Bates, Regensberg, Stewart & Sanchez

Introduction:
Forest Service & ASC Inception
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The founding of the National Forest System and the
Forest Service, an agency of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture, has its roots in the last quarter of the 19th century. Established in 1905 to provide quality water and timber. Over the past 100+ years has expanded to included national forests and grasslands.
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The ABQ Service Center was established in 2004 as part of the centralization and migration of all budget and finance processes for the Forest Service.

1891
• The national forests (at first called forest reserves) began with the
Forest Reserve Act of 1891, which allowed the president to establish forest reserves from timber covered public domain land.
1900’s
• Congress established the Forest Service in 1905 to provide quality water and timber for the Nation's benefit. The FS has since expanded to cover national forests and gresslands
2000s
• The ASC Budget & Finance Center was established to consolidate and migrate all budget and finance processes to Albuquerque.

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The mission of the USDA Forest Service is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of the Nation’s forests and grasslands to meet the needs of present and future generations by “Caring for the Land and
Serving People”.

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Firm Infrastructure
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Human Resources Management
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Technology and Systems Development
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Procurement

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Associate Deputy Chief for Business Operations/Chief
Financial Officer (ADC/CFO)
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ASC Leadership Team
Program Areas
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Financial Operations
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Financial Reporting and Reconciliation
Budget Execution
Customer Service
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Customer Support Call Center
Technology Support Group
 Training Team

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HR Internal Website:
 https://connecthr.gdcii.com/Pages/connectHR.aspx
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One of the first processes to be automated
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Employees can manage/view:
 Personal information,
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Employee benefits,
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Work schedules,
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Payroll,
 Etc…

Technology and Systems Development
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Internal Use Software (IUS)
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Reconciliation process for budgeting and financial reporting
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Automated system implemented March 2010
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Completes in just minutes
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Old Reconciliation Process
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CPAIS (Corporate Property Accounting Information System)
 BRIO – report generator
 Laborious and time consuming
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Can take hours or days to complete process

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Data is one of the most valuable inputs in the organization.

 http://www.fs.fed.us/research/efr/
 https://connecthr.gdcii.com/Pages/connectHR.aspx
 http://www.fs.fed.us/aboutus/