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AGA Initiatives that Help Advance Government
Accountability Relmond Van Daniker, DBA, CPA AGA
Executive Director August 22, 2007
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• Vision premier association for advancing
  government accountability
• Citizen Centric
• Intergovernmental Cooperation
• Performance Reporting
• Certification
• Education and Research

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Citizen Centric Reporting

• How can AGA contribute to a solution?
• 4 Page Report Template Available
• Completed Reports
• City of Saco, Maine
• State of Oregon
• City of Portland, Oregon
• Maricopa County, Arizona
• City of Phoenix, Arizona
• Washington, D.C.
• Village of Los Lunas, New Mexico
• Others in the Works

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Prototype Document What
to Include

• Page 1
• Strategic Objectives - What were required to
  do
• Demographic information
• Page 2
• Notable Accomplishments - top services
• Performance metrics (non-financial) for services
• Page 3
• Revenues and Expenses - pie charts
• Page 4
• Whats Next? Future Challenges?
• Infrastructure items

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Intergovernmental Cooperation Forum

• AGA Can Help Resolve Issues and Build
  Cooperation and Trust
• AGA as Independent 3rd Party Convener
• Create Mechanisms to Facilitate Solutions
• Will Increase Performance and Accountability
  Across Government

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Performance Reporting

• CEAR at the federal level
• SEA at the state and local level
• Focus on the Output and Outcomes of Government
  Programs
• Users of Information Citizen Centric
• Timeliness and Disclosure

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Certification

• CGFM is a broad-based certification for
  government financial managers
• AGA offers training programs to prepare
  individuals for the CGFM
• Working with agencies and private sector firms
  to provide CGFM training at their doorstep
• CGFM Two-Day Intensive Review Course and Exams
  at National Conferences

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Education and Training

• Four National Conferences
• New! GFM College Course Materials, Syllabus
• NEW! AGA-Sponsored Training Courses
• Audio Conferences
• 2 CPEs
• 249 Per Phone Line
• Unlimited Attendance/Thousands Participate

• GFM Courses 48 CPEs/6 Days (Prep for CGFM
  Exams)
• Internet and Self Study Courses

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Standards Research

• AGAs FMSB responds to all proposed government
  accounting, auditing, and financial management
  standards, providing input to the
  standard-setting process
• AGA Corporate Partners have joined forces to
  provide research to the government in areas such
  as financial and internal control reporting,
  performance measurement reporting, real property
  management, and grants management 13 Completed
  Studies!

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Standards Research

• Reinvigorated Academy for Government
  Accountability
• To forge relationships among government, business
  and academia to support research and education
  initiatives and advance thought leadership in
  bringing transparency and accountability in
  government financial management.

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AGAs Vision and Goal
We will have an AGA that members will be
enthusiastic about. AGA will be the Leader in
improving government financial management.