FBI
Director Robert S. Mueller III today announced that
Tina W. Jonas, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant
Director of the Finance Division will be leaving the
FBI effective April 30, 2004. Ms. Jonas has been nominated
by President Bush to be the Undersecretary of Defense
at the Department of Defense.
Director
Mueller said, "Since she joined the FBI in August,
2002, Tina has guided the FBI budget operations in
a tremendously effective way. I know that Tina will
continue to serve with the same honor and distinction
that she has with us. We wish her all the best."
During
her tenure in the FBI, Ms. Jonas led and initiated
a number of reforms to the FBI's budget and financial
processes. Among her accomplishments, she headed the
preparation of a historic FY 2005 budget request totaling
$5.2 billion emphasizing Counterterrorism, Counterintelligence,
Cyber, Security, and Technology programs. Ms. Jonas
tightened the FBI's asset policies which has greatly
enhanced the accountability of FBI property. She also
streamlined the FBI's accounts payable processes,
resulting in cost savings and redirection of personnel
functions. During her term as the FBI's Chief Financial
Officer, the FBI received unqualified audit opinions
for its 2002 and 2003 financial statements.
Prior
to joining the FBI, Ms. Jonas served as the Deputy
Undersecretary of Defense for Financial Management
at the Department of Defense.
She
entered government service in 1986 and has served
in both the executive and legislative branches of
government. Her work includes over a decade of professional
budget experience in the national security field.
In
the interim, Joseph L. Ford will serve as the FBI's
Acting Assistant Director of the Finance Division.
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