Laura Duke

Chief Financial Officer Veterans Health Administration

As the Chief Financial Officer of the Veterans Health Administration, Ms. Duke is responsible for the formulation and submission of the VHA portion of the annual President’s Budget and the allocation of funds to VHA Networks, Stations, and Program Offices. Ms. Duke is also responsible for all VHA financial management and accounting operations, including the Department-wide Managerial Cost Accounting System and Decision Support System. Ms. Duke previously served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Budget at VA. In this role, Ms. Duke was responsible for managing and directing all Department-level budget activities. These activities include the formulation, presentation, and justification of the VA President’s Budget and the oversight of budget execution for all VA programs, including VHA and over $100 billion for Veterans’ benefits programs. As a senior Program Examiner in the Veterans Affairs and Defense Health Branch of the Office of Management and Budget, Ms. Duke worked extensively with White House officials and with program and budget staff at VA to coordinate budget activities and ensure responsible management of a variety of programs and benefits for Veterans, with particular focus on VA’s capital programs, the National Cemetery Administration, and the GI Bill and other readjustment benefits. During temporary detail assignments, Ms. Duke helped stand up the National Background Investigation Bureau at the Office of Personnel Management and implemented a mission support consolidation pilot at US Customs and Border Protection. Prior to her Federal career, Ms. Duke taught secondary social studies in the Houston area. She earned a Master of Public Policy from Duke University and a Bachelor of Arts from Rice University. Ms. Duke lives in Washington, DC, with her husband and two daughters.

Conference Day Two: July 24, 2024

11:30 AM PANEL DISCUSSION: IMPLICATIONS OF FMBT FOR VETERAN CARE

The panel will discuss how VA is modernizing and integrating its financial and acquisition environments through the Financial Management Business Transformation (FMBT) program and its deployment of the Integrated Financial and Acquisition Management System (iFAMS). This is the largest transformation effort in VA history and represents a comprehensive improvement in business processes, decision-making, and services, which will in turn enhance the Veteran experience. The panel will also discuss how FMBT collaborates with VA’s Supply Chain Modernization initiative to avoid impacts to patient care and delivery of services

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