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
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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