Defense Agencies Initiative (DAI) - Financial System
Abstract
In FY 2021, the DAI PMO accomplished: • Obtained 5th consecutive annual Unmodified Opinion by an Independent Public Auditor (best outcome). • Deployed DAI Increment 3 Rel 3, to existing organizations and to Defense Commissary Agency, the Joint Staff and National Defense University. • Deployed DAI Time & Labor Release to Unites States Marine Corps, (over 17K new personnel) based on a Department of Navy request. • Developed/Tested agency unique requirements and completed the study of 4th Estate common/core capabilities. • Studied Agency unique requirements for Defense Finance and Accounting Service and Naval Special Warfare Command. • Developed necessary work instructions and training materials. • Supported the Financial Management (FM) & time/labor operations for over 71K users at 27 organizations. • Supported the DoD RMF process to support actions included in the Authorizing Official’s (AO) required Plan of Actions and Milestones including an independent FISCAM Test of Design/Test of Effectiveness to result in an AO decision to award an Authority to Operate. • Continued to mature the GRC capabilities by expanding Enterprise controls: Configuration, Access, Prevention & Transactions supporting audit findings, recommendations & CAPs. • Maintained the technical operations including: application of DISA Security Technical Implementation Guides, hardware & software currency for servers operating systems, middleware & applications including patches; overseeing internal processes within the Data Center enclaves; & the daily operation of several interfaces with external systems leveraging DLA Defense Automated Addressing System (DAAS), as well as established Federal Enterprise system web services. • Conducted regular adversarial assessments, Risk Management Framework (RMF) continuous monitoring including code scans, and a Cooperative Vulnerability and Penetration Assessment. • Obtained an interim Interoperability Certification or an Authority to Connect to the DoD Global Information Grid. • The Defense Logistics Agency contracted for an independent public accounting firm to conduct the annual FFMIA and SSAE 18 assessments and conduct Cyber security assessments on the system. • Updated interfaces with 38 other systems: (Bi-directional (25), Inbound (6), & Outbound (7)). • Expanded the utility of Robotic Process Automation to include repetitive PMO functions.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2023
- Source ID
- 11caeefb1271694a0d34cf53a9a5465b