Financial Management: Profile of Army Financial Managers

As highlighted in our February 1997 high-risk series report,1 one of the greatest challenges to improving financial management throughout the Department of Defense (DOD) is establishing a well-qualified, professional financial management workforce. Our objective in a series of assignments is to provide information on qualifications, such as formal education, professional work experience, training, and professional certifications of personnel serving in key financial management positions in DOD. Due to concerns on the part of DOD officials regarding the completeness of personnel databases and personnel files, we are obtaining this information from biographies and/or profile instruments provided by each manager.