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Highlights
Upcoming Audio Conferences
Sept. 2—Grants
Management in Today’s Environment
Oct. 7—Internal
Controls for Auditors, Management and Staff—Making Government Organizations More
Effective
Entire 2009–2010 Audio Conference Schedule
This Week on the
AGA Blog
Monday:
Jeffrey C. Steinhoff, CGFM, CPA, CFE, AGA Past National President and
the executive director of the KPMG Government Institute, on "Is Your Finance
Organization A Leader in Supporting Acquisition and Contract Management?"
Wednesday: Karren Y. Alexander, CGFM,
MSAC, director, Financial Management, U.S. Forest Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture
Friday: Christopher Hanks,
Ph.D, mathematician and defense analyst,
on, "Is GAO Always Objective?"
AGA Needs You on the Blog! Come share
your opinions with the AGA community! Contact
Marie Force to book your day on the AGA Blog.
Training Opportunities
Looking for a Job
AGA's Third Government Finance Case
Challenge
The best undergraduate accounting/financial management/business
students in the country are invited to compete in AGA's
Third Government Finance Case Challenge for undergraduate college students,
which runs Oct. 5–20. Student teams will collaboratively
construct and design a citizen centric report for a local city government. The
registration deadline is Friday, Oct. 2, 2009.
All members of the two highest-scoring teams will receive a
scholarship to attend AGA's National Leadership Conference, set for February
2010, in Washington, D.C. Teams will present their solutions before a panel of
federal/state/local government leaders, corporate partners and CFOs. The winning
team will be announced on the final day of the conference. Cash prizes will be
awarded to the winning team, and each student participant will receive a free
one-year membership to AGA.
The experience promises to raise the students' awareness of
the importance of government accountability and open doors to a future career in
government. We need your assistance to make this program a success. If you or
your chapter has a connection with a local college or university, please
consider contacting the institution to introduce this competition. Learn more.
Contact Jennifer Curtin at
410.430.1785.
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Volume 49: Issue 16, August 31, 2009
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AGA's Internal Control & Fraud Conference Rapidly
Approaching; Register Today
 Improve
your skills and gain a deeper understanding of fraud, management and internal
controls by attending AGA’s Internal Control & Fraud Conference, to be held
Sept. 16–17, 2009, at the Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade
Center in Washington, D.C.
With an unprecedented emphasis on transparency and
accountability by the Obama administration, the public’s expectation for
efficiency and effectiveness from their governments has never been greater.
AGA’s Fraud Conference offers 14 CPE hours and focuses on the responsibilities
of all accountability professionals in ensuring a good system of internal
controls to lower the risks of wrongdoing.
Create your own curriculum from a fantastic offering of educational sessions,
including:
- Accountability in the Bailout
- Data Mining and Other Tools and Techniques for Management
and Auditors
- Sudden Impact or Long-Term Process? Impact of the
Stimulus Plan on Internal Controls
- Fraud and Oversight Issues Related to Recovery Act Grant
Funding: What You Need to Know
- Combating Fraud in Medicare and Medicaid: A National and
State Perspective
- Fraud and Internal Control Top Ten List
- Innovative Use of Forensic Auditing and Accounting in the
Government and Private Industry
- Partners in Crime Fighting—IGs and State Auditors
- Saving Millions from Improper Payments Through Business
Activity Monitoring
- State Controllers—Facing the Accountability Challenge
- Transforming Accountability: Recovery Act Reporting and
Oversight
- The Empire Strikes Back—The Federal Government’s Attack
on Cyber Crime
- The Role of the Recovery, Accountability and Transparency
Board in Safeguarding Federal Investments from Fraud
- Fighting Government Program Fraud: Keeping the Upper Hand
- Procurement Fraud Issues
Wednesday agenda
Thursday agenda
In addition to offering 14 CPE hours and an excellent
technical education program, AGA’s Internal Control & Fraud Conference provides
ample opportunities to network, exchange ideas and meet new friends.
Don’t miss this opportunity to recharge professionally, gain
useful information and expand your network of colleagues—register today!
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Connect To The Profession Through Chapter Membership
Get Connected! The strength of any association lies
with its membership. We learn as much from others as we do from studying, so
when you are ready to make new friends, meet colleagues who do what you do, and
learn from the most creative people in the field, you can tap into AGA’s vast
interconnected community.
To learn if there is a chapter near you, click on the
Chapter Locator Map, and look for your region. Each of the more than 100 AGA
chapters links with AGA National to share resources, which increase your
opportunities for networking and professional development. Many members who are
in areas with multiple chapters join more than one to maximize their membership
opportunities. If you have not been taking advantage of the many benefits that
your chapter provides, take the time to get involved now. Remember: AGA National
membership does not include chapter membership. For additional information on
how to utilize your member benefits contact
Rodneikka Scott.
AGA Volunteers Participate in “Third-and-a-half” Annual
National Community Service Project Following the PDC
Fifty AGA members, family members and friends
participated in the Third-and-a-half Annual National Community Service project
in New Orleans’ Ninth Ward on June 25, the day after the New Orleans PDC ended.
I especially want to thank AGA National President Billy Morehead, Ph.D., CGFM,
CPA, and other AGA leaders for joining us. This was the third consecutive year,
and the second time in 2009, that AGA members and their family and friends
contributed their time to build houses in and around Musicians’ Village with
Habitat for Humanity for victims of Hurricane Katrina. —by AGA Past National
President Jeffrey S. Hart, CGFM, CFE
Read more.
Free Workshop
Offered Before Performance Management Conference
 On
the day before AGA's Fifth Annual Performance Management Conference in Seattle,
a free workshop is being offered to introduce AGA's Tool Kit for Preparing a
Performance Report. This session set for 1 to 4 p.m. Nov. 4
at the W Hotel and offers 3 CPE hours. Jay Fountain, CGFM, CPA,
former staffer at the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) and
consultant, will assist participants in determining whether their government
entities are ready to produce a report. Templates and examples will be shared to
help governments get started.
Learn more about this event.
Attendees can attend only the workshop, but they are
encouraged to also attend the conference itself, on Nov. 5 and 6.
Leaders in performance reporting from all levels of government, the private
sector and academia will share how-tos, lessons learned and cooperative
initiatives among governments. AGA’s PMC brings together government officials
who are using performance reports to measure progress toward achieving their
goals every year.
At a time when public demands for transparency, accountability and results
have never been greater, performance reports communicate how tax dollars are
spent. At the same time, results-based performance measures provide program
managers with the information they need to improve public services. Some experts
say more and more governments are turning to performance reporting during the
economic downturn.
In addition to practical guidance, the PMC offers many opportunities for
networking and exchanging ideas with colleagues. Meet leaders in the field, as
AGA will also recognize governments that have received gold, silver and bronze
awards through the Certificate of Achievement in Service Efforts and
Accomplishments Reporting Program.
Read the program highlights.
Hotel Reservation Deadline Oct. 23, 2009
AGA has reserved a block of rooms at the W Hotel, which is
centrally located in downtown Seattle. The room rate is $158 (plus tax) for
single and double occupancy, until Oct. 23 or until the room
block sells out. We encourage you to make your hotel reservations today, for the
best price and availability. Call 888.627.8552 and mention you are attending the
“AGA PMC” to receive the discounted rate.
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Early registration rates end on Oct. 9.
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