Conference Schedule

Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday

1 - 5:00 p.m.

Audience: F
Field of Study: A&AU

U.S. SGL Workshops - Basic & Advanced - Overview of United States Standard General Ledger

These two workshops, each two hours long, provide federal accountants, budget professionals and other financial managers with an improved understanding of the integration of proprietary and budgetary accounts. The sessions walk through proprietary and budgetary transactions and posting models. The first session addresses the basic level and the second examines the advanced level.

Thurman D. Solomon, CGFM, CPA, Senior Financial Management Consultant, Agency Services, Financial Management Service (FMS), U.S. Department of the Treasury

Convener: Karl L. Boettcher, CGFM, Senior Financial Analyst, Governmentwide Accounting, FMS, U.S. Department of the Treasury

1 - 4:00 p.m. (includes break)

Audience: All
Field of Study: A&AU

What is forensic auditing? How is it used? When is it used? Who uses it? This in-depth session provides the answers to all your questions about one of the hottest emerging fields in government auditing. Find out how the U.S. General Accounting Office was successful in uncovering a contractor fraud scheme at a major federal agency. In this informative session, you will learn how the auditors used data mining techniques and other computer analyses to identify an unusual patterns of disbursements, gather evidence, and coordinate efforts with investigators to put a stop to this criminal scheme. As part of this session, you will also learn all about data mining techniques and how to apply these techniques to your work.

Bonnie L. Derby, CGFM, CPA, CFE, Manager, Financial Management and Assurance, U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO)

Irv McMasters, CPA, Auditor, Financial Management Service, GAO

James D. Ratley, CFE, Program Director, Austin Texas Chapter, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)

1 - 2:40 p.m.

Audience: All
Field of Study: SK&A

Using Emerging Technology: Smart Cards, Biometrics and More

Public service organizations are constantly seeking new ways to leverage their technology investments. The Smart Card, or integrated circuit card, is rapidly emerging worldwide. With the proper implementation strategy, this technology can improve the overall business process and save money. The session describes how Smart Cards are being used in public service organizations and how Smart Cards can be part of business-based solutions, including: physical access services, logical access, biometric services, cryptographic services, interfaces to legacy systems, electronic purse capabilities, web-based applications, real-time entry and access to data, and credit/debit services.

Gordon Hannah, Senior Manager, BearingPoint

Michael Palmer, Managing Director, BearingPoint

1 - 2:40 p.m.

Audience: All
Field of Study: SK&A

Working Your Way Through the Jungle of Systems Jargon

In the past, budget analysts, financial analysts, cost accountants and auditors, all dealt with numbers, spreadsheets and issues important to the chief financial officer community. Now, terminology such as enterprise resource planning (ERP) and commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) software are as common in the financial community as they are in the information technology (IT) community. This session focuses on common IT terms and acronyms and, for example, gives a layman's explanation of the differences between mainframes and client-server environments, and what middleware is relative to hardware and software.

Kevin T. Greer, Managing Director, BearingPoint

Convener: Susan E. Weersing, Managing Director, BearingPoint

1 - 2:40 p.m.

Audience: S&L
Field of Study: A&AU

GASB Update

State and local audit and financial reporting professionals must remain apprised of the latest developments in accounting and reporting standards. This session features one of the top experts in this area to ensure that participants are up-to-speed on recently considered standards.

David R. Bean, CPA, Director of Research and Technical Activities, Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB)

Convener: TBD

1 - 2:40 p.m.

Audience: All
Field of Study: M

Moving From Cost Accounting to Cost Management, and Bringing the Auditors With You

After developing sophisticated managerial costing models, many agencies find that the real challenge still remains: actually using cost information to support decision-making and improve mission performance. This lively presentation reviews the fundamentals of managerial costing, highlights strategies for making cost measurement important to managers, describes how to overcome common obstacles and explores the emerging role of auditors play along the journey toward implementation. Hear from hands-on managers who have had direct experience in developing and using cost information to manage.

Betty Buxton, CPA, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Department of the Interior

Dale R. Geiger, DBA, CGFM, CMA, Professor, California State University

Tyndall L. Traversa, CGFM, Senior Financial Manager, NOAA's National Weather Sevice

William F. Wright, CGFM, CPA, Senior Analyst, Financial Management and Assurance, GAO

Convener: TBD

Creating and Maintaining an Award-Winning Website

Join members of AGA's National Website Committee in a session that features a dynamic presentation about creating and maintaining a website, the new AGA chapter website handbook and the unveiling of the new national AGA website. Don't miss out!

3:10 - 4:00 p.m.

Audience: F
Field of Study: A&AU

FMS Governmentwide Financial Systems - Looking Forward

This session highlights the future, plans, directions and policies of FMS Governmentwide Financial Systems.

Holden Hogue, Director, Accounting Systems & Standards Directorate, Governmentwide Accounting, FMS, U.S. Department of the Treasury<

Dara Seaman, IPAC Project Manager, Financial Operations, FMS, U.S. Department of the Treasury

Jeffrey Schramek, Director, Systems Development, Financial Operations, FMS, U.S. Department of the Treasury

Convener: Patricia Snodgrass, Division Information Officer, Governmentwide Accounting, FMS, U.S. Department of the Treasury

Audience: All
Field of Study: M

The Next Generation in Grant Payments

This session discusses soon to be implemented improvements in the process and technology for implementing the Federal Financial Assistance Improvement Act. This information is particularly relevant to state and local government financial managers.

William J. Doherty, Division of Accounts, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Sara Canova, CPA, Senior Accountant, Division of Payment Management, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Christine Ricci, Financial Management Manager, U.S. Department of the Treasury, ASAP.gov Customer Liaison Team

Katherine Sill, CGFM, Massachusetts Office of the State Comptroller, Application Development Lead for the Commonwealth's New MMARS Project

Convener: Russell D. Morris, CGFM, Special Assistant to the Controller, The Johns Hopkins University

3:10 - 4:50 p.m.Audience: F

Field of Study: M

CFO Forum on Emerging Issues

The CFO should be a business enterprise partner and key provider of strategic outlook. The future focus for financial management is more on performance information and customer support. Attendees can expect a lively discussion of key transformation issues, including: CFO vision and leadership - how do you transform the CFO role to become a key partner? Broader systems view - are expectations on the enterprise concept realistic? Alternative sourcing - how will alternative sourcing for financial management be evaluated and implemented? People - what competencies are needed to address future financial management objectives? How we do get them? Find out how these CFOs will manage smarter for the future by addressing these issues.

Angela M. Antonelli, Chief Financial Officer, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

William H. Campbell, Assistant Secretary for Management and Chief Financial Officer, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)

Sallyanne Harper, CGFM, Chief Mission Support Officer, GAO

Samuel T. Mok, CGFM, Chief Financial Officer, U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)

Convener: Steve Watson, CGFM, CPA, Partner, IBM Business Consulting Services

4 - 4:50 p.m.

Audience: F
Field of Study: A&AU

Federal Finance - Emerging Technologies on Agency Collection and Payment Systems

This session features a discussion of governmentwide projects, pilot programs and other initiatives that includes pay.gov, the new Internet payment platform and paper check conversion.

Ken Carfine, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fiscal Operations and Policy, U.S. Department of the Treasury

Bill Todd, Technical Specialist, Federal Finance, FMS, U.S. Department of the Treasury

Convener: John Galligan, Senior Advisor to the Assistant Commissioner, U.S. Department of the Treasury

4 - 4:50 p.m.

Audience: F
Field of Study: A&AU

Accounting and Reporting on Cash and Investments Held Outside of the U.S. Treasury

This session discusses new agency Treasury Financial Manual cash and investment reporting requirements. These requirements have been developed to maintain and improve accountability, control and custodial responsibility over all cash resources entrusted to federal government agencies and its employees or agents.

Karen Stewart, CPA, Staff Accountant, Cash Accounting Division, Governmentwide Accounting, FMS, U.S. Department of the Treasury

Convener: Karen H. Tekleberhan, CGFM, CPA, Director, Cash Accounting Division, Governmentwide Accounting, FMS, U.S. Department of the Treasury

4 - 4:50 p.m.

Audience: F
Field of Study: AC

Past, Present and Future of Intra-governmental Transactions – OPAC to IPAC

This session features discussion of the migration from GOALS-I OPAC to GOALS-II IPAC and the differences between the 2 systems.  Also covered will be upcoming IPAC changes as a result of the impact of other government-wide initiatives and highlights of the mandate to use IPAC for all intra-governmental transactions

Dara Seaman, IPAC Project Manager, Financial Operations, FMS, U.S. Department of the Treasury

Convener: Michael Norman,  GOALS II Project Manager Financial Operations, FMS, U.S. Department of the Treasury