The PCAOB has adopted a new standard, AS 2501, Auditing Accounting Estimates, Including Fair Value Measurements, and related amendments. This new standard replaces the Board's existing standards on auditing accounting estimates, fair value measurements, and derivative instruments. The PCAOB objective is to strengthen and enhance requirements for auditing estimates, including fair value measurements. This rulemaking is a companion to the rulema...

Definition: A social media management audit is a series of steps taken to evaluate and optimize critical processes supporting the social media strategy. Performing a social media audit can help any organization to stay on top of its virtual presence. Conducting a social media audit is a key part of managing the operational risks within this social media driven world. This timely, two hour CPE training event is designed for the experienced inte...

Do you struggle with asking clients the right questions? Inquiry and observation are two of the most important internal auditing skills. The ability to ask appropriate questions is powerful. Curiosity is the cornerstone of internal auditing. Curiosity requires auditors to ask a lot of questions. Continuously questioning clients is difficult. This course provides the tools you need to effectively ask questions. Often auditors know what to ask,...

The PCAOB has adopted a new standard, AS 2501, Auditing Accounting Estimates, Including Fair Value Measurements, and related amendments. This new standard replaces the Board's existing standards on auditing accounting estimates, fair value measurements, and derivative instruments. The PCAOB objective is to strengthen and enhance requirements for auditing estimates, including fair value measurements. This rulemaking is a companion to the rulema...

ATARC's Federal Reskilling Virtual Summit on August 25, 2020, will focus on the re-training of the Federal IT workforce on the newest technology innovations. Hear how the needed skill sets have changed and how team leaders are helping to educate their employees on how to use new technology developments effectively. This event will focus on identifying current major qualification needs in the emerging technology areas of cloud computing, artifi...

The NextGen Summit is the embodiment of what NextGen represents: inspiring government innovation and providing training and leadership opportunities for public servants. Since 2010, the two-day summit has inspired over 5,000 federal, state and local govies to be positive change ambassadors. This year, the NextGen Summit will be hosted virtually on August 19-20, 2020. Why does it matter to me? The NextGen Summit is a place to cultivate and enab...

To protect the health and safety of attendees, this event has been moved to online-only due to COVID-19 concerns. Every year, FDR Training has been the trusted source of guidance for thousands of EEO, HR, ER/LR, and legal federal practitioners, offering unparalleled training plus the opportunity to hear from agency leaders. The health and well-being of our community – that has been growing for more than three decades – is our top p...

Geared for those who must evaluate training plans, drills and other operational factors during extreme conditions. A series of table-top and field evaluations are designed and tested. Exposes students to armed forces style combat training type stress. Upon completion student will be able to design, development and conduct live, virtual and constructive (LVC) drills and exercises that include “best practices” from a security perspec...

Managing Your Ethics in the Professional Setting Ethics training for the CIA, CPA, CFE and CISA to meet their CPE requirements. Look at Ethics from the from a number of perspectives: fraud examiner, investigator, auditor, accountant, attorney or business owner's. Each professional group provides their code of conduct or set of professional ethics. This seminar explores how to manage professionals behavior within these guidelines. This timely,...

A Practical Approach to ERM "Effective risk management allows an organization to have the confidence to take risks." The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) has unveiled an update to its Enterprise Risk Management - Integrated Framework and is seeking public comment of the proposal, from June 15 through Sept. 30. The update, Enterprise Risk Management - Aligning Risk with Strategy and Performance, is designe...