Better customer experiences build trust in government programs When the White House issued its Executive Order on “Transforming Federal Customer Experience and Service Delivery to Rebuild Trust in Government” in December 2021, almost three dozen agencies across 17 departments were designated High Impact Service Providers (HISPs) – agencies which, because of their large customer bases or critical services (or both), have a sig...

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...

City services are essential and must continue - even in the midst of an ongoing pandemic. In Orange County, California the court system needed to figure out a way to digitally track their staff, vaccination status, time off and caseloads to ensure the judicial system continued to move forward. The answer came in the form of data analytics and machine learning.Join us online Wednesday, Jan. 26 at 2 p.m. ET to hear how Orange County was able to...

Every federal agency recognizes that being audited is an often painful, always time-consuming process. The Department of Defense, for instance, has failed four audits in a row – but it is making progress after decades to keep its financial house in order. A Government Accountability Office report in 2020 identified several challenges that make it harder for agencies to earn clean fiscal bills of health, including problems with their fina...

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...

How has your agency handled the shift to remote and hybrid work? During times of significant change, the ability to adapt to the new reality is what pushes us forward. In order to truly adapt to our changing world, agencies must work closely with industry partners to develop best practices for adopting the latest innovative technology. Join us online on Wednesday, Dec. 8 from 2-4 p.m. ET/11 a.m.-1 p.m. PT as we look at what steps organizations...

Duty, Honor, Profit: Unethical Trends in Service Members' Social Media Use Today on social media, service members commonly act as influencers in return for commissions on product sold. What are the rules and ethics involved in this practice? Are there privacy considerations to be aware of? As communicators, are there rules of the road or best practices we can follow? There is a large body of evidence showing that this conduct is widespread, ye...

Building the Platform of the Future: A rapid Response model for government As the government workforce continues to follow a hybrid model of remote and in-person service delivery, it’s widely recognized that cloud is the key ingredient for rapidly responding to change. Instead of reacting to unforeseen crises, government agencies must proactively align their technology to quickly respond to citizen needs, from the devastating impact of a...

The federal government’s roles and missions extend far and wide, including protecting and defending the United States, exploring space, gathering weather and climate data, and overseeing massive health and social welfare programs. The annual Government Hall of Fame Gala gathers current and former government officials and stakeholders to celebrate the public sector leaders who have made historic achievements and advances in these and othe...

Long gone are the days where government agencies should rely on brick-and-mortar locations to respond to the needs of the constituents.Social messaging - using applications like Facebook or Twitter to interact with an organization - is replacing the phone as the preferred communication channel. During the pandemic, we saw those previously thought to be digitally excluded adopt social messaging as a way to stay in touch with their loved ones....