The
War Against Fraud and Abuse: Are We Winning?
Mar. 3, 2010
2
CPE Hours Available!
AGA, in
conjunction with the National Association of State Auditors,
Comptrollers and Treasurers and the Association of Local
Government Auditors is pleased to announce a new and
increasingly important topic to our audio conference
schedule—the answer to who is winning the war on fraud, waste
and abuse.
Is it
reasonable to expect auditors to find fraud? Since fraud is
characterized by trickery, deceit and deception, and because
auditors are very visible and have limited tools at their
disposal, maybe it’s just too easy for the bad guys to fool the
auditors. But, if not auditors, then who can organizations rely
on to deter, prevent and detect fraud? Should it be management?
Those charged with governance? How about the government? Maybe
we need to add more auditing standards? This session will reveal
the answer to winning the war on fraud, waste and abuse and
introduce a recently published set of protocols that
organizations committed to combating fraud can implement and
follow.
To share his
practical experience in auditing and investigating fraud, waste
and abuse is David L. Cotton, CGFM, CPA, CFE, chairman,
PRIVATE Cotton & Company LLP. The firm was founded in
1981 and has a practice concentration in assisting federal and
state government agencies, inspectors general and government
grantees and contractors with a variety of government
program-related assurance and advisory services. Cotton &
Company has performed grant and contract, indirect cost rate,
financial statement, financial related, and performance audits
for more than two dozen federal inspectors general, including
the Government Accountability Office, Department of State, the
Department of Justice, Department of Education, Drug Enforcement
Administration and Department of Homeland Security.
Please join
us for two hours of lively discussion. In addition to the
speaker’s commentary, about 20 minutes will be set aside for
questions.
Date:
Wednesday, Mar. 3, 2010
Time:
2 – 3:50 p.m. Eastern Standard Time
Learning
Objectives: To learn who is responsible for winning the war
on fraud, waste and abuse
Prerequisite: Some familiarity with internal controls and
fraud
Advance
Prep: None required
CPE:
Two credit hours
Field of
Study: Auditing (Government)
Cost:
$249 per site (UNLIMITED ATTENDANCE) if you register on or
before Friday, Feb. 26, 2010 and $299 thereafter. SPECIAL
PROMOTION: Government agencies and CPAG members who register
five or more office will receive a 20 percent discount ($200 per
site)
To
Register: 1)
Register online 2)
Print the registration form or
the
Special Promotion Registration
and fax it to 703.684.6933
This audio
conference offers important information to almost everyone in
the accountability profession. Please share this program
announcement with others in your government, chapters,
educational institutions and private firms. Remember, there is
no limit to attendance per phone site. If you have any questions
regarding registration, please contact Maria Lucas at
800.AGA.7211, ext. 308, or
mlucas@agacgfm.org. Questions regarding the program should
be directed to Raymond Harris, CGFM, ext. 339, or
rharris@agacgfm.org.