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Meeting Today’s Professional Military Comptroller Challenge: Making Smart Cuts

This book review by Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Dave Price focuses on the critical issues faced by military comptrollers in the current budgetary climate. It highlights the impact of potential sequestration and the urgency of making informed budget cuts. Key themes include the systemic barriers to effective decision-making, the risks of across-the-board cuts, and the strategic planning necessary to streamline operations. Price emphasizes the importance of flexibility, transparency, and accountability in managing limited resources while ensuring the military's readiness and effectiveness.

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Meeting Today’s Professional Military Comptroller Challenge: Making Smart Cuts

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  1. Meeting Today’sProfessional Military Comptroller Challenge:Making Smart Cuts Dave Price Brig Gen (Ret), USAF 8 May 2012 America Society of Military Comptrollers

  2. Book Review … • Who’s at the pointy end of the spear today … America Society of Military Comptrollers

  3. Book Review … • Who’s at the pointy end of the spear today … America Society of Military Comptrollers

  4. DOD Funding Trend … $ Billions Estimated DoD funding level if sequestration continues thru FYDP $115B $83B $514B $472B $567B (2.2%) $556B (1.9%) $546B (2.3%) $533B (1.8%) $524B (1.1%) $518B (-5.6%) Source(s): OMB, Budget Control Act of 2011, The Heritage Foundation America Society of Military Comptrollers

  5. FY13 Way Ahead … • FY13 budget enactment … CRA? • National election on 6 Nov • Lame-duck Congress • Sequestration required on 2 Jan • Mid-year budget cut of ~$52B for DOD • Rules of engagement are unknown • Professional comptrollers will be left to figure it out … America Society of Military Comptrollers

  6. Process Challenges … • There are systemic barriers to budget decision making • Budget timeline often works against thoughtful decision making • Ad hoc process for prioritizing requirements • Weak enterprise governance process • Missing right tools to frame the alternatives • Programmatic dependencies are not well understood • No mechanism for surgically decrementing programs • Wrong incentives in place for effective decision making • Resistance to change • Many initiatives require investments to achieve savings • Focus on quick wins can distract from the long-term goals America Society of Military Comptrollers

  7. Budget Toolkit … • Who’s at the pointy end of the spear today … • Cutting the Budget • Peanut butter spread America Society of Military Comptrollers

  8. Budget Toolkit … • Who’s at the pointy end of the spear today … • Cutting the Budget • Peanut butter spread • Focus on administrative costs America Society of Military Comptrollers

  9. Budget Toolkit … • Who’s at the pointy end of the spear today … • Cutting the Budget • Peanut butter spread • Focus on administrative costs • Reduce manpower America Society of Military Comptrollers

  10. Budget Toolkit … • Who’s at the pointy end of the spear today … • Cutting the Budget • Peanut butter spread • Focus on administrative costs • Reduce manpower • Outsource tasks America Society of Military Comptrollers

  11. Budget Toolkit … • Who’s at the pointy end of the spear today … • Cutting the Budget • Peanut butter spread • Focus on administrative costs • Reduce manpower • Outsource tasks • Invest in information technology America Society of Military Comptrollers

  12. Budget Toolkit … • Who’s at the pointy end of the spear today … • Cutting the Budget • Peanut butter spread • Focus on administrative costs • Reduce manpower • Outsource tasks • Invest in information technology • Consolidate and centralize activities America Society of Military Comptrollers

  13. Budget Toolkit … • Who’s at the pointy end of the spear today … • Cutting the Budget • Peanut butter spread • Focus on administrative costs • Reduce manpower • Outsource tasks • Invest in information technology • Consolidate and centralize activities • Process re-engineering America Society of Military Comptrollers

  14. Budget Toolkit … • Who’s at the pointy end of the spear today … • Cutting the Budget • Peanut butter spread • Focus on administrative costs • Reduce manpower • Outsource tasks • Invest in information technology • Consolidate and centralize activities • Process re-engineering • Programmatic cuts America Society of Military Comptrollers

  15. Making Smart Cuts … • Carefully assess the budget environment • Prepare for budget cuts now by updating strategic plans and make leadership priorities clear to everyone • Measurable goals provide mechanism for budget accountability • Establish atransparent decision making process • Leaders need to consider alternative ways of performing functions • Understand the links and dependencies between programs • Substantial across-the-board cuts can be severe and penalize the most efficient operations • Allow field to determine the best way to meet reduction targets based on strategic plans, performance measures, and leadership priorities America Society of Military Comptrollers

  16. Bottom Line … • Comptrollers have a new high profile role … • Understand how to use the budget toolkit … • Know the real-world constraints … • Think and plan ahead … • Be flexible … • Remember you are doing important work for our Nation … Contact me at: price_david2@bah.com America Society of Military Comptrollers

  17. Questions … Contact me at: price_david2@bah.com AIM-120D being loaded on F-22 in preparation for vibration test at Eglin Air Force Base America Society of Military Comptrollers

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