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Highlights Last Week to Register Early for Dec. 10 Audio Conference on 21st Century Managers AGA, in conjunction with the National Association of State Auditors, Comptrollers and Treasurers (NASACT) and the Association of Local Government Auditors (ALGA) is pleased to announce a new audio conference that addresses the question: Is there a talent crisis looming in government financial management? The audio conference, 21st Century Financial Mangers: A New Mix of Skills and Education Levels, is set for 2 to 3:50 p.m. EST Dec. 10. Speakers are John J. Radford, CGFM, CIA, CFE, Controller, State of Oregon, Member of the AGA National Executive Committee; Kenneth Smith, Ph.D., Professor, Atkinson Graduate of Management, Willamette University; and John D. Webster, CGFM, CPA, Former Chief Financial Officer, Library of Congress, Chair of the AGA Audit Committee. Cost: $249 per site (UNLIMITED ATTENDANCE) if you register on or before Friday, Dec. 5, 2008 and $299 thereafter. SPECIAL PROMOTION: Government agencies and CPAG members who register five or more office will pay $200 per site. Register online Upcoming Audio
Conferences February 11: Building Fraud Risk Assessment Into Audit Planning February 25: Cost Recovery Auditing with a High Payback View the 2008–2009 Audio Conference Schedule This Week on the AGA Blog AGA Needs You on the Blog! Come share your opinions with the AGA community! We are now booking for December. Contact Marie Force to book your day on the AGA Blog. Looking for Ways to Reduce Your Expenses? AGA
Can Help! For pricing and additional information, please contact Bekka Gehrmann, AGA’s education manager, at 800.AGA.7211. Member News Zack E. Gaddy, CGFM, a member of AGA’s Denver Chapter and the National Executive Committee, has joined KPMG LLP, as a managing director in its federal advisory practice. He will be responsible for advising a range of federal agency clients in transforming their financial management processes. Prior to this he served as director the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) since 2004. Finalists
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Volume 48: Issue 22, December 1, 2008 TOPICS is Brought to You by AGA Corporate Partner
Grant Thornton 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. From the National
President History is littered with examples of successful institutions that collapsed because they lost sight of their founding principles. Companies like Pan American World Airways, Railway Express Agency, F.W. Woolworth, Wang Computer, W.T. Grant, etc. serve as examples. Financial giants like Drexel Burnham Lambert; Ing Baring; E.F. Hutton, Riggs Bank, Lehman Brothers, etc. are more recent models. Like AGA, these companies achieved initial success by providing valuable services to their clients and constituents. Too frequently however, arrogance, complacency, internal management discord and overbearing executive power have caused organizations to stray from their core values and to lose touch with their client base. Corruption and fraud set in when the organizations became weak and poorly managed with inadequate checks and balances. In no time, former household names became classic business school case studies on failure. Read more. Registration and Accommodations Now Open for
AGA’s National Leadership Conference Government financial managers are deeply committed to producing timely, reliable and useful financial information, with the goal of running government programs more efficiently. At AGA’s National Leadership Conference (NLC), those sentiments are more than just words. The NLC brings together the top minds in the industry to share best practices, leadership secrets, the newest management techniques, and the most recent information on always-changing standards and regulations. Sessions will cover important topics and issues facing government financial managers, such as leadership, transparency, accountability, and the effects of political transitions and what the future holds. The NLC also features an exposition filled with the latest resources, products and services available from your partners in the private sector. Visit the Exhibit Hall to find pace-setting tools and technology that will help you do your job faster, more efficiently and more effectively. The Exhibit Hall is a hub of activity and offers an environment dedicated to networking and the sharing of ideas. This is the perfect place to mix and mingle and connect with industry professionals from around the country. Some companies will conduct raffles—stop by and you may become a winner! As you can see, AGA’s National Leadership Conference offers outstanding technical training, dynamic speakers and plenty of opportunities to network with colleagues and friends. Information about the conference agenda, speakers and sessions is coming soon. Stay tuned to the website, www.agacgfm.org/nlc, for more information. But don’t wait. Show your commitment to excellence—register today! Why wait? Reserve your room today! We have reserved a block of rooms at the JW Marriott Hotel for NLC attendees. The JW offers a celebrated address near the city's best monuments, museums, restaurants and cultural venues. The hotel is adjacent to the National Theater and just one short block away from the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center. The AGA room rate is $209 (plus tax) for single and double occupancy. Rates are guaranteed until Jan. 31, 2009, or until the block is sold out. We encourage you to make your hotel reservations early, for the best price and availability.
Take the CGFM Examinations before the
NLC This course is designed as a supplement to previous preparation for the CGFM Examinations, so this is a perfect opportunity for those individuals who have already attended GFM training courses or have been preparing by using the CGFM Study Guides. Enrollment is limited and participants must first apply and be accepted into the CGFM Program, so don't delay. More information and a registration form for this event are available on AGA website. AGA to Host Seven Radio Shows
on WFED AM 1500 The show features discussions about government performance, accountability and management with a variety of government executives who are working to advance government accountability. The government leaders discuss their experiences, the management challenges facing their organizations and their successful practices. Guests include: congressional representatives, chief financial officers, inspectors general, chief information officers, chief operating officers, controllers, directors, auditors and treasurers. Listen to the shows online and check out the upcoming show and speaker schedule. Tune in on Tuesday, Dec. 9 to listen to Van's first interview with two former Office of Management and Budget controllers, Linda Combs and Linda Springer, who is also former director of the Office of Personnel Management and current executive director with Ernst & Young, as they discuss "Government in Transition." Stay tuned! Make Plans Now to Attend the PDC in New
Orleans—Register Today and Reserve Your Hotel
Accommodations The PDC attracts more than 1,700 government financial management and accountability professionals to hear from the best minds in the industry at education sessions, in the Exhibit Hall and at daily social events. The PDC is the authoritative source for the knowledge and contacts you need to succeed in today’s constantly changing environment. At the PDC, you can hear from dynamic speakers, make new contacts, learn about the latest research, discover innovative management techniques and see the technological tools that can aid efficiency and improve effectiveness. In addition to an excellent technical education program, the PDC is packed with opportunities to network with colleagues from around the country and make new friends. While you’re here, please be sure to experience all the music, culture, history and fine dining New Orleans has to offer. Laissez Bon Temps Roulez! Register today! Hotel Accommodations: This year’s conference activities will take place at two hotels, the Marriott New Orleans and the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel. For your convenience, both hotels are located on Canal Street and are directly across the street from each other. We have reserved a block of rooms at the New Orleans Marriott and the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel to accommodate PDC attendees. The AGA room rate is $120 per night (plus tax) for single and double occupancy. Rates are only guaranteed until May 29, 2009, or until the block is sold out. We encourage you to make your hotel reservations early, for the best price and availability.
Member Spotlight “I wanted to meet other local, state and federal employees working in the field of government financial management,” said Anita, a graduate of the University of Phoenix. “Once I found out the St. Louis Chapter was inactive, I felt compelled to jump in and try to make a difference. AGA is an important resource for those working in government financial management.” Read the full story. Encourage your friends and colleagues to join today as part of our ongoing BIG EASY Member-Get-A-Member Campaign. Read more. Attend the CEAR Reviewers'
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The fundamentals of AGA are implicit in our name.
We are an organization dedicated to the promotion of accounting and
accountability in the federal, state and local sectors. We are also a
membership organization and founded by government financial
professionals for government financial professionals.
Make plans
now to attend AGA’s Seventh Annual National Leadership Conference
to be held February 19–20, 2009 in Washington,
D.C.
Don't miss
the opportunity to take the CGFM Examinations and earn your CGFM before
the annual National Leadership Conference (NLC) in Washington D.C. AGA
is offering a two-day Intensive Review Course on Monday, Feb.
16, and Tuesday, Feb. 17,
2009 and an opportunity to take CGFM Examinations on
Feb. 18-19, 2009. The cost of the course is only $249
for qualified participants, and it offers 18 CPE hours. Special Bonus:
the CGFM Examinations are offered at no cost to course attendees.
Join us in the “Big Easy” June 21–24,
2009, for AGA’s 58th Annual Professional Development Conference
& Exposition (PDC)—the premier education and
networking event of the year!