Page 1 Update on FMLoB Owen Barwell, DCFO US Department of Energy May 2009
Page 2 What FMLoB is today Provide timely and accurate data for decision making Implement internal controls for greater integrity Reduce costs through shared service solutions Standardize systems, business processes, and data elements Define a common language and structure for financial information
Page 3 We are not without our problems.. Governance and cohesion of stakeholders Complete vision and picture over the long run Finishing what has been started Standing up a program office (Realistic) innovation
Page 4 …but progress has been made (1) Goal Develop a standard set of business processes for core financial management functions Status Funds Management – published July 2008 Payables Management – published July 2008 Receivables Management – published December 2008 Reimbursables –Exposure draft published March 2009 –Comments due May 1, 2009 Reporting –Currently resolving exposure draft comments –Final document to be published July 2009
Page 5 …but progress has been made (2) Goal Develop a common accounting classification structure Common Government-wide Accounting Classification (CGAC) Structure –Document published in August 2007 –Agencies sharing their implementation plans with OMB and each other
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Page 7 There’s a new sheriff in town! Transparency Cloud computing Web 2.0 Interaction and collaboration with the public Rapid solution deployment Reduce cost
Page 8 Our changing footprint Transaction Processing Financial Reporting Fiscal Controls Decision Support Transaction Processing Financial Reporting Fiscal Controls Decision Support A-76 MEO
Page 9 Hypothesis is reality Time Effort/ FTEs ~ yrs Today’s workload More stuff happens 1000 Available after retirement 600 Today’s FTEs
Page 10 The ARRA as game changer Billion Energy efficiency and renewable energy$16.8 Environmental management $6.0 Smart Grid & related programs$4.5 Fossil energy R&D$3.4 Science$1.6 ARPA-E$0.4 Loan guarantees$6.0 TOTAL for Energy$38.7
Page 11 Forecast* Strategy Financial reporting Cost accounting People * Share prices can go down as well as up
Page 12 More information? FSIO and FMLoB documents on the website, Owen Barwell, Chair, Financial Systems Transformation Team, DCFO at DOE