| United States Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller) | |
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 Seal of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller) | |
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| United States Department of the Army | |
| Style | Mr./Madam Secretary The Honorable (formal address in writing) |
| Reports to | Secretary of the Army Under Secretary of the Army |
| Seat | The Pentagon,Arlington County,Virginia, United States |
| Nominator | Thepresident withSenateadvice and consent |
| Term length | No fixed term |
| Constituting instrument | 10. U.S.C. § 7016 |
| Formation | 1954 |
| First holder | George H. Roderick |
| Succession | Joint 18th in SecDef succession in seniority of appointment |
| Deputy | Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Financial Management and Comptroller |
| Salary | Executive Schedule, Level IV[2] |
| Website | Official website |
Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller) (abbreviatedASA(FM&C)) is a civilian office in theUnited States Department of the Army.
The office of Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller) grows out of a reorganization of the Department of the Army initiated in 1954 byUnited States Secretary of the ArmyRobert T. Stevens and largely designed byUnited States Under Secretary of the ArmyJohn Slezak.[3]
The mission of the assistant secretary of the army (financial management and comptroller) is to formulate, submit, and defend theUnited States Army's budget to theUnited States Congress and the American public; to oversee the proper and effective use ofappropriated resources to accomplish the Army's assigned missions; to provide timely, accurate, and reliable financial information to enable leaders and managers to incorporate cost considerations into their decision-making; to provide transparent reporting to Congress and the American public on the use of appropriated resources and the achievement of established army-wide performance objectives; and manage and coordinate programs for the accession, training, and professional development of army resource managers.[4]
One principaldeputy assistant secretary of the army and threedeputy assistant secretaries of the army roles reporting to the assistant secretary (ASA(FM&C)):[17]
A military deputy also reports to the assistant secretary, with the grade of lieutenant general.
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