Director, Financial Management (FM)
Welcome to the Financial Directorate of Headquarters (HQ) Civil Air Patrol (CAP)-United States Air Force (USAF). Under the director of Financial Management (FM) are a financial budget analyst (FMB) and a financial management analyst (FMA). Below are brief synopses of the functions/duties these financial personnel:
FM - The FM is the senior financial advisor to the CAP-USAF commander and leads the HQ CAP-USAF FM
operations. FM oversees
CAP and CAP-USAF financial operations from the HQ level. The FM is responsible for timely and accurate analysis of all
planning, programming, and budget execution. FM provides day-to-day advice, liaison, and oversight of the Cooperative
Agreement between the Air Force and CAP.
FMB - The FMB is responsible for monitoring and overseeing funds added to the Cooperative Agreement between
CAP, Inc. and the Air Force. These funds are coordinated through the grants officers at Air University and Air Education and
Training Command. The FMB is responsible for ensuring customer funds (other Department of Defense and federal agencies) are
properly added to the Cooperative Agreement. The FMB is the financial "middle man" between CAP, Inc. and all federal
agencies.
FMA - The FMA is the lead financial management analyst for CAP-USAF Operations and Maintenance funding and is
responsible for monitoring the execution of funds for HQ and its eight liaison regions. The FMA manages the Government Travel Card Program, the Government Purchase Card Program, General Services Administration vehicle leases, and miscellaneous
contracts.