department of defense agency financial report fiscal year 2012

Department of Defense Agency Financial Report for FY 2012
Less progress has been made in conversion to the Integrated Disability Evaluation System
(IDES), which was completed in FY 2011 and is now used for all Service member disability
evaluation processing. In this area, all Military Services report staffing shortages and
information technology challenges. Mitigation measures include additional staff and actions
to streamline medical and physical evaluation boards.
While the Services continue to meet their end strength goals for both Active and Reserve
components, managing the deployment tempo remains a challenge (Strategic
Objective 4.2-2P). In FY 2012, the Army made significant progress from 86 percent at the
end of FY 2011 to 90 percent at the end of third quarter of FY 2012 for time deployed and
time at home. In addition, the Department met its quarterly goal for civilian hiring for the
first three quarters of FY 2012 and is on track to meet the annual, Federal-wide timeliness
goal of 80 days for external hires. The use of USA Staffing has improved the Department’s
hiring timeliness and enabled human resource professionals to manage the end-to-end
process more effectively.
Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, center, and Army Chief of Staff General Raymond T. Odierno,
far left, pose for a photograph with the athletes of the 2012 Warrior Games in the Pentagon
courtyard. The Warrior Games is an annual sporting event for wounded, ill and injured service
members.
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U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Teddy Wade
Management’s Discussion and Analysis