by Cathy Segal
DEAMS Strategic Communications
5/28/2010 - FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. (AFNS) -- Air Force and U.S. Transportation Command officials began a new era of financial management May 27 when Spiral 2 of the Defense Enterprise Accounting and Management System, or DEAMS, deployed to users at Scott Air Force Base, Ill.
There are nearly 1,100 initial users at or associated with Scott AFB. In addition to the 375th Air Mobility Wing and base tenant units, regional Air National Guard units; the Air Force Financial Services Center at Ellsworth AFB, S.D.; and Defense Finance and Accounting Service centers at Limestone, Maine, and Columbus, Ohio, that service Scott also are among the initial users.
DEAMS is an Air Force initiative using industry-proven Oracle software to provide warfighters with timely, accurate and reliable financial information leading to more efficient and effective decisions. A single automated, integrated system based on industry standards, DEAMS replaces outdated stovepiped systems handicapped by multiple interfaces, inefficient technology and limited functionality. It complies with all applicable laws and regulations, overcoming critical shortfalls of the old legacy systems.
