HIGHLIGHTS

Complimentary AGA/NAPA Panel Session: The Value of the CFO

June 7, 2012 | 8-10 a.m. | Washington, D.C.
Panelists will provide their perspective on the following topics: What perceptions about the role/value of CFO exist today? What value can/should the CFO bring to the table? How can the CFO help inform programmatic decisions? Read more

Keynote Speakers Named for 61st Annual PDC: Training to Solve Today's Fiscal Challenges

Hon. Darrell Issa

One of the best reasons to attend this year's PDC is the unprecedented gathering of top-notch speakers and financial management experts. Be sure to check-out this year's dynamic, high-profile keynote speakers. Read More

Help Shape Financial Policies and Procedures: Take the AGA/NASACT Annual CFO Survey

This is your chance to help your professional community shape financial policies and procedures over the next several years. Each year, AGA and NASACT commission these surveys to better understand current financial issues within the profession. Read More

TRAINING EVENTS

Jun. 20: Dispelling the Five Myths of Performance Measurement. Register

Jul. 26-29: AGA CGFM Intensive Review Course and Exams. Register

Jul. 29-Aug. 1: 61st Annual PDC: Training to Solve Today's Fiscal Challenges. Register

Sept. 24-25: AGA's Internal Control & Fraud Prevention Training. Register

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AGA NEWS

Journal Columnist Seeks Ethics Questions

Ethics expert Leon Young is seeking questions for his quarterly Q&A column in AGA's Journal of Government Financial Management, which offers practical answers to readers' questions about ethical dilemmas. Contact him at AskLeon17@aol.com with questions, concerns or issues you'd like him to address.

Interested in the CGFM Certification?

Sign up for AGA's Intensive Review Course and take the CGFM Examinations before the PDC in San Diego. Don't miss this opportunity to earn your CGFM. Read more.

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STATE & LOCAL NEWS

Pew Report: Cities Lose Property Tax, State Aid

For the first time since 1980, property tax revenue and state aid to cities across the United States are shrinking simultaneously, the Pew Charitable Trusts said in a report last week. –Hilary Russ, Reuters. Read More

Performance Measurement Improves the Quality of Health Care

Something special and worthy of note has been happening at the management end of health care. Quality measures for performance aren’t being stuck away on some dusty unused webpage. They’re being used to change the way doctors and hospitals are reimbursed and to change both provider and consumer behavior. –Katherine Barrett and Richard Greene, Governing. Read more

FEDERAL NEWS

OMB Touts Progress on Reducing Federal Property Footprint

Daniel I. Werfel

The White House recently announced new progress in the Obama administration’s effort to save money by consolidating and selling off unneeded federal real estate. Through the first quarter of fiscal 2012, agencies saved $5.6 billion in property costs and were “on track” to exceed President Obama’s goal of saving $8 billion by year’s end. –Charles S. Clark, Government Executive. Read More

What Were the TSP Hackers Really After?

The hack of a computer supporting the federal government’s retirement savings plan may be part of a more extensive breach of U.S. government information, several cybersecurity experts said independently. – Aliya Sternstein, NextGov. Read more

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