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The War Against Fraud and Abuse: Are We Winning?

David L. Cotton, CFE, CGFM, CPA, Chairman, Cotton & Company LLP

March 3, 2010

 

Understanding IT Audits for Program Managers and Auditors

Jack Heyman, CGFM, CISA, CPA, who has nearly 15 years of technical and leadership experience providing internal controls, systems auditing, consulting, financial auditing and accounting services to Fortune 500 companies, accounting and consulting firms, and government agencies.

February 10, 2010

 

President's Executive Order: Reduce Improper Payments and Eliminate Waste

Gene L. Dodaro, CGFM, Acting Comptroller General, U.S. Government Accountability Office; Jeffrey C. Steinhoff, CGFM, CPA, Executive Director, KPMG Government Institute and Past AGA National President; Daniel I. Werfel, Controller, Office of Federal Financial Management, U.S. Office of Management and Budget

January 27, 2010

 

Sudden Impact or Long-Term Process? Impact of the Stimulus Plan on Internal Controls

Arthur A. Hayes, JR., MBA, JD, CGFM, CPA, CFE, CIA, Director of the Division of State Audit in the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office; and Thomas J. Sadowski, CGFM, CPA, former Missouri State Controller and AGA Past National President and Treasurer

January 13, 2010

 

Latest Trends in Occupational Fraud

William A. Morehead, Ph.D., CGFM, CPA, Chair of Accountancy, CIS and Finance, Delta State University, AGA National President, AGA Past National Treasurer, and Chair, AGA National Executive Committee

December 16, 2009   

A New Service Model: Auditor Roles in Government Performance Measures
Paul D. Epstein, Project Manager, Auditor Roles in Government Performance Management; Leader, Results That Matter Team, Epstein & Fass Associates; Sam McCall, Ph.D., CGFM, CPA, CIA, CGAP, City Auditor, City of Tallahassee, FL and Past AGA National President; and Stephen L. Morgan, CIA, CGAP, CGFM, CFE, former City Auditor of Austin, TX
November 18, 2009

Internal Controls for Auditors, Management and Staff - Making Government Organizations More Effective

David R. Hancox, CGFM, CIA, Audit Director, Office of the State Comptroller, State of New York; and Mary Peck, CIA, CCSA, CGAP, Director of Internal Controls, New York State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities.
October 7, 2009
 

Grants Management in Today’s Environment

Thomas A. Cooley, MS, Chief Financial Officer and Director, Office of Budget, Finance and Awards, National Science Foundation;  W. Scott Erwin, CGFM, CRA, Director, Office of Sponsored Programs, Texas State University – San Marcos; and Joseph L. Kull, CGFM, CPA, Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP.

September 2, 2009

 

Next Steps in Accountability & Control over Recovery Act Funds 

Marcia Pauli, Chief Financial Officer, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice; John Radford, CGFM, CIA, CFE, Controller, State of Oregon; Daniel I. Werfel, Deputy Controller, Office of Federal Financial Management, U.S. Office of Management and Budget; and David M. Zavada, CPA, Partner, Kearney and Company, P.C.

August 12, 2009  

 

Using Performance Measurers to Manage Government Services

Evie Barry, MS, AGA Director of Performance Reporting; Fred Klunk, Program Performance and Projection Manager, Research and Development Division, Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole, and Rebekah Stephens, Planning and Performance Coordinator, Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County 
July 15, 2009

 

Ethics in the Workplace
Leon Young, MA, Associate Professor, University of Maryland, University College
May 13, 2009
 

GAO’s Role in the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009

Marcia Buchanan, CGFM, CPA, Assistant Director, Financial Management and Assurance, Stan Czerwinski, MPA, Director, Strategic Issues Team, and Susan Ragland, MPA, Director, Financial Management and Assurance.

April 22, 2009

 

The Future of Government Auditing – Which Direction(s) Are We Heading?

Jeanette M. Franzel, CGFM, CPA, Director of Financial Management and Assurance, U.S. Government Accountability Office; David R. Hancox, CGFM, CIA, Audit Director, New York State Office of the State Comptroller; and Drummond Kahn, CGFM, CIA, Director of Audit Services, City of Portland, Oregon

April 8, 2009

 

SEA: Taking Accountability & Transparency to A New Level 

Sam McCall, CGFM, CPA, CIA, Tallahassee City Auditor and Past National AGA President, Ken Smith, PhD., CPA, Professor at Willamette University in Oregon, and AGA's Academic Advisor for the SEA Program

March 25, 2009

 

Using Internal Controls to Better Manage and Monitor Programs
Terry Carnahan, CGFM, CPA, Managing Director for KPMG LLP’s Federal Internal Audit and Regulatory Compliance Services; and Robert Gray, CGFM, CIA, CFE, Consultant, Robert Gray Training, Former Regional Inspector General, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
March 11, 2009

 

Cost Recovery Auditing with a High Payback
Anthony C. Gulotta, MBA, JD, CPA, Private Consultant and Trainer
February 25, 2009

 

Building Fraud Risk Assessment Into Audit Planning
John J. Hall, CPA, a consultant, speaker and seminar instructor.
February 11, 2009
 

How XBRL Can Enable Improved Financial and Performance Based  Reporting 
Clifton A. Williams, CGFM, CPA, Partner, Grant Thornton LLP; and James Brimson, MS, founder of Activity Based Management Institute.
January 21, 2009
 

21^st Century Financial Managers: A New Mix of Skills and Education Levels

John J. Radford, CGFM, CIA, CFE, Controller, State of Oregon, Member of the AGA National Executive Committee; Kenneth Smith, Ph.D., Professor, Arkinson Graduate of Management, Willamette University; and John D. Webster, CGFM, CPA, Former Chief Financial Officer, Library of Congress, Chair of the AGA Audit Committee.

December 10, 2008

 

Understanding the Importance of Soft Internal Controls in Improving Operations

Mark B. Mitchell, MBA, CGFM, CIA, Audit Director, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, and Michael L. Piazza, MBA, Director of Program Development and Training for the Institute of Internal Controls.

November 12, 2008

 

Results of AGA’s Research on Performance Based Management Reporting

Peter Chipman, Budget Analyst, Office of Budget and Policy, Federal Transit Administration; Kristine Lee Leiphart, Deputy Chief Financial Officer for Budget and Policy, Federal Transit Administration; Martin J. Rajk, Deputy Assistant Commandant for Resources and Deputy Chief Financial Officer for the U.S. Coast Guard; Clifton A. Williams, CGFM, CPA, Partner, Grant Thornton LLP; and James Brimson, MS, founder of Activity Based Management Institute.

October 15, 2008

 

Fraud Prevention and Detection – The Cost with No Return

Bruce N. Crandlemire, CPA, Senior Consultant with EAM, Inc. /Mosley & Associates

September 10, 2008

 

Everything You Wanted To Know About Performance Reporting, But Were Afraid To Ask!

Drummond Kahn, CGFM, CIA, Director, Audit Services, Portland, Oregon; Rebekah Stephens, Planning and Performance Coordinator, Metro Nashville, TN; and Mike Taylor, CPA, CIA, City Auditor, Stockton, CA

August 20, 2008

 

Improving Government Transparency through Citizen Centric Reporting

Mary Lechner, CGFM, CPA, Chief, Internal Control Branch, U.S. Coast Guard; Kim Wallin, Controller, State of Nevada; and Relmond Van Daniker, DBA, CPA, AGA Executive Director.

April 23, 2008

Emerging Issues at FASAB & GASB: The Landscape is Changing
Wendy M. Payne, CPA, CGFM, Executive Director, Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB) and David R. Bean, CPA, Director of Research and Technical Activities, Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB)
March, 2008

How Fraud Can Undermine the Integrity of Environmental Programs and Create Environmental Risks
Michael Daggett, Director, EPA OIG Program Integrity Directorate; Larry Valett, Director, EPA OIG Financial Fraud Directorate; and Frank Lane, Director, Suspension and Debarment Division, EPA
March 5, 2008

Using Internal Controls to Improve Operations
Janet Hayes, MBA, CPM, CICA, Director, Management Services and Nongovernmental Compliance Division, Office of the State Auditor, State of North Carolina; Michael L. Piazza, MBA, CICA, Principal Associate and Lead Consultant, Professional Development Associates, Director, Program Development and Training, Institute for Internal Controls; Martha J. Smith, Central Site Director, Cleveland Center, U.S. Defense Finance and Accounting Service.
February 6, 2008

Tools for Performance Audit Efficiency
Leslie Tanaka, CPA, City Auditor, Honolulu, Hawaii; Drummond Kahn, CGFM, CIA, CGAP, Director of Audit Services, City of Portland, Oregon
November 14, 2007

Anatomy of Fraud: Case Examples of Greed, Collusion & Override of Controls
David L. Cotton, CGFM, CFE, CPA, Chairman, Cotton & Company; David R. Hancox, CGFM, CIA, Director, Division of State Government Accountability, Office of the New York State Comptroller
December 12, 2007

Making Informed Decisions Using Performance Management and Reporting
Mike Lawson, Director, ICMA Center for Performance Measurement; Mike Matthes, Assistant City Manager, Des Moines; Jay Fountain, CGFM, CPA, CMA, GASB Consultant
August 8, 2007

Ethical Challenges in Today's Government Environment

Alan Goodman, Master Trainer, Institute for Global Ethics; Leon Young, Associate Professor, University of Maryland University College
May 9, 2007

 

Procurement Fraud - A Cost of Doing Business We Can Live Without
Bruce Crandelmire, CPA, Senior Consultant, EAM, Inc./Mosley & Associates; Russell W. Hinton, CGFM, CPA, State Auditor, State of Georgia; Janet McHard, MBA, CPA, CPE, CFD, Manager, Meyners & Company, LLC
March 28, 2007

 

Practical Guidance for Auditors and Management in Effectively Assessing Risk & Controls
Frank W. Crawford, CPA, President of Crawford & Associates, P.C., CPA, and Chair, AICPA Government Expert Panel; Arthur A. Hayes, CGFM, CPA, CFE, Director of the Division of State Audit in the Tennessee Comptroller's Office
February 28, 2007

Procurement Cards - Successes and Challenges

Glen B. Gainer III, West Virginia State Auditor; Tom Sadowski, CGFM, CPA, Director of Accounting, State of Missouri, Current AGA National Treasurer, Past AGA National President, Past National Treasurer; and Bruce E. Sullivan, Vice President, Government Services, Visa USA.
December 6, 2006

The New Yellow Book

Jeffrey Steinhoff, CGFM, Managing Director, Financial Management and Assurance; Jeanette M. Franzel, CGFM, Director, Financial Management and Assurance; and Marcia B. Buchanan, CGFM, Assistant Director, Financial Management and Assurance;  GAO. Stephen L. Morgan, CGFM, CIA, CFE, City Auditor, City of Austin, Texas and a member of the GAO Advisory Council on Government Auditing.
November 8, 2006

Risk Assessments for Performance Auditing
Beth Ashcroft, MBA, CIA, Director of the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability, State of Maine; Gerald Silva, CGFM, CPA, City Auditor for the City of San Jose, CA.
Sept. 14, 2006

Accounting Concepts and Emerging Issues at FASAB & GASB
David Mosso, Chairperson, FASAB; Tom Allen, Former Chairperson, GASB; Robert Attmore, Chairperson, GASB
August, 2006

Performance Auditing: Planning, Conducting and Reporting Results in Today's Environment
R. Kinney Drummond Kahn, Director of Audit Services, City of Portland, OR; Jerry Barber, Assistant Comptroller, New York State Office of the State Comptroller; and Pam Tumler, Senior Analyst, U.S. Government Accountability Office
May 10, 2006

Implications of Sarbanes-Oxley for the Future of the Auditing Profession
R. Kinney Poynter, Executive Director, NASACT and Nancy A. Valley, CGFM, Partner and National Industry Leader, KPMG LLP
March 1, 2006

Identity Theft
Kathy Buller, Chief Counsel to the Inspector General, U.S. Social Security Administration; Naomi Lefkovitz, Attorney, Federal Trade Commission; Alice Robinson-Bond, Deputy Attorney General, State of Ohio
December 7, 2005

Ethics - How It Impacts an Organization
Leon Young, Associate Professor, University of Maryland and Scott Avelino, Director of Forensic Services, KPMG, LLP.
September 21, 2005

Homeland Security Grants and Audit Coordination
Kim Hurley, Audit Manager, U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security; Kim McDonald, Managing Senior Auditor, Texas State Auditor’s Office; Van Pace, Director, Office of Grant Policy and Oversight with the Department of Homeland Security; and Tracey Trautman, Central Division  Director, U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security.
August 3, 2005

Government Contract Auditing Issues
John Brennan, Audit Manager, CGFM, of the New York State Comptroller’s Office; and Thomas Goodfellow, CPA, TG Associates CPAs, PLLC; and former Contract Audit Director, New York State Department of Transportation
June 20, 2005

Yellow Book Update
Jeanette Franzel, CGFM, Director, Auditing Standards and Corporate Issues, GAO; Marcia B. Buchanan, CGFM, Assistant Director for Auditing Standards, GAO; and Sam McCall, CGFM, City Auditor, City of Tallahassee, FL, and AGA National President-Elect
May 11, 2005

Key Reasons Why the Breakdown of Internal Controls Contribute to Fraud

John J. Hall, CPA, Hall Consulting, Incorporated and David R. Hancox, CGFM, CIA, Director in the State Audit Bureau, New York State Comptroller’s Office
March 2, 2005

What Keeps a CFO Up at Night?

Sam Mok, CGFM, Chief Financial Officer, U.S. Department of Labor
June 9, 2004

Human Resource Challenges in a Changing Accounting World

J. Graham Joscelyne, Director, International Services, Urbach Kahn & Werlin Advisors, Inc.

April 7, 2004

GASB Service Efforts and Accomplishment Overview

James R. Fountain Jr., CGFM, CPA, CMA, Retired Assistant Director of Research, Governmental Accounting Standards Board
February 4, 2004

FASAB Future – Bold New Directions

Wendy Comes, CGFM, CPA, Executive Director, Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board
December 17, 2003