Sunday I Monday I Tuesday
Wednesday, July 14
6:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Registration Desk Open
Location: Palms Registration Desk
7 – 8 a.m.
National Awards Breakfast
Location: Cypress Ballroom – Salons
1 & 2
The perfect way
to start the day! Join us for a breakfast awards ceremony as we
recognize and honor the accomplishments of our chapter leaders.
You’ll have chance for some early networking with colleagues and
friends.
8 – 8:10 a.m.
Welcome & Announcements
Location: Cypress Ballroom – Salons
1 & 2
8:10 – 9:10 a.m.
W100:
Four Generations: One Workplace
Location: Cypress Ballroom – Salons
1 & 2
Cam Marston,
Multi-Generational Relations and Workplace Communications
Expert
Moderator: William A. Morehead, Ph.D., CGFM, CPA,
Chair, Division of Accountancy, CIS and Finance, Delta State
University; 2009–2010 AGA National President and Chair, AGA
National Executive Committee
Today’s work force is experiencing a new phenomenon—a “generational pendulum” of four distinct generations at work, many times in equal leadership positions. Business speaker Cam Marston has studied the collective histories and traits of each generation to uncover what makes the Matures, Baby Boomers, Gen-Xers and Gen-Yers tick.
Employers and
managers need to understand the attitudes and expectations of
each of the four generations so they can best work with each.
The days of “treat everyone the same” are no longer with us, now
we must accept the needs and desires of the individual. What
causes the generations to differentiate from one another?
Marston discusses how each generation developed its core values,
how those values manifest in the workplace today, and why they
can all not only operate alongside each other, but can also do
so with extraordinary success. His presentation provides
generational insight to help frustrated managers build the
individual connections needed to boost employee performance and
retention.
FOS: PD
Audience: All
9:10 – 10:15 a.m.
W101: Civil Fraud: Going After the
Money
Location: Cypress Ballroom – Salons
1 & 2
Kenneth M.
Donohue,
Inspector General, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development
James
A. Heist, CGFM, CPA,
Assistant Inspector General, U.S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development
Tony
West,
Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, U.S. Department
of Justice
Moderator:
James A. Heist, CGFM, CPA
Fraud against
federal programs costs the taxpayers billions of dollars each
year. Mortgage fraud, in particular, is on the rise as the
nation continues to feel the effect of the housing market
collapse. U.S. Department of Justice attorneys handle thousands
of cases that collectively involve billions of dollars in claims
and recoveries in areas ranging from benefit programs and health
care to the financial and housing sectors, along with a host of
others. This session focuses on how the U.S. Departments of
Justice and Housing and Urban Development are using civil
remedies to combat fraud
FOS:
AUDG
Audience: All
10:15 – 11 a.m.
Coffee Break
Location: Palms Ballroom Foyer
Join us for a
cup of coffee, tea or a soda and take advantage of this
opportunity to network with colleagues and friends.
11 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.
W102: Public/Private Partnerships The New Model For Governments
In The 21st Century
Location: Cypress Ballroom – Salons
1 & 2
Owen F. Barwell,
Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Office of the Chief
Financial Officer, U.S. Department of Energy
John
J. Radford, CGFM, CIA, CFE,
State Comptroller, State of Oregon; Member, AGA National
Executive Committee
Moderator: Glenn C. Stone, CPFA, Partner, Grant
Thornton LLP Global Public Sector
As federal,
state and local governments are confronted with major
infrastructure requirements, available revenues continue to
decline. Public/private partnerships give government entities
options when administered properly. Using the latest P3 model
allows infrastructure needs to be met with investments made
through the private sector. This session provides state and
federal perspectives on why P3 is viable, needed and functional
and reveals the very successful European Model, which has been
in use for years in the United Kingdom, Europe and Asia.
FOS:
MAS
Audience: All
11 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.
W103: Building a Productive and
Motivated Team
Location: Crystal Ballroom – Salons
A & B
Robert A.
Carnegie, MBA,
Chief Executive Officer, R. Carnegie Associates, Inc.
Moderator: Joseph Jozefczyk, MSA, Director of
Education, AGA
Whether you’re
a team leader or team member, everyone contributes to the
morale, success and productivity of the team. This presentation
examines the key factors influencing team functioning and how to
create group ownership for accomplishing the goals and the
mission of the team. We’ll also look at what motivates you and
how you can contribute to creating a climate for other team
members’ self-motivation.
FOS: BMO
Audience: Federal
11 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.
W104: What Does It Take to Change Government?
Location: Crystal Ballroom – Salons
C & D
Dustin S. Brown,
Deputy Assistant Director for Management, Executive Office
of the President, U.S. Office of Management and Budget
Sidney L. Kaplan, CGFM,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Strategic and Performance
Planning, U.S. Department of State
Ronald G. Ketter, Ph.D.,
Assistant Director, Strategic Planning, Budget and
Accountability, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Rosie
W. Tinsley, CGFM,
Director, Strategic Business
Integration, Defense Finance and Accounting Service
Moderator: David A. Mader, Senior Vice President,
Booz Allen Hamilton
Hear from
several government leaders about what it takes to change
government operations, culture and productivity. A recent study
focused on 11 federal executives and their agencies. Eight were
deemed successful and three did not achieve major change. This
session focuses on what incoming public executives should
consider to effectively bring about change in their
organizations.
FOS: BMO
Audience: Federal
11 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.
W105: The Executive Order on
Improper Payments: A Practical Look at What Government Agencies
Can Do to Address this Presidential Call for Action
Location: Crystal Ballroom –
Salon H
Jeanette M.
Franzel, CGFM, CPA,
Managing Director, Financial Management and Assurance, U.S.
Government Accountability Office
George D. Strudgeon, CPA,
Audit Director, Auditor of Public Accounts, Commonwealth of
Virginia
Daniel I. Werfel, JD, MBA,
Controller, Office of Federal Financial Management, U.S.
Office of Management and Budget
Moderator: Jeffrey C. Steinhoff, CGFM, CPA, CFE,
Executive Director, KPMG Institute for Government Financial
Management Excellence, KPMG LLP; AGA Past National President
The interactive
panel explores the actions that organizations at all levels of
government can take to help address the presidential call for
action to reduce improper payments against the backdrop of the
specific comments in the Executive Order. The session also
discusses the role the financial management community can play
to support program managers and executive management at the
enterprise level as they strive to address the root causes that
give rise to improper payments.
FOS: SKA
Audience: All
11 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.
W106: Sustainable Energy Grants and
the Recovery Act: Oversight for Effective Program Outcomes
Location: Crystal Ballroom – Salon
K & L
Brian D.
Costlow,
Director, Office of Administration, U.S. Department of
Energy
Kevin Kampschroer, Director,
Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings, U.S.
General Services
Administration
John
H. Lynskey Jr., CGFM,
Deputy Division Director, Division of Financial Management,
National Science Foundation
Moderator: Thomas N. Cooley, MS, Director,
Deloitte.
Government
grant programs that reduce the nation’s energy footprint are a
major focus of the Recovery Act. From weatherization to high
speed rail to “green” buildings, managing the portfolio,
providing guidance and oversight, and ensuring delivery of
program goals, while at the same time managing internal
compliance reviews and external recipient monitoring, creates a
world of new challenges and opportunities. This session focuses
on the lessons learned at the U.S. Departments of Energy and
Transportation as well as the U.S. General Services
Administration now that they have implemented their Recovery Act
programs, complied with the legislative and OMB guidance, and
have moved from “data quality” checking to
accountability, transparency and assessing program impact.
FOS:
SKA
Audience: All
11 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.
W107: Establishing a Quality
Assurance Framework
Location: Crystal Ballroom – Salons
M & N
Harold D.
Barnshaw, CPA,
Director, Internal Control Program, Office of Financial
Stability, U.S. Department of the Treasury
Molly
Dawson,
Director, Office of Financial Policy and Reporting, U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services
Frank
E. Petersen III, CGFM,
Director, Quality Assurance Division, National Aeronautics
and Space Administration
Moderator: David M. Zavada, CPA, Partner, Kearney
& Company, P.C.
This session
highlights agency practices in establishing a quality assurance
framework for federal spending information and economic
stabilization programs. Panelists focus on leveraging the OMB
A-123 assessment process to improve data quality in these
emerging issue areas.
FOS:
AUDG
Audience: All
11 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.
W108: Cloud Computing—An
Opportunity for CFOs
Location: Canary Ballroom – Salons
1 & 2
Shawn K.
Kingsberry,
Deputy Chief Information Officer, Recovery Accountability
and Transparency Board
Ralph
J. Tufano,
Chief Technical Officer, CGI
Jim
Warren,
Chief Information Officer, Recovery Accountability and
Transparency Board
Moderator: TBD
This panel
explores how cloud computing can be applied to gain efficiencies
in agency operations, including the management of financial
systems. Promoting back office and infrastructure operational
efficiencies is particularly critical now with budget deficits
putting increasing pressure on agency budgets. Come hear about
real-life cloud computing examples, where tapping into the cloud
is most useful and how some of your colleagues are planning to
use it to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of their
agencies.
FOS:
SKA
Audience: All
11 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.
W109: U.S. Coast Guard Financial
Statement Audit Readiness—FY 2010: An Update
Location: Canary Ballroom – Salons
3 & 4
Thomas W.
Harker, CPA,
Deputy, Office of Financial Transformation & Compliance,
U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Moderator:
Marvin E. Washington, CGFM, CPA, CDFM, Partner,
PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP
This session
discusses the work being done by the U.S. Coast Guard in
cooperation with the DHS Office of the CFO to support the DHS
financial statement audit. Hear from the DHS and USCG executive
leadership on the plans and actions for FY 2010 to improve DHS
financial statement audit outcomes and build sustained financial
management within the U.S. Coast Guard.
FOS:
ACCG
Audience: All
11 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.
W110: The Ripple Effect: The
Federal Government’s Financial Health and its Potential Effect
on States
Location: Grand Ballroom – Salons
9-11
R. Scott Bell,
MBA, CGFM,
Senior
Accountant, Office of Domestic Finance, U.S. Department of the
Treasury
Eric
S. Berman, CPA,
Deputy Comptroller, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Moderator: Edward J. Mazur, CPA, Senior Advisor,
Government Financial Management, Cherry, Bekaert & Holland, LLP
The recent
economic downturn has impacted the financial position and
condition of both the federal government and of many state and
local governments. More important, it has illuminated the extent
to which these entities’ financial interests are interrelated.
This session examines the financial health of the U.S.
government, as discussed in The Citizen’s Guide to the 2009
Financial Report of the U.S. Government, and explores the
implication for the present and future of state government
finances, in particular in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
FOS: SKA
Audience: All
12:15 – 1:30 p.m.
National Awards Luncheon
Location: Cypress Ballroom – Salons
1 & 2
Sponsored by Oracle
Join us for
lunch and the opportunity to network with colleagues and
friends. This event also features an awards ceremony to
recognize leaders who exemplify and promote excellence in
government financial management. Today’s luncheon is sponsored
by Oracle USA, Inc. Enjoy!
1:40 – 2:50 p.m.
W111: The Benefits of an
Integrated Approach to GRC—Governance, Risk and Compliance
Location: Crystal Ballroom – Salons
A & B
Jayant Ahuja,
CPA, CISA, CMA,
Troubled Assets Relief Program, Office of Financial
Stability, U.S. Department of the Treasury
Christine M. Shafik,
Director, OCFO, Office of Risk Management, U.S. Department
of Energy
Douglas W. Webster, Ph.D., CGFM,
Former Chief Financial Officer, U.S. Department of Labor
Moderator: William T. Hughes, CGFM, CPA, Managing
Director, Morgan Franklin Corporation
AGA has
conducted research into how GRC is being implemented in the
federal government and its potential benefits for the government
agencies thinking about implementing it. This session discusses
the results of the research and highlights some agencies’
experiences with GRC. Come learn how GRC can drive better
performance, lower compliance costs and can enable you to take a
holistic approach to manage risk management, significantly
reducing overall risk.
FOS:
AUDG
Audience: All
1:40 – 2:50 p.m.
W112: The Transaction Reporting
System—A Single Touch Point for Future Federal Collections Data
Location: Crystal Ballroom – Salons
C & D
Stanley Frye,
Product Manager, PNC Bank
Peter
Moore,
Agency Relationship Management Division, Financial
Management Service, U.S. Department of the Treasury
Monica Shelton, CPMP,
TRS Deputy Project Manager, Financial Management Service,
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Moderator: Vincette L. Goerl, CGFM, Director,
Consulting, CGI
The U.S.
Department of the Treasury’s Financial Management Service (FMS)
is migrating deposit reporting and reconciliation processes for
collections from CA$HLINK II (CLII) to the new Transaction
Reporting System (TRS). This session describes what TRS is and
how it will assist agencies in providing public information on
their collections activity, support FMS in reporting on
collections activity across the federal government and, in the
future, provide the source of information to the public on
federal government collections activity.
FOS:
ACCG
Audience: Federal
1:40 – 2:50 p.m.
W113: Update on Council of IG on
Integrity and Efficiency
Location: Crystal Ballroom –
Salon K & L
Carl
A. Clinefelter,
Inspector General and Vice Chairperson of the Council of
Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE), Farm
Credit Administration
Phyllis K. Fong, JD,
Inspector General and Chairperson of the Council of
Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE), U.S.
Department of Agriculture
Jon
T. Rymer, CIA,
Inspector General, Federal Deposit Insurance Commission
Moderator: Elliot P. Lewis, CPA, Assistant
Inspector General for Audit, U.S. Department of Labor
Find out what
this new council has done during its first year of operation,
after being established by the IG Reform Act of 2008. Leaders
from the IG community discuss initiatives from seven committees:
audit, human resources, information technology, inspection and
evaluation, investigations, integrity and legislation as well as
several related organizations. The CIGIE also provides
specialized training to the IG community.
FOS:
AUDG
Audience: All
1:40 – 2:50 p.m.
W114: GSA SmartPay® Program Update
Location: Crystal Ballroom – Salons
M & N
Bradley A.
Forrestel,
Business Management Specialist, Office of Charge Card
Management, U.S. General Services Administration
Varuna Singh,
Business Management Specialist, U.S. General Services
Administration
Moderator:
Mary E.
Peterman, CGFM, CPA, Vice President, Savantage Solutions,
Inc.; AGA National Treasurer, Member, AGA National Executive
Committee
What’s new in
2010 with the GSA SmartPay® 2 program? The GSA SmartPay® program
update provides an overview of significant issues affecting the
GSA SmartPay® 2 program and its customers. This session covers
major program trends and challenges, legislative updates,
industry developments, and new charge card products and
services. Purchase and travel aspects are the primary focus,
with fleet product information included as secondary content.
This session is recommended for charge card program personnel or
anyone interested in gaining a broad experience to the GSA
SmartPay® 2 program.
FOS:
SKA
Audience: All
1:40 – 2:50 p.m.
W115: CGFM: Government Financial
Management Certification for the Future
Location: Grand Ballroom – Salons
9-11
Gerry Boaz,
CGFM, CPA,
Technical Manager, Division of State Audit, Office of the
Comptroller of the Treasury, State of Tennessee
Moderator: Katya Silver, Director of Professional
Certification, AGA
Improved
service to citizens, a competitive advantage in the industry, a
demonstrated commitment to continuous learning—these are just
some of the benefits of the Certified Government Financial
Manager (CGFM) certification. Learn about the value and
importance of the CGFM, perspective of employers and recent
CGFMs. If you haven’t yet earned the CGFM designation, this
session is for you.
FOS: ACCG
Audience: All
3 – 3:30 p.m.
AGA National President Gavel Exchange
Location: Cypress Ballroom – Salons
1 & 2
3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
W116: Common Ground
Location: Cypress Ballroom – Salons
1 & 2
Bob Beckel,
Democratic Strategist and Political Consultant, FOX News;
Co-Columnist for USA Today’s Common Ground
Cal
Thomas,
Syndicated Conservative Columnist; Co-Columnist for USA
Today’s Common Ground
Moderator: Lisa Casias, CPA, AGA National
President-Elect and Member, AGA National Executive Committee
In this joint
presentation, Cal Thomas, a conservative Republican columnist,
and Bob Beckel, a liberal Democratic strategist, take on the
contentious issues that divide this nation along partisan lines,
seeking a common ground that can advance the stalemate for the
benefit of us all. More a conversation between friends than
debate between enemies, the program brings together conservative
and liberal views while trying to hash out a shared position
rather than emphasize the cross-aisle conflict.
FOS:
PD
Audience: All
4:30 p.m.
Closing Remarks and Adjournment
Location: Cypress Ballroom – Salons
1 & 2
5 p.m. - 11 p.m.
President's “Grease” Reception & Karaoke Party
Location: Sabal & Royal
AGA’s 59th Annual PDC takes you back to 1959… the days of Doo Wop, the Platters, Fats Domino and Frankie Avalon. It’s the last PDC party of the decade and the last day of school at Rydell High. So get out your cat eye glasses, saddle shoes, poodle skirts, Pink Ladies and T-birds jackets, cuffed jeans, combs and plenty of hair grease for a fun-filled evening and a sock hoppin’ good time. You’ll be cool baby… real cool.
Enjoy excellent food, cocktails and the opportunity to network with friends. A band will play the hottest ’50’s tunes. If that’s not your bag, we’ll also have plenty of rock, R&B, disco, oldies, country, hip hop and dance music, too. Why be a wallflower when you can hand jive the night away with music from your favorite eras?
Don’t split without stopping by this Grease-inspired carnival. Pink hair, white socks, varsity letterman sweaters and other costumes are optional, but encouraged.
See Next Year!
Mark your calendars for future PDC Dates:
2011: July 10 – 13
Atlanta, Georgia
Celebrating our Past, Embracing the Future
2012: July 28 – August 1
San
Diego, California
Navigating the Winds of Change, Sailing into the Future