This is the event for developing and training government financial professionals to excel as leaders in today’s competitive market. Don’t miss this opportunity to share best practices, find solutions to shared challenges, network with your peers, and learn from the top financial management leaders and industry experts. This training offers up to 14 hours of CPE. Can’t travel to Washington? NLT offers virtual attendance ...

Best Practices in Using Data Analytics to Detect and Prevent Fraud and Improper Payments Fraud Detection: Identify where fraud is most likely occurring - and ways to improve internal controls to prevent it Improper Payments: Use data analytics to uncover which payments are likely improper and recover those funds Benefits And Procurement Fraud: Examine specialized strategies for detecting and preventing fraud in a variety of benefit programs an...

Utilize performance benchmarking to drive improvements in government SELECTING THE RIGHT BENCHMARKS: Identify the right benchmarks to use in measurement-resistant government settings BENCHMARK ANALYSIS: Pinpoint specific areas where performance can be improved – what is really driving performance? REPORTING AND COMPARING: Identify how you compare with key benchmarks – and report progress MODULE 1 Introduction to Benchmarking and Be...

This event has a rich history of providing the "latest and greatest" developments in fraud detection and prevention, internal controls and more; together, we can find solutions, and make a difference in our workplace and the government finance profession. The agenda includes a range of timely and valuable information including: fraud detection, data analytics, improper payments and risks with government payment cards. More than 95 percent of s...

Agenda 8:30-9:00 Continental Breakfast (Provided) 9:00-9:30 Introduction Jennifer Schultz 9:30 - Noon Accounting Reconciliations: Balance Sheet Accounts Vacation/PTO YE reconcilation Labor Distribution/Payroll Records Job Cost Ledgers and Individual Job Cost Reports, 1035 Vouchers How to scan for unallowable costs Profit and Loss Accounts Indirect Rate Computations Allocation of Costs Actual Indirect Rate Adjustments to Year End Cost Reports P...

8:00 - 12:00pm QuickBooks Seminar Jennifer Schultz Adequate Accounting Megan Benedict Compliant Chart of Accounts Tiffany Jones Chart of Accounts QuickBooks Set-up Labor Distribution Payroll Items Reconcile Labor Distribution to Payroll Records Timecard DCAA Compliance Timecard Entry How to Reconcile Salaried Employees over 40 hours How to Record Total Time Accounting within QuickBooks QuickBooks Set-up Customer Center Direct and Indirect Cos...

Government Cloud Brokerage: Who, What, When, Where, Why? Presented by FedInsider, WTOP, and Federal News Radio 1500 AM, this complimentary one-hour video training webinar will explore the Administration’s establishment of the Cloud First policy and how agencies are taking full advantage of cloud computing in order to maximize capacity utilization, improve IT flexibility and responsiveness, and minimize cost. As agencies seek to combine d...

This event will cover use of GSA Government Wide Contracts and GSA Schedules. Particular emphasis will be placed on US Citizens & Immigration contracting and best practices in conducting evaluations under these contracts. The first part of the day will be a 2 hour session on Government Wide Contracts and the second part of the day will be a 2 hour session on GSA Schedules. The class is being offered in person and via web ex. This class off...

Eliminating the Pitfalls: Steps to Virtualization in Government Presented by FedInsider, WTOP, and Federal News Radio 1500 AM, this complimentary one-hour video training webinar will explore how agencies are tackling the pitfalls inherent in virtualization to fulfill Administration initiatives like cloud adoption, data center consolidation, .greening of I.T., and telework. Virtualization is at the heart of these programs, and government...

The Intersection of Customer Service and Security in the Cloud For the past two years, agencies have been making the jump to the cloud. Many first made the jump to the cloud for back-office systems, such as email or Web hosting. But more recently, agencies are seeing value in putting mission critical IT systems in the cloud. At the same time, federal chief information officers still are coming to terms with how cloud providers secure their pub...