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CPE Opportunities
Fraud Audio Conference Set
Earn 2 CPE hours by participating in an audio
conference titled, “Key Reasons Why the Breakdown of Internal Controls
Contribute to Fraud,” set for 2 to 3:50 p.m. EST March 2. Receive a
discounted rate for your site by registering before Feb. 25.
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Marie Force
Spotlight on AGA Corporate Partner DecisionPath
Consulting
DecisionPath Consulting helps large and
mid-sized organizations use business intelligence (BI) and data
warehousing (DW) technologies and processes to improve their
performance-whether it's measured as increased profits (private sector)
or improved program efficiency and service to citizens (public sector).
DecisionPath provides a full scope of services, from BI/DW program
assessment and strategy development, to data modeling, development and
systems integration.
Our consultants operate at the forefront of BI and DW,
developing and teaching courses for The Data Warehousing Institute
(TDWI) as well as consulting on technical and business performance
issues for large government agencies and Global 2000 corporations.
Charles Kaplan
Director of Marketing and Business Development
6 Montgomery Village Avenue, Suite 622
Gaithersburg, MD 20879
PH: 301.990.1204
FX: 301.417.0508
charles.kaplan@
decisionpath.com
www.decisionpath.com
Click here for the latest
information about the AGA Corporate Partner Program, including an update
on research projects that are under way.
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A Primer on Internal Controls and Auditing: Crucial to Government and the
Economy
By: Wanda A. Wallace, Ph.D., CPA, CMA, CIA
Internal control has never been optional, and now an easy-to-read resource
directed to a wide audience is available to understand both what is
meant by "internal control" and how an “audit” is conducted. Click here to
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Volume 44: Issue 3, February 14, 2005
TOPICS is
brought to you by AGA Corporate Partner
Grant Thornton Global
Public Sector delivers financial, technology and performance management
solutions to federal, state and local government clients, and
international organizations. Call us to see if we can help your agency
manage its resources more efficiently and effectively at 703.637.2750.
NLC 2005 A Big Success
More than 500 government finance professionals
attended AGA’s Third Annual National Leadership Conference last week in
Washington, D.C. With a theme of "Improving Government Performance:
Financial Managers Take Center Stage," the conference brought together
leaders from federal, state and local governments as well as the private
sector and academia.
Click here to
read some of the highlights.
 PDC 2005 Registration Now Open
Join us in sunny Orlando for the government
financial management education event of the year! AGA invites you to
attend its 54th Annual Professional Development Conference & Exposition,
to be held July 10 – 13, 2005, in Orlando, FL.
PDC 2005 promises to be an excellent learning and
networking opportunity for government financial managers and
accountability professionals. Education sessions will provide technical
training, useful information on emerging trends, tools to help you
become more effective and lessons from the best in the business. Click here for
more information about the conference.
Click here to
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TOPICS is brought to you
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Auditors for Iraq Reconstruction
Annual Salary Range: $62,886 - $135,136
Overtime, Foreign Post Differential and other premium pays may apply. The
Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR) is seeking
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Member Advances to Top Recruiter
in Member-Get-A-Member Recruitment Campaign
Marion Demer, president of the Idaho Centennial Chapter, recruited her
19th new member in January, sending her into the Top Recruiter position.
Each year the Top Recruiter is awarded a complimentary national meeting
registration and is honored at the Awards Ceremony at the Annual
Professional Development Conference & Exposition (PDC).
Prizes! Members who recruit at least two members start
earning AGA Dollars. Click here to see active AGA recruiters as well as
those vying for the Top Recruiter position.
Please click here for
all of the details, including other prize information. The 2004-2005
Recruitment Campaign runs through April 30, 2005!
Click here to view Sponsors and AGA Dollars earned as of
Jan. 31, 2005.
Click here to view Top Sponsors as of Jan. 31, 2005.
AGA Membership: Did You
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Did you know that you can renew your AGA
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AGA's web site, you can update your profile (mailing address, contact
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your member id or password? Contact the AGA Customer Satisfaction Center
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TOPICS is brought to you
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CGFM Profile: Russ
Roberts, CGFM
Many of the
professionals in the federal consulting practice of Computer Sciences
Corporation (CSC), AGA’s newest Corporate Partner, have former lives as
civil servants. Russ Roberts, CGFM,
an industry expert on federal financial systems, has worked for the
Federal Aviation Administration as a systems accountant developing a
quality assurance program for property, plant and equipment. At the
Defense Finance and Accounting Service, he helped develop a financial
system called the Defense Cash Accountability System, designed to marry
millions of unmatched disbursements. He also spent a few years in
between as a consultant, helping federal agencies meet the requirements
of the CFO Act and the Federal Financial Management Improvement Act.
With his background, Roberts is keenly aware that the
rules are constantly changing. Federal agencies are being required to
improve financial reporting and accountability under tight deadlines,
and because CSC helps agencies re-engineer their business processes,
install ERP systems, etc., it is critical that CSC consultants stay
current. Click here to read the entire article.
 TOPICS is brought to
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U.S. Coast Guard
Position available at U. S. Coast Guard Headquarters
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Supervisory Accountant, GS-0510-15
Chief, Internal Controls and Asset Management Division
Serve as senior technical expert for numerous Coast Guard wide
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oversight of CFO Act audit remediation activities, development and
implementation of service-wide financial Internal Control Program and
oversight of the Coast Guard's Personal Property Program. Supervise a
professional staff performing work at the GS-11-GS-14 level. Desirable
experience include operational accounting and audit in a Federal
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JFMIP to Hold 34th Annual Conference
The Joint Financial
Management Improvement Program (JFMIP) will hold its 34th Annual
Conference on March 10, 2005. The theme is "Championing Excellence in
Financial Management." The cost is still $150 for 7 CPE hours. Click here to find out more.
Public Sector Financial
Management Fellows Program Recruiting Inaugural Class for Summer 2005
The PSFM Fellows Program is a new opportunity for
the nation's best graduate students in public affairs and business
administration programs to spend summer 2005 working for public agencies
and associations across the country on financial management projects.
Interested candidates must apply by Feb. 18, 2005.
Click here to find out more.
Computer-Based Auditing Tools & Techniques—A Special Supplement to the
Summer 2005 Journal
Auditors everywhere rely on a variety of
computer-based tools and techniques to get their jobs done. The
supplement will be bagged and mailed along with the Summer 2005 Annual
Technology issue of the Journal of Government Financial Management. Click here for more information.
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