Vol. 53 Nbr. 3, June 2008

Index

• From the Executive Director.
• From the National President.
• Creating a cost management culture in the Army: the Army must adopt a culture of cost management; here is how we'll do it.
• Measuring success: the Air Force Cost and Performance tool: AFCAP offers multiple data sources in a user-friendly system that can help you.
• Lean Six Sigma supports Army business transformation: learn how Army resource managers can help make LSS succeed.
• Cost estimating in the Naval Sea systems Command: accurate costs estimates are critical to achieving an affordable Navy shipbuilding program.
• Avoiding cognitive biases that can jeopardize cost management success: are you proving your own hypotheses, overusing groups, displaying too much confidence, or worse?
• New directions for cost reporting: issues to consider when designing cost reports for your organization.
• Total cost of ownership analysis: bridging the operations and acquisition gap can help strengthen Defense programs and their budget justifications.
• Top concerns of the Defense financial community: management heads the list, according to a 2008 survey, with human capital, information systems, and finance/budgets also of concern.
• Perspective on courage.
• Campaign for Comptrollers.
• ASMC interviews.
• Alamo City.
• Central Texas.
• Chesapeake.
• Cieveland.
• Crystal coast.
• Fort Knox.
• Forty niner.
• Great plains.
• Middle Georgia.
• Ozark.
• Redstone huntsvilie.
• Rio grande.
• Southside Virginia.
• Tri-state.
• Utah.
• Western Maryland.
• ASMC congratulates the following individuals who successfully completed their certified defense financial manager exams in the second quarter of calendar year 2008.