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A NASACT Training Webinar
Thursday, December 3, 2009
2:00 - 3:50 EST
NASACT, in conjunction with the Association of Government Accountants and the Association of Local Government Auditors, is pleased to announce the latest in its series of events addressing timely issues in government auditing and financial management.
This webinar will address the key issues and lessons learned from the first round of reporting required by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Challenges and responsibilities facing accountability professionals moving forward will also be discussed.
The Recovery Act has caused government to rethink the way it does business, allowing greater access to grant, contract and loan information than ever before. The act subjected economic recovery funds to unprecedented levels of accountability and transparency by:
- Creating a Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board (RATB) charged with providing ARRA transparency and preventing and detecting fraud, waste, and mismanagement.
- Requiring that recipients report on the use of recovery funds for every program and project.
- Requiring that recipients assure that ARRA funds are used as required by the law.
- Requiring recipients to report the number of jobs that were created or saved by the funds.
The RATB has developed Federalreporting.gov to collect the required recipient information and Recovery.gov which provides public access to the submitted data. The creation of these websites helps facilitate the required reporting by ARRA funding recipients and sub-recipients and furthers the act's goal of providing greater transparency and accountability.
During this webinar, you will hear from:
- State representatives responsible for ARRA reporting.
- An RATB representative who will discuss the successes and pitfalls identified during the first reporting exercise.
- Representatives from the U.S. Government Accountability Office who will discuss the results of GAO's work on Section 1512 recipient reporting and its recommendations moving toward the next reporting period.
- Representatives from the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, who will discuss OMB's plans for additional or amended guidance and an update on a pilot program designed to address Recovery Act risk through the use of early written communication of internal control deficiencies for Recovery Act programs.
Join us for this timely webinar as we recap Recovery Act implementation progress to date and discuss the issues that state and local governments will face moving forward. Participants will be able to address questions to the speakers during a live Q&A session.
This webinar offers something for all government auditors, comptrollers, treasurers, budget officers and other government officials playing a role in successful implementation of the Recovery Act. Please share this opportunity with others in your government interested in this topic.
Online registration will end at 4:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, December 1, so register now!
A computer with Internet access and a phone are required for this event.
Date: Thursday, December 3, 2009
Time: 2:00 - 3:50 p.m. EST
Speakers: Speakers invited include: U.S. Government Accountability Office, the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, the Recovery Transparency and Accountability Board, and a representative from state government.
CPE: Two credits
Cost: $249.00 per connection (unlimited attendance) if you register on or before, Monday, November 30, 2009, and $299.00 thereafter. If you need more than one connection for your office please contact Adrian Puryear, apuryear@nasact.org, (859) 276-1147.
Agenda: |
2:00 - 2:05 |
Welcoming Remarks - Kinney Poynter, Executive Director, National Association of State Auditors, Comptrollers and Treasurers
Moderator's Opening Comments - David McDermott, State Controller, Colorado (Invited)
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2:05 - 3:20 |
Speakers invited include: U.S. Government Accountability Office, the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, and the Recovery Transparency and Accountability Board. |
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3:20 - 3:45 |
Live Q&A - moderated by David McDermott (Invited) |
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3:45 - 3:50 |
Wrap-up - Kinney Poynter |
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Instructions and Materials: |
An email will be sent Tuesday, December 1, by 4:30 p.m. EST to all who have registered for this conference with the instructions on how to join the webinar and a link to the materials. Please note the instructional email will be sent only to the email address attached to the registration. |
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Conference Objectives: |
To discuss lessons learned from the first reporting period as required under American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. |
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Level of Knowledge: |
Overview |
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Experience Prerequisite: |
All government officials and employees are encouraged to attend. No advance preparation is necessary. |
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The National Association of State Auditors, Comptrollers and Treasurers is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 700, Nashville, TN, 37219-2417 or by visiting the web site www.nasba.org. |
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Speaker Bios: |
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Note: The presentations and bios are listed in the order scheduled to present |
| Michael Wood, Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board |
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| Yvonne Jones, Director of Strategic Issues, U.S. Government Accountability Office |
Bio |
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| Gilbert Tran, Senior Technical Manager, Office of Management and Budget |
Bio |
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| John Pasquantino, Acting Chief, Recovery and Transparency Branch, Office of Management and Budget |
Bio |
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| David McDermott, State Controller, Office of the State Controller (CO) |
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Presentations: |
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Note: The presentations and bios are listed in the order scheduled to present |
| Michael Wood, Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board |
No Presentation/Handout Required |
| Yvonne Jones, Director of Strategic Issues, U.S. Government Accountability Office |
PPT |
PDF (Updated Wednesday, 12/2/2009 at 7:45 a.m. HERE for one page update) |
| Gilbert Tran, Senior Technical Manager, Office of Management and Budget (Presenting with John Pasquantino) |
PPT |
PDF (Gilbert Tran and John Pasquantino presenting together) |
| John Pasquantino, Acting Chief, Recovery and Transparency Branch, Office of Management and Budget (Presenting with Gilbert Tran) |
| David McDermott, State Controller, Office of the State Controller (CO) |
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CPE Request Form |
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| Evaluation Form |
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| Sign-In Sheet |
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