Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Financial Management & Comptroller)

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Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller
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LARA C. SAYER, SES.jpg
Incumbent
Lara C. Sayer [1]
Acting  
since 28 July 2025 [2]
Department of the Air Force
Style Madam Secretary (informal)
The Honorable (formal)
Reports to Secretary of the Air Force
Under Secretary of the Air Force
Seat The Pentagon, Arlington County, Virginia, United States
NominatorThe president with Senate advice and consent
Term length No fixed term
Constituting instrument 10 U.S.C.   § 9016
Inaugural holder Eugene M. Zuckert
Formation1947
Succession 18th in SecDef succession by seniority of appointment
DeputyPrincipal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller
Salary Executive Schedule, Level IV [3]
Website Official website

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.

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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. [4] 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." [4] 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. [5] 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. [6] 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. [7]

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. [8] [9] [10]

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. [9]

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. [11]

ImageAppointeeAssumed officeLeft office President appointed by Secretary served under
Eugene Zuckert.jpg Eugene M. Zuckert 26 September 19472 July 1952 Harry S. Truman W. Stuart Symington;
Thomas K. Finletter
No image.svg James T. Hill, Jr. 5 July 195220 January 1953Harry S. TrumanThomas K. Finletter
No image.svg H. Lee White 16 February 19532 July 1954 Dwight D. Eisenhower Harold E. Talbott
Lyle S. Garlock, Asst Sec AF (Fin Mgt & Comp), 1957.jpg Lyle S. Garlock 23 August 195415 October 1961Dwight D. Eisenhower;
John F. Kennedy 		Donald A. Quarles;
Dudley C. Sharp;
Eugene M. Zuckert
Neil E. Harlan, Asst Sec AF (Fin Mgt & Comp), 1963.jpg Neil E. Harlan 3 January 196215 April 1964John F. Kennedy;
Lyndon Johnson 		Eugene M. Zuckert
Leonard Marks, Jr., Asst Sec AF (Fin Mgt & Comp), 1964.jpg Leonard Marks, Jr. 26 June 196431 December 1967Lyndon JohnsonEugene M. Zuckert;
Harold Brown
Thomas H. Nielsen, Asst Sec AF (Fin Mgt & Comp), 1968.jpg Thomas H. Nielsen 1 January 196823 June 1969Lyndon JohnsonHarold Brown;
Robert C. Seamans, Jr.
Spencer J. Schedler, Asst Sec AF (Fin Mgt & Comp), 1970.jpg Spencer J. Schedler 24 June 19691 April 1973 Richard Nixon Robert C. Seamans, Jr.
William W. Woodruff, Asst Sec AF (Fin Mgt & Comp), 1973.jpg William W. Woodruff 2 April 197331 July 1975Richard NixonRobert C. Seamans, Jr.;
John L. McLucas
Francis Hughes, Asst Sec AF (Fin Mgt & Comp), 1976.jpg W. Francis Hughes 17 March 197614 September 1976 Gerald Ford Thomas C. Reed
Everett T. Keech - Asst Sec of AF (Fin Mgt), 1977.jpg Everett T. Keech 15 September 197631 August 1977Gerald FordThomas Reed;
John C. Stetson
John A. Hewitt, Jr., Asst Sec AF (Fin Mgt & Comp), 1979.jpg John A. Hewitt, Jr. 27 February 19784 November 1979 Jimmy Carter John C. Stetson;
Hans Mark
Charles W. Snodgrass, Assist Sec AF (Fin Mgt & Comp),.jpg Charles W. Snodgrass 18 June 198020 January 1981Jimmy CarterHans Mark
Russell D. Hale, USAF, 1983.jpg Russell D. Hale 18 June 198129 February 1984 Ronald Reagan Verne Orr
Richard E. Carver, Asst Sec AF (Fin Mgt & Comp), 1984.jpg Richard E. Carver 3 October 198426 March 1987Ronald ReaganVerne Orr;
Russell A. Rourke;
Edward C. Aldridge, Jr.
Michael Donley official portrait.jpg Michael B. Donley 1 December 198919 January 1993 George H. W. Bush Donald Rice
Robert F. Hale, Under Secretary of Defense, 2009.jpg Robert F. Hale 30 March 199420 January 2001 Bill Clinton Sheila Widnall;
F. Whitten Peters
Michael Montelongo, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller.jpg Michael Montelongo 6 August 200124 March 2005 George W. Bush James G. Roche
John H. Gibson II.jpg John H. Gibson 15 January 200820 January 2009George W. Bush Michael Wynne;
Michael B. Donley
Dr Jamie M. Morin, USAF.jpg Jamie M. Morin 19 June 200925 June 2014 Barack Obama Michael B. Donley;
Deborah Lee James
Lisa S. Disbrow, USAF, 2014.JPG Lisa S. Disbrow 31 July 201420 January 2016Barack ObamaDeborah Lee James
Ricardo A. Aguilera, Asst Sec AF (Fin Mgt & Comp), 2016.jpg Ricardo A. Aguilera (acting) [12] [13] 1 February 201620 January 2017 [14] Barack ObamaDeborah Lee James
John P. Roth.jpg John P. Roth [15] [16] 2 January 201820 January 2021 Donald Trump Heather Wilson
Matthew Donovan (acting)
Barbara Barrett
Stephen Herrera, SAF-FM, 2021.webp Stephen Herrara (acting)20 January 20214 May 2022 Joe Biden John P. Roth (acting)
Frank Kendall III
Kristyn E. Jones.jpg Kristyn E. Jones 4 May 20226 March 2023 Joe Biden Frank Kendall III
CARLOS RODGERS, SES, DAF.jpg Carlos Rodgers (performing the duties of)6 March 202329 May 2024 Joe Biden Frank Kendall III
Kristyn E. Jones.jpg Kristyn E. Jones 29 May 202410 July 2024 Joe Biden Frank Kendall III
CARLOS RODGERS, SES, DAF.jpg Carlos Rodgers (acting)10 July 202430 May 2025 [17] Joe Biden
Donald Trump 		Frank Kendall III
Gary A. Ashworth (acting)
Troy Meink
David B. Marzo.jpg David B. Marzo (performing the duties of)30 May 202528 July 2025 Donald Trump Troy Meink
LARA C. SAYER, SES.jpg Lara C. Sayer (acting)28 July 2025Present Donald Trump Troy Meink

References

  1. ↑ https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/1134974/lara-c-sayer/
  2. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/share/1E6zux7b6X/
  3. ↑ 5 U.S.C.   § 5315
  4. 1 2 10 U.S.C. § 9019(a)
  5. ↑ 10 U.S.C. § 9019(b)(3)(C)
  6. ↑ 10 U.S.C. § 9022(c)
  7. ↑ 10 U.S.C. § 9022(d)
  8. ↑ "SAF/FM Leadership". Archived from the original on September 13, 2009. Retrieved February 27, 2011.
  9. 1 2 "SAF Organization". Archived from the original on November 11, 2013. Retrieved October 10, 2013.
  10. ↑ "SAF/FM Sub-Organizations".
  11. ↑ Cox, Laura E. (Major), Key Personnel Archived November 9, 2014, at the Wayback Machine , Air Force Historical Studies Office, Headquarters United States Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C., January 2013.
  12. ↑ "Nominations Confirmed (Civilian)", confirmation action PN870, United States Senate, Washington, District of Columbia, 1 February 2016.
  13. ↑ "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.
  14. ↑ https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/other20170627a.htm
  15. ↑ "PN1030 — John P. Roth — Department of Defense", United States Congress, Washington, District of Columbia, 20 December 2017.
  16. ↑ "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.
  17. ↑ https://www.linkedin.com/company/daffm?trk=feed_main-feed-card_feed-actor-name#overlay_feed-image-viewer-modal
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