Joint Pacific Northwest/Western Intergovernmental Audit Forum Fall 2005 – Grove Hotel Boise, Idaho

Wednesday ▪ October 5▪ 2005 Room

12:00 – 1:00	Conference Registration
1:00 – 1:10	Welcome and Announcements
1:10 – 2:40	A Panel Discussion on Auditing the Medicaid Program Budget and Policy Perspectives on the Medicaid Program Cathy Holland, Principal Budget and Policy Analyst, Office of Legislative Services, Budget and Policy Analysis Unit, State of Idaho, Boise, Idaho States’ Use of Inappropriate Medicaid Funding Mechanisms Tim Bushfield, Sr. Analyst, U.S. Government Accountability Office, Seattle Washington Findings from Idaho’s Audit of Medicaid Eligibility Ray Ineck, Legislative Audit Supervisor, Legislative Services Office, State of Idaho, Boise, Idaho
2:40 – 3:00	Networking Break
3:00 – 3:50	Unrecognized Liabilities and Government Deficits: A Controllers View on Post Employment Benefits, Pollution Remediation, the Federal Deficit and Other Topics Keith Johnson, Idaho State Controller, Boise, Idaho
3:50 – 4:10	Networking Break
4:10 - 5:00	Using Performance Auditing to Assess Outsourcing Activities Drummond Kahn, Director of Audit Services, City of Portland, Portland, Oregon
5:00 – 6:30	Reception

Thursday ▪ October 6 ▪ 2005

7:15 – 8:00	Continental Breakfast
8:00 – 9:10	Performance Measurement: Purpose and Process Rakesh Mohan, Director, Office of Performance Evaluations, Idaho Joint Legislative Oversight Committee, Boise, Idaho
9:10 – 9:30	Networking Break
9:30 – 10:50	Fraud Hotlines: A Panel Discussion on Operational, Administrative, Legal, and Other Issues Robyn Stewart, Director, GAO FraudNET Operations, Forensic Audits & Special Investigations, U. S. Government Accountability Office, Washington DC Nancy Young, Audit Manager, Oregon State Auditor’s Office, Salem, Oregon Dave Slovin, Vice-President of Business Development, The Network
10:50 – 11:00	Networking Break
11:00 – 12:00	Implementing New Authority to Conduct Performance Reviews and Audits: Challenges Facing the Washington State Auditor's Office Linda Long, Director of Administration, Washington State Auditor’s Office, Olympia, Washington
12:00 – 1:15	Lunch
1:15 – 2:35	An Intergovernmental Panel Discussion on Auditing Capital Assets and Projects Auditing Procurement Practices for Capital Assets: A Case Study of the Brightwater Wastewater Treatment Facility Susan Baugh, Principal Management Auditor, King County Auditor’s Office, Seattle,Washington Engineers and Internal Auditors: How Both Groups Worked Together on a Federal and State Review of Highway Construction Project Payment Procedures Ed Johnson, Field Operations Engineer, U.S. Federal Highway Administration, Idaho Division, Boise, Idaho Acquisition and Operational Challenges Facing the U.S. Coast Guard’s Deepwater Project Steve Calvo, Assistant Director, Homeland Security and Justice Issues, U.S. Government Accountability Office, Seattle, Washington
2:35 – 2:50	Networking Break
Thursday ▪ October 6 ▪ 2005 ▪ (Continued)
2:50 – 3:20	Technical Session: An Audit on the Impact of Global Warming on the City of Seattle's Department of Transportation Susan Cohen, City Auditor, Seattle Washington Megumi Sumitani, Assistant City Auditor, Office of the City Auditor, Seattle, Washington
3:20 – 3:30	Networking Break
3:30 – 5:00	Performance Audit Roundtable
3:30 – 5:00	Financial/IT/Compliance Audit Roundtable

Friday ▪ October 7 ▪ 2005

7:15 – 8:00	Continental Buffet
8:00 – 9:50	Internal Controls and Fraud: Current Hot Topics and Fraud Risks Joe Dervaes, Audit Manager for Special Investigation, Washington State Auditors Office, Port Orchard, Washington
9:50 – 10:00	Networking Break
10:00 – 11:00	The Abilene Paradox: A Workshop on Effective Strategies for Group Decision-making Based on the work of management expert Dr. Jerry B. Harvey, The Abilene Paradox occurs when members of an organization take an action contrary to what they really want to do and, as a result, defeat the very purposes they are trying to achieve. The paradox is that not all group members are in agreement, but go along with decisions because they think the rest of the group agrees. Travel the road to Abilene and you'll arrive at a place where deeply held, logical values fall victim to group dynamics. It's a bumpy ride culminating in meaningless outcomes and blame, but you can skip the trip if you know how to read the road signs. Susan Cohen, City Auditor, Seattle Washington
11:00 – 11:10	Networking Break
11:10 – 11:55	Abeline Paradox Continued
11:55 – 12:00	Closing Remarks and Adjournment