DOD INSTRUCTION 1300.26
O
PERATION OF THE DOD FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
Originating Component: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial
Officer, DoD
Effective: January 31, 2017
Releasability: Cleared for public release. Available on the DoD Issuances Website at
http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives.
Incorporates and Cancels: DoD Instruction 1300.26, “Operation of the DoD Financial Management
Certification Program,” November 20, 2013
Approved by: Michael McCord, Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief
Financial Officer, Department of Defense
Purpose: This instruction, in accordance with the authority in DoD Directive 5118.03 and Section
1599d of Title 10, United States Code:
• Establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides procedures for the DoD Financial
Management (FM) Certification Program.
• Establishes the FM Certification Program’s Senior FM Leadership Group, the FM Component
Functional Community Manager (CFCM) Advisory Board, the CFCM Working Group, and the FM
Certification Program Governing Body.
