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Note: The AGA National Office will be closed on Friday, July 3 in honor of Independence Day.

Today on the AGA Blog: Think Big! Act Courageously! Make a Difference!—What a Great PDC in New OrleansAGA National President William A. (Billy) Morehead, Ph.D., CGFM, CPA, chair Division of Accountancy, CIS, and Finance, Delta State University. Read more.

Federal Agencies Could Add 120,000 Area Jobs —V. Dion Haynes, The Washington Post. Read more
 
Company to Repay NY Pension Fund; $2 Million Settles Kickback —Andrew McIntosh, The Sacramento Bee. Read more

Register Now for An AGA Audio Conference!
July 15:
Using Performance Measures to Manage Government Services
View the 2009-2010 Audio Conference Schedule.

AGA Research Report: Performance-Based Management - Public officials can speed up and enhance government reforms and transparency through performance-based management (PBM) right now with modest changes to existing information systems.  Read the report.

AGA Issues Comprehensive Education Catalog
Looking for information about CPE? Want to bring onsite training to your staff? Thinking about attending an AGA national conference this year? Ready to take advantage of online CPE offerings? You've come to the right place! AGA's New Education Catalog summarizes our wide range of CPE offerings in one, easy-to-read publication. Download your copy! Contact Bekka Gerhmann with questions or to receive printed copies of the catalog.

Attention Government Employers! AGA’s NEW Group Membership Can Lead to Significant Cost Savings on Your Staff’s Training and Development! Click here to learn more.

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Current News

NEW! 2009 Professional Development Conference a Success! Many thanks for your attendance and support of last week's conference. We hope that you enjoyed the sessions, speakers and networking in the always-lively city of New Orleans, LA. View AGA's blog to catch-up on the daily summaries. We look forward to seeing you in Orlando, FL - July 11-14, 2010. Visit the site.
- PDC Evaluation Survey - Attendees
- PDC Evaluation Survey - Exhibitors/Sponsors

View the 2009 Professional Development Conference Photo Gallery — Highlights from all four days of the latest conference in New Orleans, LA. Enjoy!

Second Annual Report on Emerging Issues in Government Financial Management—A White Paper on proceedings of the forum held in conjunction with the AGA National Leadership
Conference, Feb. 18, 2009. Read more.

AGA Research Report: Trends in Technology - The technology world changes fast. The 2007 AGA Trends in Technology review explored how technology led to a connected world of people, processes and things. This 2009 review of Trends in Technology expands on this theme, looking at how connectivity and technological advances lead to further disruptions that will impact governments, businesses and individuals. This report focuses on the five most pervasive of the seven digital disruptions mentioned previously: Platform Makeover, Social Power, Information Transparency, Living in a New Reality and Smarter World. Read the report.

AGA Research Report: Procuring Audit Services in Government: A Practical Guide to Making the Right Decision This research paper, which is written as a guide, seeks to clarify for the non-auditor exactly what an audit entails, the professional standards followed, who can perform an audit, the value derived from an audit, and the standards and oversight to which government auditors and independent public accountants (hereafter referred to as CPA firms) are subject to when performing government audits. Read more.

 

 


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