Learn how two Cloud innovators - Nathaniel Fisher, Thanet district council Cloudand Data Developer, and Joe Brackenborough, Thanet district council Digital Transformation Manager - are creating a custom platform for their District’s multiple services, using AppSheet. Their journey began using AppSheet to address collecting data in the field. As the number of departmental apps grew, they realized the need for a unified way to approach App...

Today, data is the most strategic asset for every government agency. State and local agencies hold a vast amount of data about their residents, including personally identifiable information. One result: the databases have become attractive targets for cyber attacks, from stealing data to sell to disrupting agency operations or services. All state and local agencies have security in place to protect their systems and data, but in the past coupl...

Please visit our website for the most up-to-date- information! AGA is the member organization for government financial management professionals. We lead and encourage change that benefits our field and all citizens. Our training events, professional certification, publications and ongoing education help members build their skills and advance their careers. Who we are Our members work in government financial management across sectors and worldw...

While the digital mailroom has been around for almost forty years, it’s now one of the fastest growing sectors of the digital economy and plays a large part in what Forrester describes as “fueling the next wave of digital transformation” and helping agencies who are “seeking the next level in competitiveness and customer obsession.” Where are you on your digital mailroom journey? Do you have the optimal collection...

This webinar will include a discussion of tax saving opportunities available to all Federal employees, including: Thrift Savings Plan, both Roth and Traditional The Federal Flexible Spending Account Health Savings Account

In September 2021, the IRS finalized new international reporting schedules, the Schedules K-2 and K-3 (the “Schedules”), for the 2021 tax year. The Schedules introduce new reporting requirements intended to standardize and improve the quality of information provided related to international tax matters. While some of the information is a continuation of items previously reported on Schedules K-1 and the accompanying whitepaper deta...

Please visit our website for the most up-to-date- information! AGA is the member organization for government financial management professionals. We lead and encourage change that benefits our field and all citizens. Our training events, professional certification, publications and ongoing education help members build their skills and advance their careers. Who we are Our members work in government financial management across sectors and worldw...

HHS designated the agency for the Grants Quality Service Management Office (QSMO) to transform government-wide grants management end-to-end. Created by the Office of Management and Budget, QSMOs are tasked with offering and managing a marketplace of systems and service solutions to improve customer satisfaction, automate processes, modernize technology, standardize data and related processes, and achieve efficiencies in time and money related...

The IRS has indicated it is hiring thousands of agents as it gears up for a significant increase in the number of audits of large multinational taxpayers and high-income individuals. How can you prepare for this upcoming surge in enforcement, and what actions should you take to respond to tax controversy challenges that may be on the horizon? We’ll discuss: An IRS operational update to include service-wide hiring initiatives What taxpaye...

The Congressional Research Service noted a decade ago that, “Intelligence is valuable only if it can be shared with consumers who need it, but, to the extent that it is more widely shared, risks of compromise are enhanced.” That report was prompted in part by 9/11. In the twenty years since, “need to know” has become “need to share” throughout the federal government as agencies have come to realize the value...