The January 2012 newsletter has been posted to the website. To view, click on 'Newsletter' under 'Chapter News.'

Our Chapter has put together a fantastic Citizen Centric Report (CCR). To read the CCR and learn more about our chapter, click the ‘Chapter Citizen Centric Report’ link on the Home page of our website.

The December 2011 newsletter has been posted to the website. To view, click on 'Newsletter' under 'Chapter News.'

The November 2011 newsletter has been posted to the website. To view, click on 'Newsletter' under 'Chapter News.'

Learn more about your state or local government and have the chance to be awarded a cash prize!

The Montgomery/Prince George’s County Chapter of the AGA is hosting a contest for teams of college students to create a Citizen-Centric Report (CCR) for a Maryland governmental entity.  Many governments struggle to communicate the business of government to residents, particularly when presenting information about how taxpayers' money is allocated and spent. Traditionally, financial information has been presented in forms accessible only to trained accountants - reams of information, which, though vital, have little meaning for the average person. AGA's Citizen-Centric Government Reporting Initiative is intended to foster innovative means of communication between governments and their citizenry. AGA believes that government financial information should be provided to citizens in forms that are clear and understandable, updated regularly and often, delivered to all, easy to locate, honest in breadth and technically accurate in detail. In fact, as the owners of government, citizens have a right to this information. For more details, click here.

Let’s give some well-deserved, national recognition to some of our members and colleagues!

AGA is soliciting nominations for its annual national leadership awards, to be presented at the NLC in February 2012. Each chapter may nomination one individual for each award; the nominees are not required to be members of AGA. See details on each award and requirements for eligibility below:

Federal Leadership Awards

Each year, AGA presents a crystal award in each of the following categories to formally recognize individuals across the government and private sectors who exemplify and promote excellence in government, outstanding leadership, high ethical standards, and innovative management techniques.

Distinguished Federal Leadership Award - This award recognizes elected or presidentially-appointed federal officials who exemplify and promote excellence in government management and have demonstrated outstanding leadership in enhancing sound financial management legislation, regulations, practices, policies and systems. Requirement for Eligibility: nominee must have served in either the legislative or executive branches in an elected federal position, or as a Presidential appointee at the time the contribution being recognized was made.

Elmer Staats Award - This award recognizes the cumulative achievements of federal professionals who throughout their career have served as a role model for others and who have consistently exhibited the highest personal and professional standards. Requirement for Eligibility: nominee must have been employed by the federal government at the time the work being recognized was performed.

Andy Barr Award - This award recognizes the cumulative achievements of private sector individuals who throughout their career have served as a role model for others and who have consistently exhibited the highest personal and professional standards. Requirement for Eligibility: nominee must have been employed in the private sector at the time the work being recognized was performed.

State and Local Government Leadership Awards

Each year, AGA presents crystal awards to state and local government professionals who exemplify and promote excellence in government, outstanding leadership, and high ethical standards, as well as enhancing sound financial management legislation, regulations, practices, policies and systems.

Excellence in Government Leadership Award - This award recognizes the cumulative achievements of a state or local government professional who throughout his/her public career has served as a role model for others and has consistently exhibited the highest personal and professional standards. Requirement for Eligibility: nominee must have been employed by the government at the time the work being recognized was performed.

William R. Snodgrass Distinguished Leadership Award - This award recognizes the outstanding leadership of individuals in state government that led to improved financial management practices, policies, systems or operations and consistently exhibited the highest personal and professional standards. Requirement for Eligibility: nominee must have served in a state government position at the time of the recognized contribution.

Distinguished Local Government Leadership Award - The award recognizes the outstanding leadership of individuals in local government that led to improved financial management practices, policies, systems or operations and consistently exhibited the highest personal and professional standards. Requirement for Eligibility: nominee must have served in a local government position at the time of the recognized contribution.

Private Sector Financial Excellence Award - This award recognizes the cumulative achievements of private sector professionals who throughout their careers have served as a role model for others and have consistently exhibited personal and professional standards. Requirement for Eligibility: nominee must have been employed in the private sector at the time of the recognized contribution.

For more information, visit: http://www.agacgfm.org/membership/awards/

The deadline for submission is October 31, 2011. Chapter members may nominate individuals by emailing awards@marylandaga.com.

The October 2011 newsletter has been posted to the website. To view, click on 'Newsletter' under 'Chapter News.'

The May 2011 newsletter has been posted to the website. To view, click on 'Newsletter' under 'Chapter News.'

The April 2011 newsletter has been posted to the website. To view, click on 'Newsletter' under 'Chapter News.'

Our Chapter is offering a $1,000 scholarship to a high school student and an undergraduate college student for the best essay titled "Why I Chose Accounting as My Future Profession." The deadline is April 15th. See the ‘Early Careers’ page under ‘Events’ for more details.

March is CGFM month! In celebration, Montgomery, Prince George’s, and Anne Arundel Counties have proclaimed that March is CGFM month. Check out the CGFM page on our website or the March newsletter to view the proclamations.

If you are a CGFM, congratulations! If you are not a CGFM, but would like to be, check out our CGFM webpage for how to apply and testing locations. In addition, our Chapter has CGFM review materials available to our members for free. Please contact Doreen Shute and Mike Loos at cgfm@marylandaga.com to reserve your book. Good luck!

The March 2011 newsletter has been posted to the website. To view, click on 'Newsletter' under 'Chapter News.'

The February 2011 newsletter has been posted to the website. To view, click on 'Newsletter' under 'Chapter News.'

The January 2011 newsletter has been posted to the website. To view, click on 'Newsletter' under 'Chapter News.'

Slides from Matt Flick's November dinner meeting presentation have been posted. To view, click on "Dinner Meeting Slides" under "Chapter News."

Click here to learn more about classes available at Georgetown in the field of forensic accounting.

Members of the Montgomery/Prince Georges County Chapter of the AGA are invited to join the Washington Metropolitan ACFE chapter. To learn more about the Washington Metropolitan chapter of the ACFE, please visit http://www.acfedc.org/