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Together with The Society of Defense Financial Management (SDFM), we produce All Things Financial Management, a podcast series surrounding relevant topics in defense and national security.

 

Our Guidehouse hosts sit down with guests to discuss all things under the auspices of the Comptrollers’ Office and address pressing issues in the financial management community.

 

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Episode 41: Advancing financial management through AI and automation

Featuring Danny Bethke, AI and Automation Branch Chief, Department of the Navy

 

Episode 40: Shaping the future of defense financial management

Featuring Tom Constable, Director of Defense Programs, Syracuse University

 

Episode 39: Leading SDFM through change

Featuring Rich Brady, Chief Executive Officer, Society of Defense Financial Management

 

Episode 38: A career perspective in a changing FM landscape 

Featuring Melissa Blakesly, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Congressional Budget and Appropriations Liaison, SAF/FML

 

Episode 37: Reimagining audit at the OUSW(C) 

Featuring Shawn Lennon, Assistant Deputy Chief Financial Officer, OUSW(C)

 

Episode 36: Reflections on the current budget environment

Featuring Russ Rumbaugh, Former Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Financial Management and Comptroller

 

Episode 35: Driving progress in audit at the U.S. Navy

Featuring Victoria Crouse, Former Deputy Director, DON Financial Management & Comptroller

 

Episode 34: Audit remediation, fiscal goals, and career advice

Featuring Mike Cook, G-8, Army Materiel Command

 

Episode 33: Overcoming challenges for defense financial managers

Featuring Mike McCord, Former Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) & CFO

 

Episode 32: Essential elements for a clean opinion

Featuring Bridget Collins, Chief of Finance and Accounting, Defense Threat Reduction Agency

 

Episode 31: The Navy's integrated talent management approach 

Featuring Pete Bowman, Human Capital Branch Head at the Office of the Secretary of the Navy, Financial Management and Comptroller

 

Episode 30: A meaningful career in government audit 

Featuring Tesa Lanoy, CFO and Comptroller of the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM)

 

Episode 29: The new chapter for SDFM 

Featuring Rich Brady, Chief Executive Officer, Society of Defense Financial Management (SDFM)

 

Featuring Greg Koval, Assistant Deputy Commandant, Resources, U.S. Marine Corps

 

 
Featuring Sue Goodyear, DLA Finance J8 Director and CFO and current President of ASMC's Washington Chapter

 

Episode 26: Cultivating a strong team culture at FIAR

Featuring Calandra Layne, Director, Financial Improvement and Audit Remediation, Office of the Undersecretary of Defense Comptroller

 

Episode 25: Army audit readiness unveiling the secrets of internal controls

Featuring Eulica Kimber, Director of Audit Readiness for Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology)

 

Episode 24: Transforming financial management and the power of collaboration

Featuring Debra Del Mar, Senior FM Systems Advisor, Office of Under Secretary of Defense for Financial Management/Comptroller

 

Episode 23: Security cooperation and its importance

Featuring Aaron Harding, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer, Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA)

  

Episode 22: The changing landscape for women in leadership

Featuring Kim Laurance, Assistant Deputy Chief Financial Officer in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)

 

 

Episode 21: Downgrading material weaknesses

Featuring Tina Pierce, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Financial Operations at the Department of the Air Force

 

Episode 20: Discussing the Air Force's FM strategic plan

Featuring Carlos Rodgers, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller

 

Episode 19: Embracing data analytics within the OCFO

Featuring Stephen Roncone, Former Chief Financial Officer, ICE

 

Episode 18: The "triple play of financial management"

Featuring COL Samuel B. Glover II, Military Deputy for Resource Management Directorate (G8) at the Army Materiel Command

 

Episode 17: DOD financial management strategy and audit efforts

Featuring Tom Steffens, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Department of Defense

 

Episode 16: Leveraging category management at the Army Materiel Command

Featuring Christina Freese, Deputy Chief of Staff for Resource Management, US Army Materiel Command

 

Episode 15: Transformation of the Defense Health program

Featuring COL John Lee, Deputy Chief Financial Officer of the Defense Health Agency

 

Episode 14: The mission and operations of the Defense Logistics Agency

Featuring Shawn Lennon, Deputy Chief Financial Officer of the Defense Logistics Agency

 

Episode 13: The audit and accounting services of the Department of Defense

Featuring Wes Miller, Deputy Assistance Secretary of the Army for Financial Operations

 

Episode 12: Effective performance management

Featuring Dr. Richard Beck and John O'Brien, Co-authors of "Engaging the Organization in Effective Performance Management: Translating Vision into Results"

 

Episode 11: The strategic plan of the Defense Finance and Accounting Service

Featuring Audrey Davis, Director of the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS)

 

Episode 10: Financial management strategy of the Department of the Navy 

Featuring Alaleh Jenkins, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller) and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller)

 

Episode 9: Cybersecurity capabilities of the Department of Defense

Featuring Mark Hakun, Principal Director for Cybersecurity for Department of Defense, Office of the Chief Information Officer

 

Episode 8: Future of the American Society of Military Comptrollers

Featuring Rich Brady, Chief Executive Officer, American Society of Military Comptrollers

 

Episode 7: Air Force financial management initiatives 

Featuring Stephen Herrera, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller

 

Episode 6: The future of the financial management workforce

Featuring Kirstin Riesbeck, Director, Human Capital & Resource Management, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)

 

Episode 5: A discussion of Enterprise Risk Management

Featuring Thomas Brandt, Chief Risk Officer, IRS

 

Episode 4: A day in the life: Pursuing the Army audit opinion

Featuring Kathryn VanScoy, Army Materiel Command at Redstone Arsenal

 

Episode 3: Digital transformation and RPA

Featuring Erica Thomas, Office of the Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)

 

Episode 2: Leading through change: The Navy's investment in their FM workforce

Featuring Mobola Kadiri, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy

 

Episode 1: Change and innovation for the financial management workforce

Featuring Honorable Robert Speer, former Assistant Secretary for Financial Management and Comptroller for the Army


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