ChirpE - AGA 2016 Professional Development Training: Sessions

M122 Federal Accountability and Information: Past, Present, and Future (Room 212 AB)

18 Jul 16

4:00 PM - 5:15 PM

Tracks: FOS: ACCG (Accounting Governmental)

Speaker(s): Mark Reger, AGA Intergovernmental Partnership RepresentativeAGA Defense Committee Representative, AGA Partnership and the Defense Working Group; Amy Edwards, Deputy Asst. Secretary, Accounting Policy & Financial Transparency, U.S. Dept of the Treasury; Harold I. Steinberg, Technical Director, Certificate of Excellence in Accountability Reporting, Association of Government Accountants

Federal financial accountability dates back to the origins of this country. To fully appreciate where are headed, it is important to know where we have been. Revisiting significant milestones in our national government’s financial history provides perspective on the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead.