AGA’s Professional Development Training (PDT) brings together a broad audience of more than 2,000 federal, state and local government financial professionals, including federal, state and local government CFOs, inspectors general, accountants, auditors as well as financial professionals from the private sector. PDT offers educational sessions over three days of training. Participants can earn up to 21 hours of NASBA-approved continuing p...

More than a year ago, the government transitioned to an almost entirely virtual environment. Although program and project management may look different in Zoom, Slack or GoToMeeting, leaders still expect results. Join AGA for a webinar on ways to succeed in this virtual environment, featuring Tonya Johnson, Deputy CFO, U.S. Department of the Interior; Thomas Harker, Acting Secretary, U.S. Department of Navy; and Ann Ebberts, CEO, AGA. Learning...

This webinar explores the use of data analytics to support decisions made by government financial managers. Attendees will learn about the science and art of analyzing patterns, identifying anomalies and finding the underlying meaning that may be hidden in large and complex data sets. New techniques and tools have evolved to allow government financial managers to model, visualize and query data to unlock previously unknown risks and trends. Jo...

Join us Wednesday, May 5, as we explore how data analytics and Artificial Intelligence (AI) will forever change the way we work. Experts from across government and industry will discuss current challenges, best practices, use cases and emerging technologies related to AI and data analytics in the public sector. Leveraging AI in government operations promises to increase speed, efficiency and analytical power! In addition to engaging panel disc...

As the U.S. declared a public health emergency on Feb. 3, 2020, COVID related cases surpassed 9,800 around the world quickly becoming a pandemic by March 11, 2020, which the World Health Organization declared (source: https://www.ajmc.com/view/a-timeline-of-covid19-developments-in-2020). Thus, the CARES Act was established on March 27, 2020, with a $150 billion Coronavirus Relief Fund. The CARES Act provided direct payments to Americans to cov...

The purpose of the workshop is to provide participants with practical insight and tools to help to continue to build out Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) and to use ERM to drive real and sustainable organizational value. The workshop will include presentations as well as facilitated virtual breakout rooms, where we move from academic discussions to "how-to" explanations and examples. The small, facilitated groups will enhance opportunities for...

This participant-interactive session will explain the Yellow Book’s Threats and Safeguards approach to remaining ethical dilemmas and then examine some recent real-world ethics cases in other professions. Participants will be able to discuss each case and weigh in on: What ethical principles were involved (and why they are important)? Were the “right” decisions made? Were there better solutions? Why were those involved blind...

The Financial Systems Summit (FSS) is now the Technology & Transformation Summit (TTS), renamed to better reflect the broader scope of topics included in the program! Every year, this event brings more than 1,300 government leaders and industry experts together to discuss ways to improve government services through technology modernization and business transformation in a budget-constrained environment. As new forms of advanced technology...

The Internal Control & Fraud Prevention Training has a rich history of providing the "latest and greatest" developments in the field. Together we can find solutions and make a difference in our workplace and in the government finance profession.

The Financial Systems Summit (FSS) unites government leaders and industry experts to discuss how to improve government services through systems modernization in a budget-constrained environment. Sessions will highlight CIO/CFO priorities, agile, shared services, cybersecurity and emerging technologies.