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Show Comptrollers facing year 2000 early by Bill Lubera Force Materiel Command Y2K Program Management Office Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio Air Force comptrollers face an early Year 2000 encounter their fiscal year rolls over Sept 30, instead of the traditional calendar year rollover Dec. 31, 1999. The fiscal New Year represents a significant test of Y2K preparaside of military operations. tions on the The Defense Department tracks financial expenditures on a fiscal year (Oct. 30) basis, using the calendar d for and transaction calculations. history year This dual-yea- r doubles the usage exposure DOD financial systems have to Y2K problems. It's for that reason Air non-weapo- ns date-relate- the comptroller community has almost twice as many date fields to remediate in their computer programs. "Just like our process, the fiscal year Y2K situation is for us a matter of 'first in, first out," said David Cobb, AFMC's financial Y2K project officer. "Well be the first to encounter a newyear rollover. Some of my associates regard our exposure to both the fiscal and calendar year rollovers as a case of double jeopardy. But I like to look at it as leading the force through Y2K." Cobb said he expects a smooth transition. "Our financial systems are in excellent shape," he said. "If there is a glitch due to the rollover, we're better prepared for such problems than most other functions. We evolved from a manual system of documents and still use d forms for accountability and audit many even with our computerized systems. If the need arises, we can revert to hand-fille- d or e forms to sustain our financial activities during an interruption of our automated systems. The forms originally used are still good today and could be to execute required financial transactions." cost-accounti- ng hand-signe- pur-pose- s, off-lin- hand-complet- ed 1 'Don't ask' policy modified by Jim Garamone American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON (AFPN) "effectively disseminated to all levels of command" and be made part of training programs for law enforcement personnel, commanders and supervisors. The memo requires the instruction to be incorporated into recruit training and for service members to attend refresher training thereafter. The other memo seeks to institute consistent and fair application of the policy. It recommends installation staff judge advocates consult with senior legal officers prior to the initiation of an investigation into alleged homosexual conduct. If commanders wish to initiate an investigation into whether a service member made a statement regarding his or her homosexuality just to get out of serving in the military, it must be approved at the military department level. Finally, the memo tasks service inspectors general to specifically check on the training of commanders, attorneys and investigators, who are charged with application of the homosexual pol-'- J All service mem- bers will undergo training that will clarify DOD's "don't ask, don't tell, don't pursue" policy on homosexuals in the military, DOD officials said Aug. 13. The policy allowed promulgated in 1994 homosexuals to stay in the services so long as they did not discuss their sexual orientation. Conversely, supervisors are not to ask subordinates about their sexual orientation. No major changes to the policy are contemplated, said DOD officials. The clarification was based on recommendations sent to Rudy de Leon, undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness, by a DOD working group in April 1998. The group's recommendations have received more prominence due to the death July 5 of Army Pfc. Barry Winchell at Fort Campbell, Ky. Winchell was beaten to death with a baseball bat allegedly because he was gay. An Article 32 hearing is under way at the post deciding whether to charge Pvt. Calvin Glover with murder. Pentagon officials want all harassment to stop. Under the new guidelines, recruits will receive training explaining harassment of any service member is unacceptable. "The bottom line is to treat all others with respect and dignity," said DOD spokeswoman Army Lt. Col. Catherine Abbott. De Leon signed two memos dealing with the homosexual conduct policy. One requires that DOD guidance on the homosexual policy be Can Live the You icy. 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