Highlights
AGA
Announces 2004 National Award Recipients
Annual
Renewals Were Due March 31, 2004: Renew Online
Today!
Find out More
About AGA's Upcoming PDC
Confirmed Speakers Include:
• Harvey Eckert, Deputy
Secretary for Comptroller Operations,
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
• Douglas R. Carmichael, Chief
Auditor and Director of Professional
Standards, Public Company Accounting Oversight
Board
• John Hamre, President and
CEO, Center for Strategic and
International Studies
• Nell Minow, Editor, The
Corporate Library
• Gwendolyn
Sykes-Brown, Chief Financial Officer, National
Aeronautics and Space Administration
• Ross L. Tate, County
Auditor, Maricopa County, Arizona
• And many
more…
Early Registration
Deadline:
May 28, 2004
Hotel Reservation
Cut-Off:
June 4, 2004
For more information about the
conference agenda, registration,
hotel and travel discounts, please visit our website.
GFM Courses Offered at AGA
PDC 2004
Take advantage of the Opportunity to attend CGFM Courses 2
and 3 in conjunction with AGA's 2004 Professional Development
conference & Exposition (PDC) in Washington, DC. Course 2,
Governmental Accounting, Financial Reporting and Budgeting, is
a three-day course worth 24 CPE hours set for June 28-30. Tuition is
$605. Course 3, Governmental Financial Management and Control,
is a two-day course worth 16 CPE hours set for June 26-27. Tuition is
$445. Don't let this special opportunity pass you by. Register
today by calling 703.790.9595
or by clicking for a list of
courses by city. We look forward to seeing you
in Washington, D.C.! Please note the tuition costs are not
included in the price of the PDC registration.
AGA Welcomes New
Corporate Partner
SYSTALEX Corporation is a professional services firm that
creates real business value from digital technologies. Government and
commercial enterprises depend on SYSTALEX to deliver information
solutions and products that impact their business. You will, too. Visit us at
www.systalex.com.
Fall Journal to Cover
International Issues Submit your articles by June 1 to
Journal Editor Marie Force.
Review the author guidelines by clicking here.
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Volume 43, Issue
10, May 10, 2004 Spotlight on TOPICS
Welcome to our new and improved
e-TOPICS. We hope you will find this new format to be easier to read
and fun to look at. Our aim is to keep you informed and in touch with
your Association. Please take a moment to click on the links at the
bottom of the page, which lead you to Member Happenings, CPE
Opportunities Organized by Region, contact information for AGA staff
and other items we think will interest you. Let us know what you think
of this new format. Contact Marie Force, director of communications, with
your feedback.
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
Executive Director Discusses Performance Reporting
Listen to AGA Executive Director, Relmond Van Daniker's
interview with Mark Bisnow of 'Bisnow On Business' about the benefits
of AGA and perspectives about performance reporting. Go to Bisnow.com
and scroll down to "Forecasts and Analysis" and click on the
4.28.04 Performance Reporting icon.
 AGA To Publish Internal Controls & Auditing Book by
Wanda Wallace
A Primer on Internal Controls and
Auditing: Crucial to Government and the Economy
By: Wanda A. Wallace, Ph.D., CPA, CMA, CIA,
The John N. Dalton Professor of Business Administration,
College of William and Mary
This book is a “quick read” and covers the rudiments of
internal control and auditing in a friendly and enjoyable fashion,
capable of building foundational knowledge among those you work with
and to whom you provide services.
Order your copies today! Order in bulk and
save! Orders for the first printing must be received by May 28,
2004.
 AGA Member Zack E.
Gaddy, CGFM,
Named DFAS Director
Zack E. Gaddy, CGFM, CPA, a member of
AGA’s Denver Chapter, has been named
the new director of the Defense Finance and Accounting Service
(DFAS).
Gaddy begins his new job on May 30. Prior to this appointment,
he was
director for Accounting Services for the U.S. Air Force and
selected unified
commands and defense agencies.
Along with his numerous leadership roles in DFAS since 1991,
Gaddy also has a
long and active history with AGA. He has served as a Regional
Vice President,
as a member of the Academy Board and as a member of the
Professional
Development Conference Technical Committee.
AGA Executive Director Relmond P. Van Daniker, DBA, CPA, wrote
in a
congratulatory letter to Gaddy: "DFAS is an outstanding
agency and is integral to the government’s financial
infrastructure. We are delighted to have an AGA
member—and a CGFM—at the helm and look forward to
working with you and your staff."
For more information about Gaddy, click here.
TOPICS is brought to you by AGA
Corporate
Partner
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AGA Annual National Board of Directors' (NBD)
Meeting
Sunday, June 27, 2004,
9 to 11 a.m.
Everyone is welcome! NBD members especially encouraged to
attend! The NBD consists of: NEC, RVPs, RVPs-Elect (ex officio),
Immediate Past RVPs (ex officio), Chapter Presidents (student chapter
presidents are ex officio), Past National Presidents (immediate past
five with vote, remaining are ex officio), Past National Treasurers
(immediate past five with vote, remaining are ex officio)
Click here to find out more about the NBD
meeting or contact Lisa Thatcher at lthatcher@agacgfm.org with questions.
Producing an Excellent Performance and
Accountability Report
Tuesday, July 27, 2004 from 1 to 3:30 p.m.
This popular training provides a clear understanding of how
federal agencies can improve Performance and Accountability Reports.
The CEAR Program's Review Criteria, a comprehensive compilation of
annually updated federal financial and performance reporting standards,
regulations and authoritative guidance, serves as the basis for
instruction and is a valuable overview. Visit the AGA website for more
information.
Career Opportunities and Resources for Busy Hiring
Season
AGA Offers Online Career Center for
Financial Management Professionals
During the financial management industry's busy
hiring season, AGA offers local employment resources on its improved
online career center. Through a strategic partnership with CareerBank.com, the leading accounting,
finance and banking career center network on the Internet, the AGA
Career Center provides job seekers and employers access to a network of
650,000+ industry professionals and valuable online career tools.
Click here to read the entire
article.
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