD
Program & Education USASOC
Lead – Miriam Oates 432-5803 oatesm@soc.mil
Dave Haney 396-5698x208 david.haney@us.army.mil
Mini-PDI
Lead-Monica Sneed 243-2543 sneedm@jdi.socom.mil
Melina Ua 243-0531 melinda.k.ua@us.army.mil
Jean Peoples 432-6314 peoplesj@soc.mil
Protocol
Lead-Shaune Griffin 396-6827 shaune.a.griffin@us.army.mill
Facilities
Lead-Freddie Williams 396-5017 freddie.m.williams@us.army.mil
Debi Schmidt 432-2718 schmidtd@soc.mil
Audio/Visual
Membership & Publicity JSOC
Lead – Vickie Judd 243-1179 judd@jdi.army.mil
Sandra Johnson
Debra Schmidt 432-2718 schmidtd@soc.mil
Newsletter/Publicity
Lead-Diane Powell 396-3117 diane.powell@us.army.mil
Freddie Williams 396-5017 freddie.m.williams@us.army.mil
Kathy Battle 907-4592 kathy.battle@us.army.mil
Registration
Rutha Phillips 432-7583 rutha.phillips@ar-usacapoc.soc.mil
Julia Jones 432-9041 jonesjul@soc.mil
Web Page
Laurie Per Lee 396-0525 laurie.perlee@soc.mil
Photographer
Rathelis Mobley 432-9056 rathelis.mobley@us.army.mil
Scholarship & Awards Army Reserve
Lead – Nell Watson-Crosby 432-0546 watsonca@soc.mil
Vickie Judd 243-1179 judd@jdi.army.mil
Bonita Bouton 243-2201 boutonb@jdi.army.mil
Budget & Finance Air Force
Lead-Yvonne Dixon 432-6078 dixony@soc.mil
Valerie Jamieson-Hicks 432-1292 hicksv@soc.mil
Ender Malloy 396-0468 malloye@soc.mil
Chapter Competition Army
Lead – Executive Committee
2009-2010 ASMC SANDHILLS CHAPTER
ACTIVITY CALENDAR
Date Activity Newsletter Article Speaker
Responsibility Responsibility
12 Jan 10 Monthly Meeting Army Reserves AAA
25 Jan 10 Executive Council Meeting
PRE- MINI-PDI MEETING
09 Feb 10 Monthly Meeting WOMACK Army Reserves
PRE-MINI-PDI MEETING
20 Feb 10 Street Cleanup
23 Feb 10 Executive Council Meeting
09 Mar 10 Monthly Meeting JSOC
10 Mar 10 MINI-PDI ALL
11 Mar 10 GOLF TOURNAMENT
23 Mar 10 Executive Council Meeting
13 Apr 10 Monthly Meeting – OFFICER NOMINATIONS Army USASOC
22 Apr 10 Street Cleanup
27 Apr 10 Executive Council Meeting
11 May 10 Monthly Meeting – OFFICER VOTING AAA Air Force
15 May 10 Street Cleanup
18 May 10 Executive Council Meeting (JOINT MEETING)
01 Jun 10 NATIONAL PDI – NASHVILLE, TN
08 Jun 10 Monthly Meeting – OFFICER SWEAR-IN Army Reserves Army
22 Jun 10 Executive Council Meeting
Member Dues
Individual membership dues are $26 per year or $75 for three
continuous years. You can now go online to renew
your membership!
WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR SUGGESTIONS ON
BRINGING NEW MEMBERS INTO THE ORGANIZATION!
Contact the following individuals: Becky Mauldin, 432-8044
or Vicki Judd 243-1179
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Libraries are changing. Once known as home away from home for researchers,
scientists, and procrastinating students, today's book depositories are currying
favor with movie renters, and taking business from Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI) in
the process.
Statistics from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) speak to
the trend. During 2007, the last fiscal year for which the IMLS has data, staff-
specific (i.e., research) requests fell slightly. Visits and available material rose
over the same period.
What sort of material, you ask? Audio led the library content rally, up 8%. Video
collections grew by 6%. To access all this data and more, libraries increased
their number of available Internet terminals by 6%, the IMLS report says.
Color me unsurprised. Libraries are bidding to remain relevant in an
increasingly digital world. Stocking video and a healthy dose of free Wi-Fi
transforms the best of them into a surprisingly effective Netflix (Nasdaq: NFLX)
and Redbox alternative.
But, again, the library is a lot more than a replacement for your local DVD rental
hub. Here are three ways your library card can help you add wealth.
1. Free investing research
Each time I visit my local library, I see at least one enterprising investor pulling
research from the Value Line (Nasdaq: VALU) reports collected on a shelf near
the reference desk. Books from Standard & Poor's and Morningstar (Nasdaq:
MORN) are stacked just below. That's thousands of dollars' worth of insight
positioned less than 10 feet from a nickel- and dime-eating copy machine. I tear
up just thinking about the savings.
2. Free shopping research
Walk around the same desk at my local and you'll find two neatly arranged
shelves with car pricing guides from Consumer Reports. This is the sort of
intelligence that makes shopping at the local Toyota (NYSE: TM) dealership
enjoyable rather than terrifying.
3. Freely available books from and about stock-picking masters
You know the texts. Roger Lowenstein's Buffett: The Making of An American
Capitalist. Peter Lynch's One Up On Wall Street. Joel Greenblatt's You Can Be
a Stock Market Genius. All of them are available at your better libraries, and
they'll cost you nothing to borrow. Unless, that is, you're lazy and refuse to
return their copies on time. Then they'll cost you $0.30 (or more if you're really
late) to borrow.
DEFENSE FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
DoD ISSUES GUIDANCE ON NSPS TRANSITION
Earlier December 2009, the National Security Personnel System (NSPS) Program Executive Office
issued guidance on how vacancies should be filled while it transitions personnel out of
NSPS. (The FY2010 Defense Authorization Act repealed the authority for the NSPS.) The
transition period is between October 28, 2009 and January 1, 2012. In all cases, transitions from
the NSPS to a General Schedule (GS) or other statutory pay system are to result in no pay loss. As
NSPS jobs become vacant, DoD will begin to appoint replacements to non-NSPS statutory pay
systems. However, federal employees union representatives have criticized the plan because it
would allow the categorizing of new hires under NSPS until March 2010. DoD will continue to
issue transition guidance as appropriate. You can follow them on the NSPS website.
PRESIDENT ISSUES GUIDANCE FOR QUADRENNIAL REVIEW OF MILITARY
COMPENTSATION
Every four years, DOD reviews the compensation system for the uniformed services of DoD, the
Coast Guard, and those commissioned officers in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) and the Public Health Service. In a memorandum to the Secretary of
Defense, President Obama identified four focus areas he would like addressed in this year's
review: 1) compensation for service in combat zones, combat operations, hostile fire areas, or
exposure to a hostile fire event; 2) Reserve and National Guard compensation; 3) benefits for
wounded warriors, caregivers, and survivors; and 4) incentives for critical career fields (mental
health professionals, linguists, remotely piloted vehicle operators, and special operations
personnel). The President also directed that other relevant agencies, principally Homeland Security
(Coast Guard), Commerce (NOAA), and Health and Human Services (Public Health Service)
participate as appropriate.
SENATE PASSES AND PRESIDENT SIGNS FY2010 DoD APPROPRIATIONS BILL
The Senate passed the final FY2010 DoD Appropriations bill early Saturday morning and the
President signed it on Monday. Overall, the DoD bill provides over $507 billion (excluding Military
Construction, which is funded in a separate appropriations bill) for the FY2010 DoD baseline budget,
$3.5 billion below the request. The bill funds the 3.4 percent military pay raise that was approved in
the FY2010 Defense Authorization Act. Procurement funding is $800 million below the request,
while R&D is almost $2 billion above the request. Congress did agree to some of the President's
proposals to reduce or terminate a number of programs (e.g., F-22). However, the final bill is at
odds with the request on some high profile programs. Over the threat of a presidential veto, the bill
includes funds to develop a second engine for the F-35 (Joint Strike Fighter) and to capture
technology already developed for the presidential helicopter program. Congress also added nine
more F/A-18E/F aircraft and 10 more C-17s than requested. In addition to the baseline budget, the
bill appropriates $128 billion for Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO), essentially the same as
the request. New funds for the surge in Afghanistan announced last month will be provided in a
supplemental appropriations bill the President is expected to request early in the new year. For
those keeping score with the numbers published in the committees' bill summary, the bill also
includes $1 billion in appropriations for non DoD programs. As stated in ;last week's Highlights, the
bill also includes nondefense items, such as extended unemployment benefits and subsidized health
insurance (COBRA) for people who have lost their jobs in the current economic downturn and
assistance for highways and transit systems.
SANDHILLS CHAPTER EDUCATION COMMITTEE & INFORMATION
Ender Malloy, Lead, malloye@soc.mil
Cynthia Miller-Jenkins, CDFM(A)
Jennifer Holmes
Miriam Oates, CGS
CERTIFICATIONS
Accredited Financial Examiner CERTIFICATION for
Certified Book Keeper Certified Public Accountant
Certified Cash Manager
TESTING INFORMATION:
Certification in Control
Uniform CPA Exam - NASBA, AICPA and
Assessment Certified Cost Analyst
Prometric Centers
Certified Defense Financial Manager
Certified Financial Planner MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Certified Fraud Examiner CPEs = varies by State.
Certified Government Audit Professional NC = 40 hrs per calendar yr.
Certified Government Financial Manager [Licensure requires 150 hrs specialized
Certified Financial Manager coursework]
Certified Information Systems Auditor
Certified Internal Auditor RELEVANT BACKGROUND
Certified Management Accountant Four Sections
Certified Public Accountant Offered in 54 U.S. Jurisdictions
Certified Public Finance Officer Computer Based / English only
Testing -Eight months out of the year
CERTIFICATION for Demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary
Certified Defense Financial Manager to protect the public interest in a rapidly
changing business and financial environment
TESTING INFORMATION:
STUDY MATERIAL INFORMATION
Prometric Centers www.2test.com
AICPA http://www.aicpa.org
Fort Bragg Education Center
National Association of State Boards of
J. Harry 432-2537
Accountancy www.nasba.org
National / Mini PDIs
www.cpa-exam.org
MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS:
CPEs = 80 hrs every 24 mo.
TEST SITES
Exemptions = Retirement or Foreign Residency
FORT BRAGG ARMY EDUCATION
RELEVANT BACKGROUND SERVICE
Three Module Examinations
Paper testing
Two Years Defense FM w/ Degree
Three Years Defense FM 910-432-2537/2947
Four Years Federal FM. POC: John Harry
CDFM(A) – Acquisition Module available
Military and Civilians involved in the overall field PROMETRICS TEST
of military comptrollership. CENTERS
STUDY MATERIAL INFORMATION www.2test.com
Sandhills Chapter Website Nearest Location – Raleigh, NC
http://www.asmccertification.com
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LOCAL NEWS Fayetteville-Cumberland
Major Defense Contractor to Call Fayetteville-Cumberland County Home
Booz Allen Hamilton, a long-time contractor to the Department of Defense and U.S. Army Forces Command and Reserve
Command, has elected to expand their office in Fayetteville, according to Douglas Peters, President & CEO of the
Fayetteville –Cumberland County Chamber of Commerce. A planned June ribbon cutting will officially open the company’s
Fayetteville location.
“Our firm had the option of locating literally anywhere to support our work with FORSCOM and USARC,” said William
Butler, the Booz Allen executive who is heading the relocation effort from Fort McPherson to Fayetteville. “We chose
Fayetteville and Cumberland County for two reasons – one, the community worked hard to assist us in our search for a
viable location, and also we found that the community’s economic development partnership with the city and county –
allowed for a seamless process by which to make our decision,” Butler added.
Booz Allen Hamilton first began the process of site selection nearly 18 months ago. Other locations considered were
outside the 11 County BRAC region.
“Booz Allen Hamilton represents the pinnacle of firms that we are positioned to welcome to our growing community,” said
Dan Dederick, Chamber Chairman of the Board. “This announcement marks the culmination of months of effort to ensure
that the firm has a strong platform by which to continue its work on behalf of the U.S. military and other clients.”
Local elected leaders have participated strongly in the recruitment of Booz Allen to the area, according to Bo Gregory,
Economic Development Program Manager for the Chamber. “What has made this effort successful is that we, as a
community, have worked collectively to illustrate to the company why Fayetteville and Cumberland County is the optimal
place to do business with Fort Bragg. Our local government leadership has played a vital role in this success for the
area,” Gregory said.
“We’re excited to offer relocation to Fayetteville to our Atlanta-based workforce,” said Butler. “We also anticipate significant
hiring from within the local community to support our mission in the market.” According to Butler, the firm will locate in the
former Wachovia Bank building at the intersection of the All American Freeway, Morganton and Sycamore Dairy Roads.
More than 30 Booz Allen Hamilton representatives currently work in the community, both on Fort Bragg and in their new
location. That number will grow to an estimated 300 over time.
SUDOKU
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SOLUTION NEXT MONTH
Money crunch forcing Army belt-tightening
By Roxana Tiron “The Army strives to adapt itself from a budget
culture to a cost culture,” Lynch wrote. “We cannot
A budget crunch is forcing the Army to impose hiring afford to continue to resolve funding problems by
freezes, restrict overtime pay, and offer early asking for more money; we must first ask
retirements at bases across the country. ourselves if we are doing the right things and doing
The service is even considering taking away them right.”
BlackBerrys from workers it determines are
“unnecessary” users, according to a service memo The penny-pinching will not only affect the
obtained by The Hill. employment of those who provide services for the
bases. It will also restrict the travel of soldiers.
The belt-tightening is necessary because base Travel to military conferences and other major
operating budgets are no longer supplemented events has to be approved at the highest
through emergency appropriations Congress has command level on the garrison and commands are
passed in recent years to pay for the Iraq and directed to limit travel to critical missions, legally
Afghanistan wars. required certification training programs or travel
directed by Army headquarters.
Office of Management and Budget guidance in March
put the burdens of operating military installations back The Army will be looking to save money down at
entirely on the regular budget. Without war the smallest level, Lynch indicated. Garrisons are
supplemental money augmenting operations at bases directed to review the management of the
in the United States, commanders are having to cut purchase card program and centrally manage and
back. reduce the number of authorized purchase card
users on installations.
The “flexibility” of using overseas contingency
operations funds “has allowed the Army to grow Garrisons also should determine who needs to
accustomed to higher levels of installation services have a BlackBerry and eliminate those deemed
across the board,” Lt. Gen. Rick Lynch, the head of unnecessary users; shut down computers nightly;
the Army’s Installation Management Command and limit the purchase of promotional items.
(IMCOM), wrote in the Jan. 4 memo to Army base “While these measures may seem trivial, in the
commanders. aggregate, their implementation may result in
substantial savings,” Lynch said.
“Clearly, [fiscal] 2010 is a very demanding year for
IMCOM and it is a tough leadership challenge to Solution to December’s Sudoku
balance expectations, stretched reduced funding
levels, fully support the Army’s most critical missions
and the leadership’s top priorities and take care of our 1 5 4 7 9 2 6 3 8
people,” Lynch said.
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Lynch also warned that the upcoming fiscal 2011
budget request (for the fiscal year that starts Oct. 1) 7 6 9 3 8 4 1 5 2
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“We should plan for enduring solutions to these
funding levels,” Lynch wrote. Lynch is directing base 6 9 7 2 4 5 8 1 3
commanders to ensure that a few critical programs
and services have the money they need. These 4 2 8 1 3 6 7 9 5
include security guard operations and other services
that ensure the safety of the population on bases, as 9 7 6 4 5 8 2 1
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well as the Army Family Covenant program, which
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Other programs will be “will be funded on an 2 8 5 6 1 3 9 4 7
affordability basis,” according to Lynch’s memo.
PDI 2010
PDI 2010 will be held at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel on June 1-4 with a theme of Getting in Tune to
Professionalism. Registration for the event and for room reservations will begin in late February
2010.
Module 4 Course Information
A full FY10 schedule of the newly updated 2-day Module 4 (Acquisition Business
Management) courses is now available. You are able to sign up for the location of
your choice, receive intensive training from highly qualified instructors and be
prepared to take the certification examination. You may now reserve a seat by
registering for the class in the location of your choice with this registration form.
The registration fee is $375 per student for the 2 day course. Registrations must
be received 30 days prior to course start dates.
18 March 2010, starting at 09:00
Washington, DC
Send completed registration forms or questions to cdfmamod4@aol.com
30 March 2010, starting at 08:00
San Antonio, TX
Send completed registration forms or questions to cdfmamod4@aol.com
CDFM Testing coming to a region near you…
Testing centers too far from you? Nationals is conducting regional testing in the
following locations:
Tampa , FL - March 2-3, 2010
San Diego, CA – March, 2010
Macon, GA – March 18, 2010
ASMC Awards Online
As a reminder, all awards submissions are now done via this website including
individual and team achievement awards, essay competition, scholarships and
yes, even the extensive submission requirement for our annual Chapter
Competition.
To register your chapter and begin uploading your documentation and managing
your Chapter Competition via the website, click on the ASMC Award Online,
Chapter Competition page. Multiple users per chapter are permitted in the new
system. All documentation must be submitted by COB 10 April.
Jambalaya
Recipe Summary
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Yield: 4 servings
Recipe courtesy Rachael Ray
2 cups enriched white rice
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, once around the pan
1 tablespoon butter
1 pound boneless, skinless white or dark meat chicken
3/4 pound andouille sausage, casing removed and diced
1 medium onion, chopped
2 ribs celery, chopped
1 green bell pepper, chopped
1 bay leaf, fresh or dried
Several drops hot sauce or 2 pinches cayenne pepper
2 to 3 tablespoons (a handful) all-purpose flour
1 (14-ounce) can diced tomatoes in juice
1(14-ounce) can or paper container chicken stock or broth
1 teaspoon (1/3 palmful) cumin
1 rounded teaspoon (1/2 palmful) dark chili powder
1 teaspoon (1/3 palmful) poultry seasoning
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 pound medium shrimp, raw, deveined and peeled (ask for easy peel at fish counter)
Coarse salt and black pepper
Chopped scallions, for garnish
Fresh thyme, chopped for garnish
Cook rice to package directions.
Place a large, deep skillet over medium high heat. Add oil and butter to the pan. Cube chicken and
place in hot oil and butter. Brown chicken 3 minutes, add sausage, and cook 2 minutes more. Add
onion, celery, pepper, bay, and cayenne.
Saute vegetables 5 minutes, sprinkle flour over the pan and cook 1 or 2 minutes more. Stir in
tomatoes and broth and season with cumin, chili, poultry seasoning, and Worcestershire. Bring
liquids to a boil and add shrimp.
Simmer shrimp 5 minutes until pink and firm. Remove the pot from the heat and place on a trivet.
Ladle jambalaya into shallow bowls. Using an ice cream scoop, place a scoop of rice on to the
center of the bowlfuls of jambalaya. Sprinkle dishes with salt, pepper, chopped scallions, and
thyme leaves.
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