Chapter Sponsors

Cotton is a certified public accounting partnership licensed and in good standing with the Commonwealth of Virginia and many other states and is qualified to practice in all other jurisdictions. Our practice specialty is the business of government. Since our founding, Cotton has focused its practice on providing services predominantly for governmental agencies and programs. Many clients are repeat clients, which is evidence of our record of outstanding and timely performance and our sustained ability to exceed client expectations. For more information, visit www.cottoncpa.com. 

Guidehouse is a leading global provider of consulting services to the public sector and commercial markets, with broad capabilities in management, technology, and risk consulting. By combining our public and private sector expertise, we help clients address their most complex challenges and navigate significant regulatory pressures focusing on transformational change, business resiliency, and technology-driven innovation. Across a range of advisory, consulting, outsourcing, and digital services, we create scalable, innovative solutions that help our clients outwit complexity and position them for future growth and success. The company has more than 16,500+ professionals in over 50 locations globally. Guidehouse is a Veritas Capital portfolio company, led by seasoned professionals with proven and diverse expertise in traditional and emerging technologies, markets, and agenda-setting issues driving national and global economies. For more information, please visit  www.guidehouse.com.

For decades, J.P. Morgan has partnered with government financial professionals across the country, solving complex treasury challenges. We are proud to serve federal government agencies, government-sponsored enterprises (GSE’s) and multi-lateral organizations alike in fulfilling their responsibilities to their constituents.

We understand the pressure agencies face balancing commitment to achieving their mission while providing transparency as required by their communities and delivering greater efficiencies without compromising payment integrity. Meeting these goals is made even more challenging in an environment that continues to demand greater transaction security.

J.P. Morgan has earned a reputation as an industry leader, bringing cutting-edge treasury solutions to Fortune 100 corporations. The same proven success we’ve brought to the private sector has benefited nonprofit organizations and governments at the federal, state and local levels. Trust, experience and stability – core to who we are as an organization – are the attributes of banking partners who understand the government and can translate their knowledge into innovative solutions.

For more information, please visit www.jpmorgan.com/public-sector.

Kearney & Company is the premier CPA firm focused exclusively on the Federal Government, providing services across the financial management spectrum. Kearney has helped the Federal Government improve its financial operations’ overall effectiveness; increase its level of accountability and compliance with laws, regulations, and guidance; and protect its funds from fraud, waste, and abuse. Visit us at www.kearneyco.com.

OneStream Software is an independent corporate performance management (CPM) software company backed by private equity investor KKR. Our primary mission is to deliver 100% customer success. We will continually listen to the changing needs of our customers to determine the direction of our platform, service and support. We will never compromise on quality or their success. Our vision is a world where finance departments leverage modern software applications that unify and streamline CPM processes across the enterprise, minimize system maintenance, and allow them to get back to business - and life.

For more than 160 years, we have been committed to providing our clients with great service and powerful financial expertise to help them meet their financial goals. We are proud of our longstanding history of supporting not only our customers but also our communities, employees and shareholders.

RMA Associates is an SBA Certified 8(a) Small Business CPA and Consulting firm which provides Federal Governmentfocused audit, consulting, and advisory services. We specialize in providing personalized services to our clients to help them achieve their mission and operate more efficiently.

The MIL Corporation is committed to your mission and vision. MIL provides experts dedicated to improving financial systems & business processes throughout the federal government. We offer a wide variety of financial, intelligent automation, and IT services to our customers to keep systems running efficiently and effectively. We invite you to learn more by visiting www.milcorp.com.

To meet the unique needs of federal agencies, CohnReznick’s Federal Market practice solves some of the most complex audit, accounting, risk, internal controls, compliance and financial management challenges. The team specializes in delivering world class commercial best practices to public sector stakeholders to help solve their most important and mission-critical challenges, address stringent regulatory requirements, maximize efficiencies, minimize risk, and make the best use of taxpayer funds.

From strategy to execution, the Government & Public Sector (GPS) practice of Ernst & Young LLP provides a full range of consulting and audit services to help our federal, state and local clients implement new ideas to achieve their mission outcomes. We have experience in delivering real change and measurable results through our diverse, high-performing teams, quality work at the | highest professional standards, operational know-how from across our global organization, and creative and bold ideas tailored to each client’s unique mission. We help support our GPS clients in protecting our nation and serving our people; increasing public safety; improving health care for our military, our veterans and our citizens; delivering essential public services; and helping those in need. In doing so, we play a critical role in building a better working world for our people, for our clients, for our government and for our communities.

Our more than 1,400 dedicated partners and professionals possess the knowledge, insight, and awareness of pertinent legislation and regulatory implications needed to address the special needs of the public sector. We are also the leading provider of financial audits to the cabinet-level agencies in the federal government. Further, our partners play a critical role, participating on standards-setting boards, supporting industry associations, and actively contributing their time and efforts in the continued support of advanced, professional standards in our industry. Equal in size to our Government Audit practice, our Government Advisory team brings leading practices and recommendations to government entities wherever they are in their efforts to reach high performance in financial management. Our Advisory professionals also provide a broad array of services to help the government enterprise or program or function establish sustainable improvement to performance, operations and quality of service. These include: regulatory and compliance support, contract/sub-recipient monitoring, quality assurance/independent verification and validation, business intelligence, IT governance, strategic planning, and policy support, forensic technology services and more.

KPMG LLP, the audit, tax and advisory firm (www.us.kpmg.com), is the U.S. member firm of KPMG International Cooperative (“KPMG International”). KPMG International's member firms have 137,000 professionals, including more than 7,600 partners, in 144 countries.

2ndWave LLC provides proven, credentialed, and disciplined consulting and program management guidance to help our clients tackle tough problems. We have built a team of experienced federal financial management and IT professionals, most with CPA, CGFM and/or PMP certifications and experience at Big Four consultancies. Unlike most technology firms, we provide both functional (accounting, grants management) and technical subject matter experts to address complex client challenges. As an 8(a) minority-owned and Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), 2ndWave LLC is eligible for certain small business procurements and can help government agencies and systems integration partners reach set-aside goals.

BDO Public Sector offers insight, expertise and perspective gained from over 20 years supporting diverse clients across Defense, Federal Civilian, Intelligence and private sector engagements. Our services – delivered by consultants with targeted experience and high-demand credentials – are enhanced by real world understanding of the domain and geographies in which our clients operate. Many of our leaders have served in government or military leadership positions – we understand the complex challenges facing Public Sector leaders and are responsive and innovative in tackling those challenges. Operating globally with a local focus, BDO can assess your needs, identify your opportunities, and address your challenges.

CLA exists to create opportunities for our clients, our people, and our communities through industry-focused wealth advisory, digital, audit, tax, consulting, and outsourcing services. With more than 8,500 people, nearly 130 U.S. locations, and a global vision, we promise to know you and help you. For more information, visit CLAconnect.com. CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen LLP) is an independent network member of CLA Global. See CLAglobal.com/disclaimer. Investment advisory services are offered through CliftonLarsonAllen Wealth Advisors, LLC, an SEC-registered investment advisor.

TFC Consulting is a rapidly growing CPA firm. TFC offers accounting, finance, auditing, financial reporting, financial management, project management, budgeting, analysis, and financial IT systems services to Federal governmental agencies. We have served the Federal financial community for over a decade, providing exceptional quality in the delivery of financial management consulting. TFC offers a fast-paced, collaborative learning environment and competitive salary, benefits, and training.

Watkins Government Services LLC, organized in 2006, is a woman-owned small business Certified Public Accounting and consulting firm. Watkins provides financial and grants management, audit remediation, and business process reengineering services to the federal government. We understand the challenges government agencies face and we meet those challenges with a team of experienced accounting and technology professionals. Our focus has always been to provide a customized service delivery model specific to each client’s needs. We pride ourselves on the range of services we offer and the qualifications of our professionals.  More importantly, we believe our level of client service and resources is what sets us apart.

At Williams Adley, we help federal clients around the globe navigate today’s daunting financial and regulatory waters—minimizing their risk and enabling them to spend with efficiency, integrity, and confidence. In times of change, we deliver the thought leadership agencies need to overcome uncertainty and achieve a smooth, methodical transition. Whether you need audit and assurance expertise, information security risk management, or advisory solutions, we have designed our suite of services to cover every contingency. And as a small, minority-owned business with a reputation for providing clear guidance and personable service to complex organizations, we are a great fit for any federal agency. Williams Adley: we deliver financial confidence to federal programs. 

Allmond & Company is a certified public accounting firm which began operations in May, 1985. For more than thirty years, our firm has been committed to assisting the federal government to improve financial management, ensure accountability, and strive for transparency.

HPBS LLC (HPBS) is a Maryland-certified minority, woman-owned, disadvantaged small business, and professional services CPA firm. Our key staff have decades of experience serving numerous federal agencies in the areas of accounting, auditing, attestation, internal control, compliance, audit remediation, audit readiness, and financial management advisory services. The HPBS team consists of experts that combine a strategic approach with a passionate commitment for exceptional client service. Our visionary solution providers excel at taking on complex issues and offer practical recommendations. We are dedicated to our clients’ missions and the important work they do. Most importantly, we are wholeheartedly committed to our clients’ success.

Starry Associates, Inc. (Starry) is a Professional Consulting and IT Services firm delivering enterprise services and solutions for the federal marketplace including: Financial/Administrative Systems Services, Program Management Services, IT Solutions Systems Integration & Implementation, Budgetary/Accounting Services, Operations & Maintenance, Business Intelligence & Data Analytics, and Help Desk/Training/Customer Support.