The assistant secretary of the air force for financial management and comptroller (SAF/FM) is a civilian official in the United States Department of the Air Force.
Responsibilities According to U.S. law, there are five civilian assistant secretaries of the air force appointed by the president of the United States upon the advice and consent of the United States Senate. They assist the United States secretary of the Air Force and the United States under secretary of the Air Force. One of the five assistant secretaries is the assistant secretary of the Air Force (financial management & comptroller), who is responsible for "the exercise of the comptroller functions of the Department of the Air Force, including financial management functions". The duties expressly given to the assistant secretary of the Air Force (financial management & comptroller) include determining the Department of the Air Force's budget estimates (in conjunction with the under secretary of defense (comptroller)), supervising the department's financial management system, and overseeing the department's asset management system. The assistant secretary is also responsible for developing a five-year plan for improving the department's financial management, which plan must be updated annually. The assistant secretary also must submit an annual report to the secretary of the air force detailing the state of the department's financial management.
Subordinates The assistant secretary of the air force (financial management and comptroller) is supported by a principal deputy as well as senior leaders responsible for budget, cost and economics, and financial operations. The following are the key positions on the assistant secretary's staff.
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller (SAF/FM), a civilian member of the Senior Executive Service
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Budget (SAF/FMB), a major general Director of Policy and Fiscal Control (SAF/FMBF) Director of Budget Investment (SAF/FMBI), a civilian member of the Senior Executive Service Director of Budget Operations Personnel (SAF/FMBO), a brigadier general Director of Budget Programs (SAF/FMBP), a colonel
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Cost and Economics (SAF/FMC), a civilian member of the Senior Executive Service Director of Economics and Business Management (SAF/FMCE) Director of Integration, Workforce Operations, and Policy (SAF/FMCX) Director of the Air Force Cost Analysis Agency (AFCAA)
Directorate of Workforce Management and Executive Services (SAF/FME), a civilian member of the Senior Executive Service Director of Executive Support and Operations (SAF/FMEO) Director of Workforce Development (SAF/FMEW)
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Financial Operations (SAF/FMF), a civilian member of the Senior Executive Service Director of USAF Financial Reporting (SAF/FMFA), a civilian at the GS-15 pay grade Director of Special Program Accounting (SAF/FMFD), a civilian at the GS-15 pay grade Director of USSF Financial Reporting (SAF/FMFG), a civilian at the GS-15 pay grade Director of Mission Critical Assets (SAF/FMFM), a civilian at the GS-15 pay grade Director of Accounting Policy and Operations (SAF/FMFO), a civilian at the GS-15 pay grade
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Business Systems and Technology/Chief Information Officer (SAF/FMI), a civilian member of the Senior Executive Service Director of Information Systems and Technology (SAF/FMIA) Director of Budget Systems (SAF/FMIB) Director of Financial Systems Data (SAF/FMID) Director of the Defense Enterprise Accounting and Management System Functional Management Office (DEAMS FMO) (SAF/FMIE) Director of the Air Force Financial Systems Operation Program Management Office (AFFSO PMO) (SAF/FMIN), a civilian at the GS-15 pay grade
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Congressional Budget and Appropriations Liaison (SAF/FML) Director of DAF Programs and Committee Engagements (SAF/FMLE) Director of Strategy and Member Engagement (SAF/FMLS)
The assistant secretary of the air force (financial management and comptroller) also oversees the Air Force Financial Services Center and the Financial Management Center of Expertise.
List of assistant secretaries of the air force (financial management & comptroller) The first three appointees served as Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Management). That office was re-designated as Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Financial Management and Comptroller) on 1 August 1954. The office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Financial Management and Comptroller) was disbanded on 27 March 1987. At that time, all Air Force financial management functions were consolidated under the Air Force Comptroller (a military position filled by a lieutenant general). The office of the Air Force Comptroller was disbanded on 1 July 1989 when the position of Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Financial Management and Comptroller) was re-established. Since that date, all Air Force financial management and comptroller functions have been directed by a presidentially appointed assistant secretary.Cox, Laura E. (Major), Key Personnel , Air Force Historical Studies Office, Headquarters United States Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C., January 2013.
ImageAppointeeAssumed officeLeft officePresident appointed bySecretary served underEugene M. Zuckert26 September 19472 July 1952Harry S. TrumanW. Stuart Symington;Thomas K. FinletterJames T. Hill, Jr.5 July 195220 January 1953Harry S. TrumanThomas K. FinletterH. Lee White16 February 19532 July 1954Dwight D. EisenhowerHarold E. TalbottLyle S. Garlock23 August 195415 October 1961Dwight D. Eisenhower;John F. KennedyDonald A. Quarles;Dudley C. Sharp;Eugene M. ZuckertNeil E. Harlan3 January 196215 April 1964John F. Kennedy;Lyndon JohnsonEugene M. ZuckertLeonard Marks, Jr.26 June 196431 December 1967Lyndon JohnsonEugene M. Zuckert; Harold BrownThomas H. Nielsen1 January 196823 June 1969Lyndon JohnsonHarold Brown;Robert C. Seamans, Jr.Spencer J. Schedler24 June 19691 April 1973Richard NixonRobert C. Seamans, Jr.William W. Woodruff2 April 197331 July 1975Richard NixonRobert C. Seamans, Jr.;John L. McLucasW. Francis Hughes17 March 197614 September 1976Gerald FordThomas C. ReedEverett T. Keech15 September 197631 August 1977Gerald FordThomas Reed;John C. StetsonJohn A. Hewitt, Jr.27 February 19784 November 1979Jimmy CarterJohn C. Stetson;Hans MarkCharles W. Snodgrass18 June 198020 January 1981Jimmy CarterHans MarkRussell D. Hale18 June 198129 February 1984Ronald ReaganVerne OrrRichard E. Carver3 October 198426 March 1987Ronald ReaganVerne Orr;Russell A. Rourke;Edward C. Aldridge, Jr.Michael B. Donley1 December 198919 January 1993George H. W. BushDonald RiceRobert F. Hale30 March 199420 January 2001Bill ClintonSheila Widnall;F. Whitten PetersMichael Montelongo6 August 200124 March 2005George W. BushJames G. RocheJohn H. Gibson15 January 200820 January 2009George W. BushMichael Wynne;Michael B. DonleyJamie M. Morin19 June 200925 June 2014Barack ObamaMichael B. Donley;Deborah Lee JamesLisa S. Disbrow31 July 201420 January 2016Barack ObamaDeborah Lee JamesRicardo A. Aguilera (acting)"Nominations Confirmed (Civilian)", confirmation action PN870, United States Senate, Washington, District of Columbia, 1 February 2016."Ricardo A. Aguilera", United States Air Force Biography, United States Air Force, United States Department of Defense, accessed via www.af.mil 29 April 2016.1 February 201620 January 2017Barack ObamaDeborah Lee JamesJohn P. Roth"PN1030 — John P. Roth — Department of Defense", United States Congress, Washington, District of Columbia, 20 December 2017."John P. Roth", United States Air Force Biography, United States Air Force, United States Department of Defense, accessed via www.af.mil 18 January 2018.2 January 201820 January 2021Donald TrumpHeather WilsonMatthew Donovan (acting)Barbara BarrettStephen Herrara (acting)20 January 20214 May 2022Joe BidenJohn P. Roth (acting)Frank Kendall IIIKristyn E. Jones4 May 20226 March 2023 Joe Biden Frank Kendall IIICarlos Rodgers (performing the duties of)6 March 202329 May 2024Joe BidenFrank Kendall IIIKristyn E. Jones29 May 202410 July 2024 Joe Biden Frank Kendall IIICarlos Rodgers (acting)10 July 202430 May 2025Joe BidenDonald TrumpFrank Kendall IIIGary A. Ashworth (acting)Troy MeinkDavid B. Marzo (performing the duties of) 30 May 202528 July 2025Donald TrumpTroy MeinkLara C. Sayer (acting) 28 July 202521 November 2025Donald TrumpTroy MeinkPhilip Weinberg21 November 2025PresentDonald TrumpTroy Meink
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