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Notes from the director, defense financial management and comptroller school.
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Air Force Comptroller
- Article date:
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March 22, 2008
- Author:
- Dunaway, Daniel
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"THE PROOF IS IN THE PUDDING" is the modern variant of an old proverb that was originally phrased "the proof of the pudding is in the eating." Literally, it means that the true worth of something can only be judged when it is put to its intended use. At the Defense Financial Management and Comptroller School (DFM&CS), we have advocated a concept we call Decision Support (DS) for well over a year now. What are the results of this effort? Is there any "proof in the pudding?"
I am happy to report that we were surprised by an overwhelming positive response from the field regarding the DS concept. Emails and phone calls from our graduates report success at using DS methods ...