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Friday, Feb. 22, 2008
6:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. 7 –
8 a.m. 8 –
9:10 a.m. Margot Bean, Commissioner, Office of Child Support Enforcement, Administration for Children & Families, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Benidia A. Rice, Director, Child Support Services Division, Office of the Attorney General, District of Columbia Nathaniel Young Jr., Director, Division of Child Support Enforcement, Virginia Department of Social Services Managing the Child Support Program is a complicated operation. Providing services to children and families that are due child support involves multiple levels of government cooperating and communicating. This unique federal and state government partnership establishes joint performance measurements and then works collaboratively to determine priorities and achieve goals. Learn how various levels of government can work together to effectively and efficiently manage a program while being jointly held accountable for success. Hear federal and state government officials discuss their successes and related challenges. FOS: AUDG
9:10 – 10:15 a.m. Barry K. Hudson, CGFM, Chief Financial Officer, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Jerry E. Williams, CGFM, Deputy Chief Information Officer, U.S. Department of Agriculture This session will discuss the role technology plays in improving methods for attributing costs to services on an activity basis. An effective use of technology will benefit organizations by transforming their methods of Activity-Based Costing into a system of Activity-Based Management through the identification and use of cost drivers and performance measures to better manage costs, quality and timeliness of activities. We identify the essential components for implementing an integrated activity-based and value-added system. FOS:
FIN 10:15 – 10:50 a.m. 10:50 a.m. – Noon Lisa Casias, CPA, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, U.S. Department of Commerce
Lisa D.
Fiely, CPA, PMP,
Deputy Chief Financial Daniel L. Fletcher, CPA, Director, Office of Financial Management, U.S. Department of the Interior Agencies have been wrestling with A-123 and its internal control requirements since passage of the original circular in 1982. At that time, federal agencies were inundated with paperwork to comply with the overall requirements for risk assessments, management assurances and documentation of controls. Agencies found themselves in the same boat with passage of Appendix A of Circular A-123 two years ago. What was so different about the 2004 revision that made it so hard to implement? How might agencies better position themselves for the future? This panel reviews some of the history around the A-123 requirements and its relation to the Sarbanes-Oxley corporate reform legislation. Panelists discuss how agencies are handling these requirements and how they have integrated related requirements and processes. FOS: AUD
Noon – 1 p.m. 1 – 1:50 p.m. Admiral Thad W. Allen, Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard FOS:
FIN 2 – 3 p.m. RADM Steve Branham, Assistant Commandant for Resources and Chief Financial Officer, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Department of Homeland Security James A. Brimson, ABD, President, Activity Based Management Institute John J. Radford, CGFM, CIA, CFE, State Controller, State of Oregon; Member, AGA National Executive Committee Join government leaders to look at financial reports and information from multiple levels of government and industry. Panelists discuss how financial information is used and how it can add value to program decision-making. The discussion includes aspects of the audit, transparency and information provided to program managers and stakeholders. FOS:
FIN 3 – 3:30 p.m. 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. Robert Shea, Counselor to the Deputy Director for Management, U.S. Office of Management and Budget Daniel I. Werfel, Deputy Controller, Office of Federal Financial Management, U.S. Office of Management and Budget Timothy K. Young, Associate Administrator E-Gov & IT, U.S. Office of Management and Budget Hear about emerging issues in financial management directly from the Office of Federal Financial Management within OMB: the Performance and Accountability Report pilot; the Financial Management Line of Business; the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act; Intra-governmental Transactions; Improper Payments; and Real Property. OMB leaders preview what’s in store for the year ahead, answer your questions and listen to your feedback. FOS: BMO
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