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One-Day Event for Government Financial Managers The summit, set for 8:30 a.m. Jan. 10 at the Washington, D.C. Convention Center, will focus on the current state of federal financial management systems initiatives and implementations, as well as the next generation of financial management systems. Speakers will discuss lessons learned, economics, and benefits of migrating to and integrating with Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS, shared services) and Software as a Service (SaaS) models. Learn more about the agenda. * Government financial managers can register FREE. AGA Corporate Partners are invited to participate through sponsorships. Please contact Susan Fritzlen for more information.
Upcoming Audio Conferences Dec. 7: Using Performance Information to Drive Performance Improvement Jan. 11: Getting a Handle on Internal Controls Jan. 25: Jump-start Your Entity's Performance and Processes with an Extreme Government Makeover Feb. 8: The New Stewardship Imperative—Federal Financial Management at the Crossroads 2011 – 2012 Audio Conference Schedule
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Volume 51: Issue 22, November 28, 2011 TOPICS
is Brought to You by AGA Corporate Partner GCE 10 Reasons to Attend AGA's
10th Annual National Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C. Register today for AGA’s 10th Annual National Leadership Conference, Feb. 16–17, 2012, at the Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center in Washington D.C. 10 Reasons to Attend:
For Attendees—Register today! For Exhibitors and Sponsors—The NLC is the perfect place to reach your target audience. Space is limited. Federal Performance Subject of Dec. 7 Audio
Conference The federal government has embarked on an exciting program to use performance information to drive performance improvement. Specifically, agencies are gathering the output and outcome data for selected programs and using the data in high-level reviews to discuss and determine ways to improve results and/or identify successes that can be replicated elsewhere. This audio conference will describe the current practices as determined by an AGA research study, as well as present recommendations for establishing or enhancing such a program. It will also describe how one agency uses the data-driven review process to maximize its performance. To share their knowledge and expertise in performance management and government operations are Harold I. Steinberg, CGFM, CPA, consultant; and Toni Trombecky, performance improvement officer and manager, Strategic Planning Division, Federal Aviation Administration. Cost: $249 per site (UNLIMITED ATTENDANCE) if you register on or before
Friday, Dec. 2, 2011 and $299 thereafter. Individual Option: Two, three or four individuals can register at $50 per person. Contact Maria Oquendo at 800.AGA.7211, ext. 308, for registration details. Print the registration form or the special promotion registration form and fax it to 703.562.0361. New Rome Chapter Hits the Ground Running Hale encouraged the audience, mainly consisting of Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) and other federal employees, to earn their CGFM and similar certifications and to support both the AGA and ASMC chapters. “The conference was very well organized and executed,” said AGA Northeast Regional Vice President Mark Mitchell. “It was apparent to us that Chapter President Paula Bicking, President-Elect Bill Larson and the rest of the Chapter Executive Committee spent considerable time planning the event," said Mitchell. Raymond Harris, CGFM, who recently retired as AGA’s director of Chapter Operations and attended the event with Mitchell, was impressed by the turnout. "We'll have to check the AGA attendance record books for first-time conferences.” In addition to planning this conference, the chapter has been very busy with monthly community service events and planning CGFM review classes for the winter and spring. They also are organizing an open house “meet and greet” activity on Dec. 7 and are discussing governance plans. Congratulations to the Rome Chapter! —by Raymond Harris, CGFM
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of AGA's newest chapters, in Rome, NY, held a very successful full-day
conference Nov. 16 with more than 230 participants. The event, called “The
Future of Financial Management in Government” and jointly sponsored with the
local chapter of the American Society of Military Comptrollers (ASMC),