This moderated Q&A between Ms. Andrea Fisher and Mr. Eddie Lewis, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Business Systems and Technology, will explore how the Department of the Air Force is transforming its financial management portfolio from a fragmented legacy environment into a simplified, cost-effective, AI-ready ecosystem. The discussion will focus on how system rationalization, portfolio consolidation, enterprise architecture, and data-driven decision-making can reduce technical debt, improve auditability, and strengthen mission outcomes. Mr. Lewis will share perspectives on the DAF’s financial management modernization journey, including how leaders determine which systems to invest in, tolerate, migrate, consolidate, or eliminate while preserving mission continuity and preparing the enterprise for future AI/ML capabilities.