Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2007

The perfect way to start the day! Join us for breakfast in the Exhibit Hall. You’ll have chance for some early networking while visiting your suppliers and friends. Today’s breakfast is sponsored by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Enjoy!

Mark W. Everson, Commissioner, Internal Revenue Service

Moderator: Relmond P. Van Daniker, DBA, CPA, Executive Director, AGA

Mr. Everson has led the IRS through many transformations in the last three years. The agency has cracked down on offshore tax avoidance schemes, misuse of charitable organizations and other tax scams. A former deputy director at the Office of Management and Budget, Everson also speaks of his commitment to improving management and program performance, and the challenges IRS faces in its electronic fraud detection system and its private debt collection initiative.

FOS: FIN

Audrey Y. Davis, Director, Information and Technology and Chief Information Officer, Defense Finance and Accounting Service

Radha Sekar, MBA, Assistant Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)

Moderator: Trisha L. Neely, Director of Accounting, Division of Accounting, State of Delaware

FOS: MAS

Give yourself that mid-morning boost to get you through the day. Coffee, tea and soda will be served in the Exhibit Hall. Here’s another chance to network with colleagues, suppliers and friends. Enjoy!

Robert Shea, Counselor to the Deputy Director for Management, U.S. Office of Management and Budget

Danny Werfel, Deputy Controller, Office of Federal Financial Management, U.S. Office of Management and Budget

Timothy Young, Associate Administrator, Office of E-Government and Information Technology, U.S. Office of Management and Budget

Moderator: Jonathan D. Breul, Partner, IBM Global Business Services, Senior Fellow, IBM Center for the Business of Government

The President's Management Agenda continues drive efforts to improve agency management.  While progress has been impressive, challenges remain to meet the President's goals for a more business-like government. Hear three panelists from OMB discuss the latest developments in the President's Fiscal Year 2008 Budget, as well as continuing efforts to implement the financial management lines of business, improve financial management, and integrate budget and performance information using the Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART).

FOS: ACC

Join us for a luncheon and awards ceremony as we recognize leaders who exemplify and promote excellence in government financial management. Today's luncheon is sponsored by ORACLE. Enjoy!

Jim Cooper, United States Representative, 5th District of Tennessee,

Moderator: Richard V. Norment, CGFM, CIA, Assistant to the Comptroller, State of Tennessee; AGA Past National President

Congressman Cooper believes the American people do not have a full understanding of the actual size of the federal budget deficit, and he is dedicated to shining a light on the subject. Cooper discusses his work to promote more accurate measures of the deficit along with the federal government’s use of cash accounting, which he contends produces a rosier picture than reality.

FOS: FIN

Gene L. Dodaro, Deputy Comptroller General of the United States, U.S. Government Accountability Office

Moderator: George L. Jones, CPA, CISA, Vice President, Savantage Solutions, Inc.

Mr. Dodaro is responsible for assisting the Comptroller General in leading the senior governmental audit organization in the United States, the Government Accountability Office. In that capacity, he oversees audits and evaluations that identify federal programs and operations that are high risk due to their vulnerabilities to fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement. Hear Mr. Dodaro discuss areas throughout government that are in need of broad-based transformation to address major economy, efficiency, or effectiveness challenges and GAO’s ideas for addressing these areas.

FOS: MAS

Bring your taste buds to the exhibit area for a "sweet" exhibition.  Join us for an afternoon beverage or snack. Don’t miss this last chance to visit the exhibits. Compliments of ACL Services Ltd. Enjoy!

Michael Hettinger, Former Staff Director, Subcommittee of Government Management, Finance and Accountability

Lawrence I. Neff, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, U.S. Department of Transportation

Robert Suda, Associate Chief Information Officer, Integration and Operations, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Moderator: Joseph L. Kull, CGFM, CPA, Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Lines of business, centers of excellence and shared services got you down, partner? There are lots of things to consider in planning, making the move, and living with someone else providing you financial services. This panel will provide experts who have first hand experience with the myths and realities of shared services, as well as the perspective of Congress.

FOS: FIN

4:15 PM

Adjournment – See you next year!