The GAO Green Book Standards (4 CPEs)

This event qualifies for 4 CEUs

This event qualifies for 4 CPEs

This event qualifies for 4 CLPs

A Practical Approach to Internal Controls

The Green Book sets the standards for an effective internal control system for federal agencies and is a crucial safeguard over public resources. State, local, and quasi-governmental entities, as well as not-for-profit organizations, may adopt the new Green Book standards as a framework for an internal control system.

This four hour CPE seminar provides an overview of the principles-based Green Book and of a system of internal controls which uses COSO 2013 framework as its basis. COSO 2013 defines internal controls as being within five components and seventeen principles. The education process covers the interrelationships presented within the COSO 2013 framework and how to approach the classification of controls within the framework. The Green Book has a different focus for compliance within the COSO framework in line within the governmental environment needs.

We also present a virtual 4 hour event and a three-day in-person academy.

The Academy provides detailed guidance on how to implement and assess an internal control framework based on The Green Book. You can review this program at "The Green Book Compliance Academy" (3 Day).

This four hour CPE course provides you with a more in-depth look at how to implement controls that are consistent with The Green Book. It overviews the Who - What - Why - Where - How to Control. We look at the principles-based approach presented in The Green Book.

This four CPE credit seminar is for government professionals and auditors. Attendees are not required to have a detailed knowledge of operations, risks, controls, auditing, compliance or The Green Book. However, by the end of the class, the attendee absorb an understanding of these areas, as well as how to apply the updated Green Book controls and principles to a governmental organization and Yellow Book audits.

Our seminars are as entertaining as they are informative. Sit back and enjoy; be engaged and educated in a casual atmosphere of information exchange. We will not bore you!

Speaker and Presenter Information

David S. Marshall, MBA, CISA, CFE is a Principal with Infotech Global, a provider of audit, compliance, IT and training services from Chicago, IL area. With over 20 years of experience, he is an expert in internal control, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and information technology. He has assisted numerous companies, from startups to multinationals, improve their operations by strengthening their internal control programs and complying with Sarbanes-Oxley, as well as providing IT auditing, computer security and fraud prevention training.

During his career, Dave has performed financial, operational and IT audits, security assessments, fraud investigations, financial and manufacturing system implementations, and regulatory compliance assistance. He headed up the IT Audit Consulting group at one of the largest aerospace and defense contractors in the United States, where he conducted enterprise risk assessments, audits, network penetrations, program effectiveness studies, business continuity reviews, fraud examinations, and financial data analysis using IDEA software. Prior to that, he was a senior manager in the management consulting practice PWC, where he performed similar services to Fortune 500 companies, banks and agencies. Dave helped to develop the firms Audit methodology, participated in writing the Institute of Internal Auditors’ System Auditability and Control Guidelines, and conducted quality assurance reviews of internal and external audit groups.

Relevant Government Agencies

Air Force, Army, Navy & Marine Corps, Intelligence Agencies, DOD & Military, Office of the President (includes OMB), Dept of Agriculture, Dept of Commerce, Dept of Education, Dept of Energy, Dept of Health & Human Services, Dept of Homeland Security, Dept of Housing & Urban Development, Dept of the Interior, Dept of Justice, Dept of Labor, Dept of State, Dept of Transportation, Dept of Treasury, Dept of Veterans Affairs, EPA, GSA, USPS, SSA, NASA, Other Federal Agencies, Legislative Agencies (GAO, GPO, LOC, etc.), Judicial Branch Agencies, State Government, County Government, City Government, Municipal Government, CIA, FEMA, Census Bureau, Office of Personnel Management, Coast Guard, National Institutes of Health, FAA, USAID, State & Local Government, National Guard Association, EEOC, Federal Government, FDA, Foreign Governments/Agencies, NSA, FCC