Accountability Talks from AGA

On this episode we chat with Chad Clifford, the Executive Director of the Grants Quality Services Management Office (Grants QSMO). We talk about what makes the Grants QSMO unique, the marketplace and a heavy emphasis on customer experience!

On this episode, we talk with Naomi Miller and Stephen Keller about the Fiscal Service Challenge, a Bureau of the Fiscal Service competition open to all staff where they use data analytics tools to collaborate and answer a challenging question. This year the question was how would the Bureau's carbon footprint be affected by 100% telework?

On this episode we speak with David Harvey and Dr. Dorothy "Dot" Potter about the CFO Academy graduate program at the National Defense University (NDU). This program and others are free to employees at the DoD and available at an affordable price to every

On this episode we travel to Guam to meet Paz Perez, Josie Villanueva and Danica Batac from the Guam Chapter! Learn about this diverse and active chapter on the other side of the world.

On this episode we learn how to conduct hybrid events at your AGA Chapter! Listen to tips and tricks from Chapter representatives Gina Smith-Moss from Shenandoah Valley, Alex Warns from Nashville, Nic Hales from Northern Utah and RaeLynn North from Idaho Centennial.

On this special dualcast with AFERM, we speak with Dave Cotton about the upcoming update to the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations (COSO) of the Treadway Commission/Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) Fraud Risk Management Guide (FRMG) originally published in 2016.

On this episode, we meet just two of our many AGA Volunteers of the Year, Chris Brown from Chattanooga and Karen Payne from Boston! Learn what it takes to be a volunteer of the year.

Today we chat with AGA CEO, Ann Ebberts, about the AGA Innovation Challenge. We talk about the origins of the program, how to apply, past winners, and what makes for a winning submission! Submit your innovative idea by the October 1, 2021 deadline and the top three submissions will be presented at the November 18, 2021 Technology & Transformation Summit - free for AGA members - and a winner will b...

On this episode we chat with a true legend, Ross Simms! He recently retired from FASAB and shares his career story with us, provides us lessons learned and inspirational thoughts for anyone looking to succeed in a government accountability career.

This week we chat with Rob Garcia and Kayla Mosesso, two AGA Young Professionals who won the scholarship to attend the 2021 PDT. They give us their impressions of the PDT, tell us about their day jobs and why they decided to pursue a career in government

Join us as we speak with Mitch Winans from the IRS' Enterprise Digitalization and Case Management Office (EDCMO) about its goals to improve taxpayer experience, modernize systems, improve case management tools and processes, and take advantage of innovative digitalization and automation technology! We also discuss IRS' innovative Pilot IRS procurement program.

On today's episode, James Tawney and Robbie Yu from Treasury chat about a Treasury Finance Innovation and Transformation (FIT) project using open source Artificial Intelligence (AI) software to create a tool for the Treasury warrant process. Another great project from FIT! Learn more about their projects athttps://www.fiscal.treasury.gov/fit/about.html.

On this episode, Tammie Johnson from Treasury's Office of Financial Innovation & Transformation (FIT) gives us an update and walkthrough of the blockchain app FIT is developing in coordination with the National Science Foundation (NSF). Check out Episode 61 for more background on the project. You can follow along by following this link and see the app for yourself: https://projects.invisionapp.com...

On this episode, we highlight the Tallahassee Chapter. The current president, Dr. Patricia Manning, joins us to talk about how the chapter has been successful through strong leadership, continuity on the board, very well attended events and community outreach!

Join us today as we speak with Wendy Morton-Huddleston, AGA National President and Principal at Grant Thornton, and Tracey Walker, Vice President at RSA, about AGA's Council for the Advancement of Women and Women's History Month events in March!

On this episode we provide an overview of the Financial Management Quality Service Management Office (FM QSMO). Amy Edwards, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Accounting Policy and Financial Transparency at the Treasury, discusses the FM QSMO's purpose, goals, guiding principles and approach to supporting agencies in their modernization efforts! Check out the FM QSMO website here: www.fiscal.treasury...

Today we speak with Mike Wetklow and Justin Poll from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and Craig Fischer from the Treasury about an exciting blockchain case study for grants!

Today we learn all about AGA's CGFM certification! Join us as we speak with Katya Silver, Kimberly Jones, Lora Pickard and Crystal Robinson from AGA National. Here's AGA's CGFM page: https://www.agacgfm.org/CGFM-Certification.aspx

Join us on this episode as we chat with Alan Perry from FASAB and Christi Dewhirst from GSA about the latest lease standard, SFFAS 54, and how agencies can implement the standard over the next few years. A link to the exposure draft, due February 2020, is here: https://fasab.gov/exposure-drafts-and-documents-for-comment/

On this episode, we chat with Robert Shea from Grant Thornton about the latest and greatest developments for the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policy Making Act! This is an update on our discussion from Episode 17.

Today we speak with Bob Westbrooks, Executive Director of the Pandemic Oversight Accountability Board (PRAC), about the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. We discuss oversight, analyses, the PRAC's great website and what the Inspectors General have been finding so far as funds have been disbursed. Check out the PRACs website for more information: www.pandemicoversight.gov.

Today we chat with Thomas Castro from Castro and Company, the current chair of AGA's Small Business Committee, part of the Corporate Partner Advisory Group (CPAG). We talk about the role of the Small Business Committee as well as Thomas' journey starting and operating a small business serving the government accountability community.

Join us as we speak with Taka Ariga and Farahnaaz Khakoo-Mausel from GAO about the ethical implications of utilizing Artificial Intelligence.

On this episode we speak with Bonnie Tse, an Internal Audit Manager at T-Mobile, about using innovative technologies for conducting credit card audits. We discuss the cloud, automation and data visualization in commercial internal audit and how the government can take advantage of the same techniques!

On this episode, we chat with AGA member Phil Terrones about the principles of TBM, benefits and challenges to implementation in the government. For more about TBM checkout the TBM Council website: https://www.tbmcouncil.org/ Welcome to the TBM Council The TBM Council is a community of business technology leaders committed to advancing the discipline of Technology Business Management. www.tbmcounc...