Participant Brochure/Agenda
Speaker Biographies
Attendees List
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National Awards Presented for Excellence in Government Auditing

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Keynote Presentation
Auditing and Advising in a Time of Transition
Gene L. Dodaro, Acting Comptroller General
U.S. Government Accountability Office

Keynote Presentation
Keeping America Great: Out Collective Challenge
David M. Walker, President and CEO
Peter G. Peterson Foundation
Speaker will not be using handouts

Keynote Presentation
Lie, Cheat & Steal Your Way to Success!
What Would the World Be Like Without Ethics?
Bruce Weinstein, CEO
Ethics At Work, Incorporated
Speaker outline will be provided at conference.

Plenary Session
Societal Progress and Government Performance:
The Development of Key National Indicator Systems
Speakers:
Enrico Giovannini, Chief Statistician
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Chris Hoenig, President and CEO
The State of the USA

Mark Funkhouser
Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri
Speaker will not be using handouts

Accountability in the Reconstruction of Iraq
Speakers:
Stuart Bowen
Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction

Joseph Christoff, Director, International Affairs and Trade
U.S. Government Accountability Office

Thursday, May 22, 2008

Keynote Presentation
Challenges Facing the CPA and Government Accountability Community
Ernie Almonte, Auditor General
State of Rhode Island

Keynote Presentation
The Next Government of the United States:
Challenges in the 21st Century
Speakers:
Steve Kelman, Weatherhead Professor of Public Management,
John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Speaker will not be using handouts

Don Kettl, Director, Fels Institute of Government
University of Pennsylvania
Speaker will not be using handouts

Chris Mihm, Managing Director, Strategic Issues
U.S. Government Accountability Office
Speaker will not be using handouts

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Concurrent Sessions:  Thursday, May 22, 11:00-12:15 pm

Session 1A:
Exploring Different Project Management Techniques To Improve Business System Delivery
Speakers:
Amy Stapleton, Manager
Integrated Enterprise Management Program's Application Development and Software Assurance Office, NASA

Paula Rascona, Director, Financial Management and Assurance
U.S. Government Accountability Office
Speaker will not be using handouts

Session1B:
Information Technology Transformation:
Issues and Opportunities
Speakers:
Sallyanne Harper, Chief Administrative Officer/Chief Financial Officer
U.S. Government Accountability Office

Dr. Ross Fletcher, Chief of Staff
Washington DC VA Medical Center

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Concurrent Sessions:  Thursday, May 22, 1:30-2:45 pm

Session 2A:
The U.S. GAO Cost Assessment Guide
Speaker:
Karen Richey, Senior Cost Analyst
Applied Research and Methods
U.S. Government Accountability Office

Session 2B:
What You Need to Know About The Yellow Book, Independent Single Audits, and More
Speaker:
Marcia Buchanan, Assistant Director, Financial Management and Assurance
U.S. Government Accountability Office

Plenary Session

Challenges Government Will Face Communicating and Collaborating in a Web 2.0 World
Speakers:
John Kamensky, Senior Fellow
IBM Center for the Business of Government

David Wyld, Robert Maurin Profession of Management
Southeastern Louisiana University


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