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United States
Assistant Secretary of the Army
(Financial Management and Comptroller)
Seal of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller)
Incumbent
Robert T. Cook (Acting)
since 20 January 2025
United States Department of the Army
StyleMr. Secretary
The Honorable
(formal address in writing)
Reports toSecretary of the Army
Under Secretary of the Army
SeatThe Pentagon, Arlington County, Virginia, United States
NominatorThe President with Senate advice and consent
Term lengthNo fixed term
Constituting instrument10. U.S.C. § 7016
Formation1954
First holderGeorge H. Roderick
SuccessionJoint 18th in SecDef succession in seniority of appointment
DeputyPrincipal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Financial Management and Comptroller
SalaryExecutive Schedule, Level IV
WebsiteOfficial website

Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller) (abbreviated ASA(FM&C)) is a civilian office in the United States Department of the Army.

The office of Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller) grows out of a reorganization of the Department of the Army initiated in 1954 by United States Secretary of the Army Robert T. Stevens and largely designed by United States Under Secretary of the Army John Slezak.

The mission of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller) is to formulate, submit, and defend the United States Army's budget to the United States Congress and the American public; to oversee the proper and effective use of appropriated resources to accomplish the Army's assigned missions; to provide timely, accurate, and reliable financial information to enable leaders and managers to incorporate cost considerations into their decision-making; to provide transparent reporting to Congress and the American public on the use of appropriated resources and the achievement of established Army-wide performance objectives; and manage and coordinate programs for the accession, training, and professional development of Army resource managers.


List of Assistant Secretaries of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller), 1954—present (incomplete)

Name Assumed office Left office President appointed by Secretary served under
George H. Roderick 9 February 1954 25 August 1954 Dwight D. Eisenhower Robert T. Stevens
Charles C. Finucane 26 August 1954 8 February 1955
Chester R. Davis 10 March 1955 15 December 1956 Robert T. Stevens, Wilber M. Brucker
George H. Roderick 1 March 1957 20 January 1961 Wilber M. Brucker
William F. Schaub 2 March 1961 31 December 1962 John F. Kennedy Elvis Jacob Stahr Jr., Cyrus Vance
Edmund T. Pratt Jr. 23 March 1963 25 November 1964 John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson Cyrus Vance, Stephen Ailes
Michael P. W. Stone 27 May 1986 12 May 1988 Ronald Reagan Frank Carlucci
Kenneth B. Kramer 14 October 1988 1989
Douglas A. Brook 28 February 1990 1992 George H. W. Bush Michael P. W. Stone
Helen T. McCoy January 1994 January 2001 William J. Clinton Togo D. West Jr, Louis Caldera
Sandra L. Pack November 2001 December 2003 George W. Bush Thomas E. White
Valerie L. Baldwin July 2004 2006 Francis J. Harvey
Nelson M. Ford October 2006 December 2007 Francis J. Harvey, Pete Geren
Mary Sally Matiella 16 February 2010 27 February 2014 Barack Obama John M. McHugh
Robert M. Speer 20 November 2014 19 January 2017
John E. Whitley 26 September 2018 28 May 2021 Donald Trump Mark Esper, Ryan McCarthy
Caral Spangler 17 August 2021 20 January 2025 Joe Biden Christine Wormuth
Robert T. Cook (Acting) 20 January 2025 Incumbent Donald Trump Mark Averill (Acting)

Deputy Assistant Secretaries

One Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army and three Deputy Assistant Secretaries of the Army roles reporting to the Assistant Secretary (ASA(FM&C)):

  • Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Financial Management & Comptroller (PDASA-FM&C) – (non-career appointment)
    • Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Financial Operations & Information (DASA-FOI)
    • Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Cost & Economics (DASA-CE)
    • Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Budget (DASA-BU)

A Military Deputy also reports to the Assistant Secretary, with the grade of lieutenant general.

References

  1. https://www.asafm.army.mil/Biographies/Display/Article/3091631/mr-robert-t-cook/
  2. 5 U.S.C. § 5315
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