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Highlights
Procurement Visit the AGA website for the audio conference schedule. NEW! AGA Webcast —XBRL: Improving Government
Communication What will you learn?
Learn more about the webcast. Questions? Contact Leanne Travers.
Get to Know Your Corporate
Partner Larry Freauff Chapter News—PDC Scholarships
Washington, D.C.
Chapter Plans 50th Anniversary Gala Member Happenings James Nellegar, CGFM, Immediate Past President of the New York Capital Chapter, has been appointed Internal Audit director at the Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, State of New York. G. Robert “Smitty” Smith Jr., Ph.D, CGFM, CPA, a member of AGA’s Nashville Chapter, was appointed by the Financial Accounting Foundation to a two-year term on the Governmental Accounting Standards Advisory Council (GASAC), representing the American Accounting Association (AAA). Dr. Smith is an associate professor at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) .
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Volume 47: Issue 6, March 26, 2007 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. AGA Launches National Citizen-Centric Project
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Days! Just login to the Members Only section of the website using your membership ID number and password (your first initial followed by your last name—no spaces), click on the gray ‘billing’ icon in the top right hand corner of the screen. Your dues renewal fees will automatically appear (this will include your CGFM renewal if applicable). All you have to do is input your credit card information and hit ‘Submit.’ The transaction will process via our secure server and the updated renewal information will be updated in AGA’s in-house membership system. You save time, AGA saves time and your renewal is processed more efficiently! As always you may submit payment by mail or by calling the National Office. If you have any questions, please contact the AGA Customer Satisfaction Center at 800.AGA.7211. We will be happy to help. Thank you for you continued support of AGA and we look forward to serving you in the year to come. TOPICS is Brought to You by AGA Corporate
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PDC 2007 will be bigger and better than ever! This event is packed with dynamic speakers and informative educational sessions. In addition to an outstanding technical program, the PDC provides unparalleled opportunities to network, exchange ideas and meet new friends. The stage is set for a Grand Ole Opportunity. Don’t miss this outstanding educational and networking event. Register today! Spring Into Recruitment and Watch Your
Efforts Blossom into New Memberships! So what are we asking for from you? A little bit of your time, to share with a colleague, a friend or an associate how AGA can work for them too—we’re talking about a quick call, a conversation at a meeting or an e-mail. A little investment in your time will go a long way in terms of helping to strengthen AGA and ultimately you. Become eligible for prizes in the campaign by making sure new members you recruit return their completed applications no later than April 30, 2007. Remember to print your name on the sponsor’s line on the application to receive sponsor credit. Remember, recruitment is a 24-7 job and we are all walking spokespersons for AGA! Lets all spring into action and recruit new members! Download a copy of AGA’s membership application and start recruiting new members today! Top Sponsors TOPICS is Brought to You by the
Foundation for Accounting Education CGFM Month Initiative Is An
Overwhelming Success! Thanks to the initiative and dedication of AGA regional and chapter leaders, at least 30 state and local governments have declared March 2007 as "CGFM month." Most of the proclamations have been posted on the AGA website. AGA’s Third Annual National
Performance Management Conference This year’s PMC will bring together state and local government managers to share in educational sessions, networking opportunities and recognition of those state and local government entities honored with AGA’s Certificate of Achievement in SEA Report. Take this opportunity to earn 13 CPE hours and share best practices with industry leaders and peers. Stay tuned for more information in the coming months. We look forward to hosting you in Phoenix! Attention Chapter
Communicators! Newsletter contest—Send copies of your chapter’s November 2006, December 2006 and February 2007 newsletters to Chris Camara by Friday, April 13. When all entries are in, we will pick ONE month out of a hat and all entries from that month will be judged. Once again, we are inviting last year’s award recipients to be our judges for other chapter groups. (For example, Group A would judge Group B, Group C would judge Group D, etc.) If you received a Chapter Newsletter Award last year and would like to be a judge this year, contact Chris Camara. Website contest—Judges will review all working websites during the week of April 16 using the chapter listing found online. Please be sure to check your chapter’s information, and inform Jennifer Curtin of any changes. Jenn will contact last year’s website winners about judging. View a listing of the 2005–2006 contest winners, and read the award criteria. (Log in required.) Award recipients will be announced in May, but the formal presentations will take place during the 56th Annual Professional Development Conference & Exposition, set for June 24–27 in Nashville. All award recipients must be members of AGA. Stay tuned. More details to come! AGA to Work on Transitions in Government ProjectAGA and member organizations of the Government Performance Coalition will undertake a project to help shape the agenda in the 2008 presidential election by promoting dialogue and debate on budget, management and performance issues in government. The Coalition is ready to start conversation with government managers, campaigns and the public. The project will use a web-based survey tool in pursuing a comprehensive picture of federal management's experiences and ideas going forward. The final report will be a full finding of the group's work, survey results and dialogue sessions. Recommendations will be included by each member organization of The Performance Coalition. Coalition members include American University School of Public Affairs, American Society for Public Administration, Council for Excellence in Government, George Washington Center for Innovation and Public Service, IBM Center for the Business of Government, Mercatus Center, National Academy for Public Administration Performance Institute and Partnership for Public Service. For more information, visit www.transitionsingov.org or contact Evie Barry. Social Insurance: Call for
Public Comment; Public Hearing Set
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The
2007 Governmental Accounting and Auditing Conference,
to be held Tuesday
May 8, at the Albany Marriott, will better acquaint accountants,
and
government and financial employees with Yellow Book revisions,
new auditing
standards, and other changes to government regulations. 
To
recognize the CGFM Program and its accomplishments, AGA has declared
the month of March of each year as "CGFM Month."
In October
2006, the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB) released
a Preliminary Views document presenting two perspectives regarding
appropriate liability recognition for obligations arising in social
insurance programs, which are key programs such as Social Security and
Medicare. In addition, the Preliminary Views document includes an
alternative view proposing to require a Statement of Fiscal
Sustainability for the government's consolidated financial report that
would provide projections for the entire government, including
information necessary to assess the sustainability of social insurance
programs and information on intergenerational equity. Comments
are due April 16, 2007. In addition, the board plans to hold a
public hearing on the