General Fund Enterprise Business System

Abstract

GFEBS is a Major Automated Information System (MAIS) program currently in the sustainment phase. It follows the DoD Business Enterprise Architecture which is aligned to the mandated Federal Enterprise Architecture. GFEBS was implemented to fulfill the needs and comply with the Federal Financial Management Improvement Act, The Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990, the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993, the Government Management Reform Act of 1994, the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996, and to fulfill the stated mission of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Financial Management and Comptroller. GFEBS subsumed the capabilities, in full or in part, of financial systems operating in excess of 40 years, including the Standard Finance System and other costly feeder systems which do not allow the Department of Defense or the U.S. government to achieve an unqualified audit opinion on its financial statements. GFEBS is used to administer the Army's General Fund. GFEBS was developed using a commercial off-the-shelf Enterprise Resource Planning system that is certified by the Chief, Financial Officer Council and provides six core financial functions (United States General Ledger (USGL), Cost Management, Funds Control, Payable Management, Real Property, Receivable Management and Reports). GFEBS allows tactical commanders to make informed decisions with virtually real time information. On 1 October 2008, GFEBS deployed Wave 1 to end users at Fort Jackson Garrison, Defense Finance Accounting Service (DFAS) Indianapolis, and several other organizations. The Full Deployment Decision was received by the Milestone Decision Authority on 24 June 2011, and Full Deployment was achieved on 1 July 2012. Current efforts include sustaining the system and infrastructure, making modifications needed for audit readiness, compliancy, and upgrades required to maintain the system and meet SAP standards. Additionally, GFEBS continues to make changes as requested by the user community through the Process Owners Group; an SES and General Officers level board that prioritizes user needs. Some of these changes require developmental funding.

Document Details

• Document Type: Project
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2019
• Source ID: GF5_0604822A_5_2040_PB_2019

Tags

Readers

• Defense Financial Management and Audit.
• Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.