Certified Defense Financial Manager (CDFM) Exams Set to Receive Updates in Spring 2024

What do you need to know about the Updated CDFM Exam? 

By Eddie Pasa

SDFM will launch its updated CDFM and CDFM-A exams next month on May 29, 2024, the opening day of its Professional Development Institute (PDI).  This is exciting!   ASMC’s certification team, CDFM certificants, and subject matter experts have been working diligently to evolve these exams in recent months. We know you’ve got questions – luckily, we’ve … Continued

We Are All Swifties at Heart

By Eddie Pasa

SDFM CEO Rich Brady sees the true value Taylor Swift brings to everything she touches as a value creator. Whether a “Swiftie” or not, he uses her example to compare the modern-day accounting and financial professional as “orchestrators of value creation,” ultimately “bridging the gap and finding synergies between and execution.”

AI and the U.K. Post Office Scandal

By Eddie Pasa

Do you recall or have you heard about the U.K. Post Office scandal that was recently released ITV as a four-part drama? SDFMCEO Rich Brady shares his belief that “as accounting and finance professionals we must do better” with regard to the Horizon system oversight and lack of ethical considerations for system error attributions. Read … Continued

Reimagining Digital Transformation with the Advent of Large Language Models

By Eddie Pasa

The Winter 2024 issue of the Armed Forces Comptroller Journal is available to SDFM members. In this issue, we highlight data analytics and decision support and what new capabilities are available with artificial intelligence. Pages 34-38 titled “Reimagining Digital Transformation with the Advent of Large Language Models,” written by Viral Chawda, Principal at KPMG, was selected … Continued

SDFM Welcomes Caroline Smith as Vice President, Education and Professional Development

By Eddie Pasa

SDFMis pleased to announce that Caroline Smith has joined the Society of Defense Financial Management (SDFM) as Vice President of Education and Professional Development effective February 1, 2024. Caroline is located at SDFM’s national headquarters in Alexandria, VA. She will play an integral role in the implementation of SDFM’s defense financial management training and professional … Continued

Program/Budget Summit 2024 Explored Driving Forces in Defense FM Today

By Eddie Pasa

Now that the dust has settled on the Society of Defense Financial Management (SDFM) Program/Budget Summit (PBS) 2024, we want to thank all of the speakers, sponsors, and members for their participation and insights. Over 200 defense financial management professionals attended the PBS and heard the latest on PPBE Reform, Defense Reform, Digital Transformation, Talent Management, and … Continued

Certified Defense Financial Manager (CDFM) Exams Set to Receive Updates in Spring 2024

By Bryan Taylor

The Society of Defense Financial Management (SDFM) is excited to announce a comprehensive update to its Certified Defense Financial Manager (CDFM) certification program is scheduled for release in late spring of 2024. The CDFM program is widely recognized for its commitment to excellence in the defense financial management community.  The CDFM program, administered by SDFM, … Continued