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19 Federal Agencies Receive AGA's Prestigious CEAR Award
AGA is pleased to recognize the outstanding Fiscal Year 2009  performance and accountability reporting efforts of the following federal agencies, which are the recipients of the Certificate of  Excellence in Accountability Reporting (CEAR):

Federal Housing Finance Agency (2)
Federal Trade Commission (3)
Office of Financial Stability, U.S. Department of the Treasury (1)
Peace Corps (3)
U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (4)
U.S. Department of Education (6)
U.S. Department of Energy (5)
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (4)
U.S. Department of the Interior (10)
U.S. Department of Labor (10)
U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (6)
U.S. General Services Administration (6)
U.S. Government Accountability Office (9)
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (9)
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (8)
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (4)
U.S. Small Business Administration (4)
U.S. Social Security Administration (12)
U.S. Department of the Treasury (1)

“It's important to ensure the information we include in Treasury annual reports to the public and the Congress meets expectations regarding financial and program accountability and is also effective in terms of format, consistency, and readability.  The CEAR program provides us a valuable indicator of the quality and effectiveness of our reporting.”  Al Runnels Deputy Chief Financial Officer, U.S. Department of the Treasury

*The number in parenthesis after each agency indicates the number of years, including this year, that the agency has received the award.
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Meet Your CEAR Board Members

The CEAR Program Board oversees all aspects of the CEAR Program including establishing, interpreting and maintaining program eligibility requirements, developing policies and procedures, and maintaining technical eligibility requirements for program reviewers.

John H. Hummel, CGFM, Chair, Partner and National Industry Director, KPMG LLP

Jonathan D. Breul, Partner, IBM Global Business Services, and Executive Director, IBM Center for The Business of Government, IBM

Debra Bond, Deputy Controller, Office of Federal Financial Management, U.S. Office of Management and Budget

Robert Dacey, CGFM, Chief Accountant, Government Accountability Office

Sid Kaplan, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Strategic and Performance Planning, U.S. Department of State

Wendy C. Payne, CGFM, Executive Director, FASAB

Harold I. Steinberg, CGFM, CEAR Technical Consultant, AGA

 

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