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Networking Events – New Dinners Announced
Sept. 18—David Ostermeyer, CGFM, Acting Chief Financial Officer, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
Oct. 9—TBA
Nov. 6—TBA
Dec. 11—Danny Werfel, Deputy Controller, Office of Federal Financial Management, OMB
Jan. 8—Jolene Lauria-Sullens, Deputy Assistant Attorney General/Controller, U.S. Department of Justice
The dinners are set for 6:15 – 9:15 p.m. at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Arlington (Pentagon City Mall). The cost is $160 per participant, which covers cocktails, dinner and valet parking. One important thing to remember—NO selling at these events. If you are interested in participating in a dinner, please complete the attached Dinner Reservation Form and submit it to Jessica Jones. Each dinner is limited to 18 Corporate Partners – only one per Corporate Partner organization. Participants are chosen on a first-come, first-served basis AND previous attendance at dinners. Once the attendees are selected from the returned Reservation Forms, we will notify those who are confirmed for a seat and those who are placed on the waiting list.
Looking for a Comprehensive Training Program for your Organization? AGA Can Help!
AGA is committed to assisting government financial management professionals with quality training. We provide training courses in the areas of:
- federal financial management
- fiscal anatomy of a state or local government program
- ethical decision-making
- fraud detection and prevention
- transitional leadership
- single audits (coming soon)
- internal controls (coming soon)
Take a look at our 5 Cs to training:
Content
AGA-sponsored courses are developed and taught by experts in their fields of study. Each class is evaluated and recommended updates are made to provide the most current and relevant content available.
Cost
Most of our courses are one-day courses and are priced at $3,750 for up to 20 participants. The tuition includes class materials and instructor compensation, travel and lodging. This equates to 8 CPE hours for about $185 per participant. Please note 20 is our recommended class size to maximize instructor interactions. We are able to increase this number based on your organization’s needs.
Convenience
We bring the training to you! This means no employee travel and you select the time and location of training.
Customization
If your organization has a specific need or is interested in other training areas, AGA can modify an existing program or design a course best suited to your staff needs.
Collaboration
We understand you may not have a training room or enough employees to conduct your own training session. AGA can also coordinate mixed sessions with other organizations.
To learn more about these courses or discuss your training needs, please contact Joe Jozefczyk, AGA Director of Education, at 800.AGA.7211, ext.307.
Corporate Partner Advisory Group Leadership
Chair
Hank Steininger, CGFM
Managing Partner, Global Public Sector,
Grant Thornton LLP
hsteininger@gt.com
703.837.4410
Vice Chair
John Cherbini, CGFM
KPMG LLP
jcherbini@kpmg.com
202.533.4339
Executive Director
Relmond Van Daniker, DBA, CPA
rvandaniker@agacgfm.org
703.684.6931, ext 312
Deputy Executive Director of Programs
Susan Fritzlen
sfritzlen@agacgfm.org
703.684.6931, ext 314
Director of Research
Anna D. Gowans Miller, MBA, CPA
amiller@agacgfm.org
703.684.6931, ext 313
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September 2007, Volume 5, Issue 2
A Warm Welcome to Our Newest Corporate Partners—67 Partners Strong
Corporate Partners Receive Member Rates at all AGA National Conferences
All staff of AGA Corporate Partner organizations receive the member registration rate for AGA national conferences. Just around the corner are the Second National Internal Control & Fraud Conference (Sept. 10 – 11 in Atlanta) and the Third Annual National Performance Management Conference (Sept. 24 – 25 in Phoenix).
October CPAG Breakfast Features Defense CFO
Tina W. Jonas, Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) and Chief Financial Officer of the U.S. Department of Defense will headline the next CPAG Breakfast, set for 7:30 – 9 a.m. Oct. 17 at the Marriott Metro Center in Washington, D.C.
AGA’s Leadership Breakfasts, Meet the Financial Management Policy-Makers, bring private sector and government executives together to exchange information, solve issues and build partnership and trust. AGA Executive Director Relmond Van Daniker, DBA, CPA, will moderate a discussion with Jonas, with time set aside for Q&A from the audience. Federal chief financial officers, chief information officers, inspectors general and representatives from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) will participate with AGA Corporate Partners. Each Corporate Partner organization is allotted two registrations. Cost is $100 per person. We expect close to 125 participants.
If you are interested in participating in the breakfast, please complete the attached Breakfast Registration Form and submit it to Susan Fritzlen.
CPAG Research Update: 7 New Studies Completed
Late spring was very busy for the Corporate Partner Advisory Group (CPAG) Research Program. Seven CPAG Research Reports were issued and nine research projects were presented at the 2007 PDC in Nashville, highlighting just how the program has grown (to a total of 13 reports).
• The State Purchase Card: Uses, Policies and Best Practices, sponsored by VISA
• Federal Real Property Asset Management, sponsored by American Appraisal Associates
• Should State and Local Governments Strengthen Internal Controls by Applying SOX-Like Requirements? A Study of State and Local Government Internal Controls and Related Management Responsibilities, sponsored by KPMG LLP
• Process-Based Financial Reporting, sponsored by Grant Thornton LLP
• The State Travel Card: Uses, Policies and Best Practices, sponsored by VISA
• Trends in Technology—2007 Review, sponsored by CSC
• The Federal Travel Card: Benefits and Best Practices, sponsored by VISA
Two other studies are nearly complete—Usefulness of SAS 70 Audit Reports (sponsored by Ernst & Young) and What Kind of Education & Skills Set are Needed for the 21st Century Federal Financial Manager (sponsored by Management Concepts).
Two additional studies have begun. One is a project to develop a GASB-compliant taxonomy for a couple of financial statements, with the state of Oregon doing the pilot (sponsored by PricewaterhouseCoopers). The second study is evaluating how the use of XBRL tags in state reports to federal agencies on various grants could facilitate and improve the grants management and reporting process (sponsored by BearingPoint).
Two more studies are planned to start shortly. The first is a follow-on project to the state and local governmental project on evaluating whether states and local governments should be concerned about having to comply with SOX-like legislation (sponsored by KPMG LLP). This time the topic will be the role of audit committees, and how to create an effective audit committee. It will focus on all three levels of government.
The second is a follow-on project to the Process-Based Reporting project (a cooperative project led by sponsor Grant Thornton LLP with other CPAG members participating) to be called Process-Based Reports. It will involve agencies actually creating pilot reports that will marry cost and performance information to provide more forward-looking information. We hope it will demonstrate that a better financial reporting model is feasible.
If you would like to sponsor a research project and/or have a good idea for a project, we would like to hear from you. Please contact Anna Miller, AGA’s Director of Research.
Get to Know Your Fellow Corporate Partner
 Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C. (MHM) is an independently owned and operated Certified Public Accounting Firm. Conrad Government Services Division, a division of MHM, specializes in high quality attest services for government entities. Our national presence provides our clients with stability and access to extensive resources—all with first-rate responsiveness and personal attention.
Conrad Government Services Division offers a full range of services to the federal government. Our experience encompasses regulatory compliance requirements such as financial and performance audits, accounting, and complementary financial management services. With more than 35 years of service to the federal sector, we have a proven track record of high quality solutions that meet defined objectives.
Randal G. Vellocido, CPA
Shareholder/Director
Conrad Government Services Division
Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C.
12761 Darby Brooke Court, Suite 201
Woodbridge, VA 22192
703.491.9830, ext. 222
rvellocido@cbiz.com
http://www.mhm-pcgov.com/
2008 Marketing Catalog Now Available
The 2008 AGA Marketing Catalog—which includes advertising, exhibit and sponsorship opportunities for all AGA conferences, events and publications—is now available. We encourage you to reserve your opportunities early.
Call for Private Sector Leadership Awards Nominations
Who do you know that deserves special recognition for contributions to the government financial management community? Please help us acknowledge financial professionals in the private sector who throughout their career have served as role models for others and have consistently exhibited the highest personal and professional standards. You might even consider nominating yourself for the Andy Barr Award or the Private Sector Financial Excellence Award. Nominees do not have to be members of AGA. These awards will be presented at AGA’s Sixth Annual National Leadership Conference, Feb. 21-22, 2008 in Washington, D.C. All nominations are due by Oct. 26, 2007 to Michiyo Wheeler.
Save the Dates
Sept. 10 – 11, 2007
Second National Internal Control and Fraud Conference, Hyatt Regency Atlanta, Atlanta
Sept. 24 – 25, 2007
Third Annual National Performance Management Conference, Phoenix
Feb. 21 – 22, 2008
Sixth Annual National Leadership Conference, Ronald Reagan Building, Washington, D.C.
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