Ryan A. Busby, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Financial Operations, provides an update on DASA-FO during the 2026 U.S Army-Defense Finance and Accounting Service Financial Management Workshop at the Maj. Gen. Emmett J. Bean Federal Center May 12, 2026. The two-day, in-person workshop, hosted by both the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army and DFAS, brought together financial management leaders from around the Department of the War, OASA (FM&C), DFAS and the U.S. Army Financial Management Command to coordinate on key initiatives such as audit readiness, reorganizations, total force pay, and more. (U.S. Army photo by Mark R. W. Orders-Woempner)

From left to right, Natasha Anderson, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Financial Management and Comptroller Financial Operations and Accounting director; Monica Hutton, Defense Finance and Accounting Service Audit Support director; and Dave Bush, DFAS Audit Support director, take part in an audit panel discussion during the 2026 U.S. Army-DFAS Financial Management Workshop at the Maj. Gen. Emmett J. Bean Federal Center May 12, 2026. The two-day, in-person workshop, hosted by both the OASA (FM&C) and DFAS, brought together financial management leaders from around the Department of War, OASA (FM&C), DFAS and the U.S. Army Financial Management Command to coordinate on key initiatives such as audit readiness, reorganizations, total force pay, and more. (U.S. Army photo by Mark R. W. Orders-Woempner)

Col. Michelle M. Williams, U.S. Army Financial Management Command commander, listens as Shawn Lennon, Department of War assistant deputy chief financial officer, gives a briefing on the DOW consolidated audit approach during the 2026 U.S. Army-Defense Finance and Accounting Service Financial Management Workshop at the Maj. Gen. Emmett J. Bean Federal Center May 12, 2026. The two-day, in-person workshop, hosted by both the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army and DFAS, brought together financial management leaders from around the DOW, OASA (FM&C), DFAS and the USAFMCOM to coordinate on key initiatives such as audit readiness, reorganizations, total force pay, and more. (U.S. Army photo by Mark R. W. Orders-Woempner)

From left to right, Shirley Reed, Defense Finance and Accounting Service Columbus site director; Shawn McCracken, DFAS Indianapolis site director; Melissa Sikora, DFAS Enterprise Accounting and Audit Support director; Russell Card, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Financial Management and Comptroller Financial Operations and Accounting Oversight director; and Mike LaValle, DFAS client executive liaison to the U.S. Army, listen to Shawn Lennon, Department of War assistant deputy chief financial officer, during the 2026 U.S. Army-DFAS Financial Management Workshop at the Maj. Gen. Emmett J. Bean Federal Center May 12, 2026. The two-day, in-person workshop, hosted by both the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army and DFAS, brought together financial management leaders from around the DOW, OASA (FM&C), DFAS and the U.S. Army Financial Management Command to coordinate on key initiatives such as audit readiness, reorganizations, total force pay, and more. (U.S. Army photo by Mark R. W. Orders-Woempner)

Shawn Lennon, Department of War assistant deputy chief financial officer, gives a briefing on the DOW consolidated audit approach during the 2026 U.S. Army-Defense Finance and Accounting Service Financial Management Workshop at the Maj. Gen. Emmett J. Bean Federal Center May 12, 2026. The two-day, in-person workshop, hosted by both the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army and DFAS, brought together financial management leaders from around the DOW, OASA (FM&C), DFAS and the U.S. Army Financial Management Command to coordinate on key initiatives such as audit readiness, reorganizations, total force pay, and more. (U.S. Army photo by Mark R. W. Orders-Woempner)

Melissa Sikora, Defense Finance and Accounting Service Enterprise Accounting and Audit Support director, and Shawn McCracken, DFAS Indianapolis site director, talk during the 2026 U.S. Army-DFAS Financial Management Workshop at the Maj. Gen. Emmett J. Bean Federal Center May 12, 2026. The two-day, in-person workshop, hosted by both the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army and DFAS, brought together financial management leaders from around the Department of War, OASA (FM&C), DFAS and the U.S. Army Financial Management Command to coordinate on key initiatives such as audit readiness, reorganizations, total force pay, and more. (U.S. Army photo by Mark R. W. Orders-Woempner)