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The people of the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) take pride in serving the men and women who defend America. We take our contribution to national defense seriously. We work hard to fulfill the important fiscal responsibilities entrusted to us by the American taxpayers. We ensure the resources they provide are accounted for properly.

In FY 2008, DFAS:

  • Processed 169 million pay transactions (6 million people)
  • Made 7.5 million travel payments
  • Paid 14.4 million commercial invoices
  • Posted 55.7 million general ledger transactions
  • Managed military retirement and health benefits funds ($394 billion)
  • Made $591 billion in disbursements to pay recipients
  • Managed $26.5 billion in foreign military sales (reimbursed by foreign governments)
  • Accounted for 927 active DoD appropriations

You can learn more about DFAS on the following pages:

  • The Organization -- Includes the DFAS mission, vision, core values and other information that makes this agency a premier finance and accounting service provider.
  • The Leadership -- Biographies of current DFAS leaders and a look at the talented individuals who have led the agency in the past.
  • The Locations -- Information on the agency's central sites and key operating locations.

Updated 16 June 2009 (CC)