Defense Enterprise Acntng and Mgt Sys (DEAMS)

Abstract

Starting in FY22, funding for this PE was transferred to PE 0608920F, Defense Accounting and Management System (DEAMS), Project Number 685178, DEAMS Continuous Capability Development. The FY 2018 NDAA Sections 873/874 directed OSD to streamline software development. The Defense Enterprise Accounting and Management System (DEAMS) was included in an OSD pilot initiative in which all lifecycle funding will be tracked under BA08, Software and Digital Technology Pilot Programs. Pilot programs will test the ability to execute modern software development practices encompassing development, procurement, modification and maintenance activities. The DEAMS pilot program in PE 0608920F, RDT&E, Air Force, BA08 includes Air Force RDT&E, Other Procurement, and Operations & Maintenance funds transferred from PE 0901554F. This program element develops upgrades to existing financial management systems. These upgrades are required to comply with auditability and transparency requirements as well as efficiencies in processing financial transactions. This program element also supports studies and analysis to improve future program planning and execution. There are two projects within this program element: Defense Enterprise Accounting and Management System (DEAMS) Increment 1 (Inc 1), and DEAMS Continuous Capability Development (CCD), formerly known as DEAMS Increment 2. Project 675178: DEAMS CCD started in FY2019 under PE 0901538F. Project 675179: DEAMS Increment 1 was under PE 0901538F through FY2019. DEAMS is a commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS), Oracle-based software implementation which provides an auditable, modern accounting and finance management capability. It is the Department of the Air Force's (DAF) core accounting and financial management solution and is a key component of the DAF's long-term business process improvements needed to sustain auditability and correct financial system weaknesses. DEAMS supports 17,000 users at 170 installations world-wide supporting all Air Force Major Commands, the U.S. Space Force, and Unified Commands where the DAF is the executive agent. DEAMS is a joint DAF and United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Program that replaces numerous inefficient and/or obsolete legacy accounting and finance systems and provides core funds execution management functions consistent with financial management laws, regulations and policy, general ledger, funds management, payments, receivables, cost and revenues, and fiduciary reporting. The DAF is preparing to transition DEAMS to the Capability Support Phase, in which enhancements are managed through the Agile software development backlog by the Program Management Office (PMO) and Function Management Office (FMO). Enhancement activities will be implemented via a process of development cycles, in which usable capability is produced after every iteration. The PMO construct, along with the application of Agile principles allows the program to properly plan system requirements, deliver early capability to the end users, achieve early return on investment of taxpayer dollars, mitigate risk, reduce waste, effectively respond to change, and continuously improve processes. The DAF is planning to increase DEAMS usage within the acquisition community to include acquisition program executive offices, laboratories, test centers, and air logistics complexes. These deployments will add an additional 4,500 users for a total of 21,500 users. DEAMS is compliant with the Clinger-Cohen Act and the DoD's Business Enterprise Architecture (BEA). DEAMS is key to DAF compliance with the Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness (FIAR) requirement. This requirement supports performance of a full financial audit as required by title 10 U.S.C. Chapter 9A, Sec 240-D. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver weapon system capability. The use of such programs funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program element 0605827F, 0605828F, 0605829F, 0605831F, 0605832F, 0605833F, 0605898F, 0606398F. In FY21 0.000M was expended for civilian pay expenses in this program element, and in FY22 0.000M is forecasted for civilian pay expenses in this program element. This program is in Budget Activity 7, Operational System Development because this budget activity includes development efforts to upgrade systems that have been fielded or have received approval for full rate production and anticipate production funding in the current or subsequent fiscal year.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2023
• Source ID: 0901554F_7_3600_PB_2023
• Change Summary Explanation: In FY 2023, refer to PE 0608920F, Defense Accounting and Management System (DEAMS), Project Number 675178, DEAMS Continuous Capability Development.
• Service Agency Name: Air Force

Entities

Organizations

• United States Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Materials and Manufacturing Processes
• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Agile Software Development
• Air Force
• Contracts
• Deployment
• Financial Management
• Information Systems
• Logistics
• Maintenance
• Management Information Systems
• Product Development
• Program Management
• Software Development
• Space Force
• Test And Evaluation
• United States
• United States Transportation Command
• Weapon Systems

Fields of Study

• Computer science

Readers

• Civilian Systems Systems Program Capability Development and Upgrade Support Activity Expense and Pay Management.
• Defense Financial Management and Audit.

Technology Areas

• Space