Financial Information Resource System (FIRST)
Abstract
The Financial Information Resource System (FIRST) is a software development effort to build a single system for programming and budget formulation that will allow the sunset of the Program Data System (PDS), Automated Budget Interactive Data Environment System (ABIDES) and Resource Allocation Programming Information Decision System (RAPIDS) legacy systems. The Budget Formulation (BF) capability supports force programming, formulation of budget requirements and deliberation of budget options, budget justification processes, and documentation. FIRST BF encompasses the budget exercise process, which affects all organizational levels, and is based on core financial and selected program information used to build the AF budget. In this budget, FIRST will provide the capability necessary to eventually replace the Program Data System (PDS). Activities also include studies and analysis to support both current program planning and execution and future program planning. SAF/FMP will identify the capabilities in a strategic plan to complete budget formulation. FIRST will comply with: the Clinger-Cohen Act; the Business Enterprise Architecture (BEA); Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Act; DoD Information Technology Standards Registry (DISR) guidelines, and; Command, Control, Communications, Computer, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) guidelines. The BF increment includes three spirals. Spiral One was deployed on the GCSS-AF Integration Framework and provided data query and reporting capability (to include trend and statistical analysis). Spiral Two and Three were combined and a Pilot was deployed to the GCSS-AF in June 2007 which enabled the user to conduct an operational assessment of key budget options and deliberation functions as well as selected force programming capabilities. Spiral Two/Three, deployed in February 2008, provided partial budget programming, budget requirement formulation, budget option deliberation, force programming, flying hour cost modeling, civilian personnel cost modeling and exhibits, interfaces to related systems, and electronic submission of budget to OSD. Remaining Spiral Two/Three efforts (renamed to Increment I PDS to provide clearer insight into the current development activity) will implement customer-identified enhancements to enable replacement of legacy PDS. Follow on plans will be based on the SAF/FMP budget formulation strategic plan. In accordance with DoDI 8500.2, Information Assurance activities are broken out for FY09-FY10.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2011
- Source ID
- 675036_0901538F_7_3600_PB_2011
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