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Wanda J. Rogers Named New FMS Deputy Commissioner and COO

Beginning her career with FMS 29 years ago, Wanda Rogers now returns as FMS’s new Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer. For the past year, Rogers has been on detail to the Department of the Treasury, serving as the Senior Policy Advisor to the Fiscal Assistant Secretary. Within that position she led the Treasury’s Recovery Act implementation efforts. [More]

GWAMP to Introduce New GWA Reclassification Component

FMS’s Governmentwide Accounting Modernization Program (GWAMP) releases two critical deliveries this fall to Federal Program Agencies (FPAs) that have undertaken the steps to become GWA Reporters. The New Provisional Account Statement and reclassification components will provide real-time turnaround and allow a daily updated view of the FPA’s Fund Balance with Treasury (FBWT). [More]

Stored Value Card Program Surpasses $3 Billion

What began in 1998 as a small test of emerging technology between the Treasury and the U.S. Army has now evolved into a main-stream cash management application that supports all branches of the military, has a global footprint, and this year surpassed the $3 billion mark in converting physical currency to electronic value. [More]

PrinCE Brings Tomorrow’s Technology to FMS Today

The Payment Management Area of FMS continues their modernization efforts in the area of check printing and enclosing technology with their newest addition - a high speed intelligent KERN inserting system. KERN’s inserting system will replace previous “wrappers” with its modern state-of-the-art technology. It will also allow FMS to now support targeted marketing options for FPAs. [More]

FEDTAX II Decommissioning: What It Means for Federal Program Agencies

NOTICE: FEDTAX II, the system many FPAs use to transmit federal tax deposits and forms, will not be available after November 30, 2009. As such, FMS is preparing FPAs through upcoming Webinars and outbound correspondence to move to the Electronic Federal Tax Payment System (EFTPS). Is your agency ready? [More]

How Can My Agency Become a GWA Reporter?

What is a GWA Reporter and how do we report the “GWA way?” Luz Davila, of GWAMP, explains all this and more in her in depth “Frequently Asked Questions” prepared especially for FPAs. [More]

Card Acquiring Service Leads FPAs to Pay.gov Efficiencies

In September 2008, as part of FMS’s Collections and Cash Management Modernization initiative, the Card Acquiring Service discontinued third party processors and converted to a sole card processing agent. Since that time, the Settlement Services and General Revenue Collections divisions have joined efforts to successfully process new applications from FPAs who are increasingly interested in Pay.gov’s efficiencies. [More]

FMS Hosts Annual ASAP Federal Agency User Group Meeting

The Automated Standard Application for Payments (ASAP) Federal Agency Users met in Washington, D.C. this summer to discuss enhancements to their application, which includes developing complete GWA functionality for capturing, allocating, and reporting the Treasury Account Symbol (TAS)/Business Event Type Code (BETC). [More]

Federal Program Agencies Choose FMS’s U.S. Debit Card Program

FMS’s U.S. Debit Card provides FPAs with the opportunity to eliminate Treasury checks or paper vouchers while enhancing their missions with modern methods. The U.S. Census Bureau, once their original customer, now utilizes the U.S. debit card in multiple ways. And, other FPAs have joined the program as
well - Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians, U. S. Bureau of Prisons, Federal Emergency Management Agency and more. [More]

Direct Express® Enrollments Increase and Users Report High Satisfaction

Fifteen months after introducing a low-cost prepaid debit card option for Social Security check recipients, more than 600,000 individuals have signed up for the card and 95% of cardholders report they are satisfied with
Direct Express®. [More]

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