The National Intergovernmental Audit Forum (NIAF) is providing you these videos taken at the 20th Biennial Forum of Government Auditors on August 20-21, 2014. The NIAF is sharing this program with the audit community without charge in the interest of promoting continued knowledge sharing during a time of fiscal challenges.
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Forum’s Agenda and Speaker Presentations
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Presentations from the 20th Biennial Forum of Government Auditors, August 20-21, 2014
- Opening Ceremonies and Presentation of Colors
Luis Escalante Jr., U.S. GAO - Welcome
Dennis J. Gallagher, City Auditor, City and County of Denver
- Anticipating and Meeting Accountability Challenges in 2014 and Beyond
Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States
Moderator: Dennis J. Gallagher, City Auditor, City and County of Denver - Societal Change — The Social is Political: New Technology Changes Policymaking and Elections in 2014
Ron Elving, Senior Washington Editor, National Public Radio
Moderator: Charles Young, Managing Director of Public Affairs, U.S. GAO
- Analytical Tools: Lessons Learned in Reviewing Procurement Integrity Controls
Thomas Caulfield, Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE), Training Institute Executive Director
Moderator: Pam Robinson, Public Funds Administrator, Wyoming Department of Audit
- NIAF’s David M. Walker Excellence in Government Performance and Accountability Awards
Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States
Moderator: Beryl Davis, Director, Financial Management & Assurance (FMA), U.S. GAO
- A View from the Future – How and Why Our World is Profoundly Changing
Edie Weiner, Futurist & President; Weiner, Edrich, & Brown, Inc.
Moderator: Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States
- Analytical Tools: What Auditors Need to Know About Big Data
John Buyce, Director of State Audits, Office of the New York State Comptroller
Doug Bausch, Senior Physical Scientist, FEMA Region VIII, Denver Federal Center
Della Whorton, Assistant Director, Audit Liaison & Reports, The Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board
Moderator: Timothy Persons, Chief Scientist, U.S. GAO
- Transformation: Audit Offices of the Future
Saskia Stuiveling, President, Netherlands Court of Audit
Timothy Persons, Chief Scientist, U.S. GAO
Dianne E. Ray, Colorado State Auditor
Charles Young, Managing Director of Public Affairs, U.S. GAO
Kip Memmott, Director of Audit Services, City and County of Denver
Moderator: Gary Blackmer, Director, Audits Division, Oregon Secretary of State
- NIAF 2014-2020 Strategic Plan Ratification
Gary Blackmer, Director, Audits Division, Oregon Secretary of State and Co-Chair, NIAF Strategic Plan Task Force
- Strategic Foresight: Transforming NASA in the Face of Fiscal Constraints and Disruption
David Radzanowski, Chief of Staff, NASA
Paul Martin, Inspector General, NASA
- Audit Challenges: Overcoming Barriers to Information Access
Cathleen Berrick, Managing Director, Defense Capabilities & Management, U.S. GAO
J. Anthony Ogden, Deputy Inspector General, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Moderator: Nola Rocha, Manager, McGee, Hearne, & Paiz, LLP
- Professional Standards: Update on the Green, Yellow, and Red Books
James Dalkin, Director, FMA, U.S. GAO
Beryl Davis, Director, FMA, U.S. GAO
Eric Holbrook, Assistant Director, FMA, U.S. GAO
Moderator: Jerry Heer, Director of Audits, Milwaukee County Office of the Comptroller
- Human Capital: Making Your Organization the Best Place to Work
Max Stier, President & CEO, Partnership for Public Service
Moderator: Brooke Bebow, Director, Office of the Inspector General, DHS
- Risk Management: The Changing Nature of Enterprise Risk
James Pelletier, Director, IIA’s American Center for Government Auditing
Jeanette M. Franzel, Board Member, PCAOB
David M. Fisher, Vice President & Business Transformation Officer, SRA International, Inc.
Moderator: Jackie Rowland, Assistant City Auditor, Colorado Springs, Colorado
- OMB Grant Reform: Implementation Issues
Hai “Gilbert” Tran, Senior Policy Analyst, Office of Federal Financial Management, Office of Management & Budget
Moderator: Beryl Davis, Director, FMA, U.S. GAO
- Reflections on a Career in Public Service & Government Accountability
Dennis Gallagher, City Auditor, City and County of Denver
Moderator: Susan Quinlan, Assistant Director, Manager, Denver Field Office, U.S. GAO
