General Fund Enterprise Business System

Abstract

GF5 - General Fund Enterprise Business System (GFEBS): GFEBS is the Army's core financial management system for administering its General Fund. Full Deployment was reached in 2012 and the system is currently in the Capability Support (sustainment) phase of the Business Acquisition Cycle, focused on modernization, cyber security, and system enhancements while also conducting capability enhancements to meet policy and deliver a more accurate picture of Army financial awareness. GFEBS was implemented to fulfill the needs and enable the Army to comply with the Federal Financial Management. 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 RDTE funding in FY 2021 will support the additional focus on completing the audit-related system enhancements which will give the Army an auditable financial system designed to meet Yellow Book audit readiness standards as outlined by the United States Government Accountability Office, as well as support the continuation of system changes as prioritized by the functional sponsor and user community through the Process Owners Group, a Senior Executive Service/General Officer-level board. The GFEBS Process Owners Group and Functional Governance Board have developed a list of enhancement items and have put the highest priority on those items which enable an audit-ready Army, ensure a modern and sustainable system, and enable the retirement of legacy systems freeing up funding for investment into the modern ERPs. Specifically, the additional enhancements will improve the Army's fund balance with Treasury reducing service provider personnel needed to support reconciliation activities. This allows the Army to focus resources on mission critical activities. The funding also supports modernization efforts aligned with the Original Equipment Manufacturer's (SAP) next generation capability. The modernization activities include code de-customization, data enablement, and improved automated data access to prevent end of support for the current database and platform. Funds will also support acquisition trades and market research on alternatives for SAP based finance/logistics consolidation to evaluate potential efficiencies by reducing platforms and licenses.

Document Details

• Document Type: Project
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2021
• Source ID: GF5_0604822A_5_2040_PB_2021

Tags

Readers

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

Technology Areas

• Cyber