The GFEBS Online Help Desk Website is a key component of the GFEBS Training and Performance Support strategy; an electronic medium that offers users on-the-job assistance as they work with the GFEBS application. The Online Help Website includes the following types of information:documentation of business processes and workflows; documentation of user roles; step-by-step tutorials and instructions to perform system transactions; and a glossary of terms.

The Online Help Website provides end-user procedures that cover the core activities and tasks performed in GFEBS. The site is easily accessible to end-users and provides a one-stop-shop for all types of GFEBS related training and performance support documentation; and is searchable and indexed for easy access to content.

Vist the help desk here. (Requires CAC Card).

PDI 2009 will be held in San Antonio, May 26-29, with a theme of Building the Stars of Tomorrow. The registration fee for PDI is $615. ASMC Members receive a $100 discount.
Hotel reservations may now be made at the conference hotels on the PDI Housing page.

Further information will be posted as it becomes available.

Corporate Registration is available on the Corporate Exhibit/Sponsorship page.

Eleven hotels will be used in downtown San Antonio for PDI attendees, within a range of $117-140 per night. All daytime events will take place in the Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center. Daily shuttle service will be available to and from the Hotel Valencia, Sheraton Gunter Hotel, St. Anthony Hotel and Hyatt Regency. All other hotels are within walking distance.

A request of ten (10) rooms or more is considered a sub-block. Individuals or exhibitors requesting a sub-block will be sent a contract by the hotel making them responsible for 100% of their block. Rooming lists are due thirty (30) days prior to cut-off. All sub-block requests require approval by ASMC National Headquarters.

To reserve a room online, click visit the PDI Housing Reservation Website.

To modify your reservation, Changes/Cancellations Page.

Paper housing registration forms will be available soon.

The following hotels are the official PDI Conference hotels and rates. The convention itself will be held at the Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center.  

Per Diem Information

Max lodging per diem for San Antonio is $117 and meals and incidentals per diem is $54. Attendees should contact their local training office or training personnel to obtain authorization to file for actual cost for lodging.

For more information on per diem, travel regulations, and tax exemption visit the GSA website.

Special Needs (ADA) Assistance

If you require special assistance in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, please contact Jennifer Sizemore/ASMC at (800) 462-5637 between March 1, 2009 and May 6, 2009.

A special edition of the ASMC 1000 Islands Chapter newsletter is now available in the download section. The newsletter features a new design in addition to all the happenings of the chapter.

Also in the download section, you will find a multitude of other informational documents related to the chapter. If you are a chapter member and would like to distribute any information feel free to leave a comment and the web-master will get back to you as soon as possible. This section of the website is updated often so check back periodically.

On 6 Aug 08 chapter members met in the Garrison Conference Room to “build” care packages for our adopted unit. A pizza luncheon was provided and members came prepared with their own special recipes and goodies ready to send to Iraq.

I think it’s safe to say that everyone had fun preparing the boxes for shipment. Actually, we may have a few basketball stars in our midst as you can see from the jump shots shown below. Our chapter will continue to provide support throughout their deployment cycle with boxes loaded with goodies.

We all owe Roxy & Co. a big hand for organizing the shipments and taking the “Adopt-A-Unit” program personally.

To apply and sit for the examination a candidate must:

Promise to adhere to the ASMC Pledge of Professionalism and Have a high school diploma or equivalent.

If you meet these requirements, please complete the CDFM Enrollment Form and mail it, with the enrollment fee (check, American Express, Visa or MasterCard), to the address shown on the application. If not currently an ASMC member you can qualify for the member rate by including a membership application with your CDFM enrollment form.

In addition to completing all three module examinations, the candidate must satisfy the following financial management experience requirements before being issued his or her CDFM certificate.

Complete four years of federal government related financial management experience (with an associate degree or higher), or Complete three years of Defense related financial management experience (without degree), or Complete two years of Defense related financial management experience if the candidate holds an Associate, Baccalaureate, or higher degree.

For those candidates who have satisfied the financial management experience requirement prior to sitting for the examination, we encourage you to submit your experience documentation at the same time you submit your enrollment form. This will speed the processing of your CDFM certification after you have passed your third examination. You do not, however, have to satisfy the experience requirement prior to taking an exam.

The enrollment fee opens a certification account with ASMC, which is good for two years. As long as you complete all three modules within the two-year period, this enrollment fee will not be charged again. In the rare event a candidate takes longer than two years to successfully complete the three examination modules, a new enrollment fee must be paid to ASMC. However, all successfully completed test modules still remain valid toward the certification.

Upon acceptance of your application, you will receive a letter from the ASMC containing your nine-digit candidate ID number and the procedures to follow in registering for the modules examinations. Remember, you can take module examinations one at a time, or in any combination, or in any order.

Examinations cost $95 per module, paid in advance. So, when scheduling your appointment, please be prepared to pay for the examination by the following methods: American Express, Master Card, Discover, or Visa. Please note, that if for some reason you cannot keep your appointment and must cancel, you must follow the directions provided in your Authorization Letter.

SUMMARY OF FEES - Effective June 1, 2004

Enrollment Fee $70.00
Discounted Enrollment Fee for ASMC Members $35.00
Extension of Enrollment Fee (Member and Non-Member) $70.00
One module examination $95.00
Three module examination $285.00
Re-examination per module $95.00
Late Cancellation, no show, late show (more than 15 minutes late for appointment) $95.00- (per module)
Renewal of Certification (every 24 months) $20.00
Replacement Certificate $40.00

The Yankee Candle fundraiser brought in $948.00 in total sales with local chapter profits of $379.20. (a BIG thank you to Patti Marcello for organizing this event).

A proposal was presented to integrate committee chairpersons into the Executive Council meetings in the future and all members were in agreement.

Topics for discussion at the next general session included the possibility of a VTC breakfast with deployed comptrollers, providing families of our deployed with gift cards for a Thanksgiving meal and the annual Christmas Party. More information to follow.

We are constantly looking for ways to make the site up to date, informational, and sophisticated. So please the more feedback the better.

ASMC once again rose to the occasion and “adopted” the soldiers and staff of the ACofS, G8. Our chapter will provide support throughout their deployment cycle with boxes loaded with goodies.

Additionally, the chapter received an email note from our G3/G8 family currently deployed in Iraq.

SFC Theresa Mitchell tells us they were all surprised one day to meet some NFL stars and Milo Ventimiglia (from Heroes). SFC Mitchell was excited to meet Osi Umenyiora. He gave her a big hug, and she even got to hold his famous super bowl ring! And of course, the “guys” had their moment of glory when they had their pictures taken with the cheerleaders!