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• THE ACADEMY FOR GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY
• Dr. Sridhar Ramamoorti
• Chairman, AFGA
• Partner, Grant Thornton LLP
• Presentation at AAA Government Non-Profit
  Section Meeting
• August 6, 2006
• AAA Annual Meeting
• Washington, D.C.

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• MISSION
• The Academy for Government Accountability will
  support research and education initiatives, and
  advance thought leadership in government
  financial management by forging relationships
  among government, business, academia and
  interested others.

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• THE ACADEMY
• SOME BRIEF FACTS
• 501 (c) (3) organization
• Incorporated in Virginia since 1979
• Original intent was to provide education and
  research services to the AGA
• Several projects have been completed over the
  years
• July 2002 Article "Aiming for Accuracy Financial
  Managers Are Trying to Get More Timely and Useful
  Information to Decision-Makers"

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• RESURRECTING THE ACADEMY
• In 2005, the Academy was reintroduced to the AGA
  National Executive Committee (NEC) with a revised
  mission
• Dr. Sridhar Ramamoorti, Partner, Grant Thornton
  was named Chair by the NEC
• AGA committed 200,000 to fund the Academy in
  supporting basic research projects there's
  nothing so practical as a good theory (Kurt
  Lewin)
• Revised bylaws were presented and approved by the
  NEC in February 2006

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• GOVERNANCE
• BOARD OF TRUSTEES
• No more than 24 members
• Must be a member of AGA
• Equal number of private and public sector
  individuals
• Trustee 3-year term, but may be reappointed
• Appoint Advisory Council
• Create strategies, policies and procedures
• Will evaluate recommendations for funding as
  submitted by Advisory Council
• Will select and notify the recipients of
  Academys research funds

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• GOVERNANCE
• BOARD OF TRUSTEES
• Public Sector
• Tom Allen, Member, Federal Accounting Standards
  Advisory Board
• Robert Attmore, Chairman, Governmental Accounting
  Standards Board
• Hon. Charles Bowsher, Retired, Comptroller of the
  United States
• J. Kenneth Blackwell, Secretary of State, Ohio
• Dr. Michael Granof, Professor, University of
  Texas
• Sam McCall, City Auditor, Tallahassee, Florida
• Hon. Samuel J. Mok, CFO, Department of Labor
• John Radford, State Controller, Oregon
• Brian Sonntag, State Auditor, Washington
• Gwendolyn Sykes, CFO, NASA

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• GOVERNANCE
• BOARD OF TRUSTEES
• Private Sector
• Dr. Sridhar Ramamoorti, Partner, Grant Thornton
  and Chair of the Academy
• Wayne Bobby, National Director, Oracle
• Debra Cammer, Partner, IBM
• Ira Goldstein, Director, Deloitte
• Lisa Kazor, President CEO, Savantage Solutions
• Dr. Rowan Miranda, Partner, Accenture
• Daniel J. Murrin, Partner, Ernst Young
• Dr. Long Nguyen, CEO Founder, Pragmatics
• Carter Pate, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers
• Cathy Supernaw, Partner, KPMG

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• RESEARCH OVERSIGHT
• ADVISORY COUNCIL
• Must be a member of AGA
• No more than 25 advisors
• 3 year term but may be reappointed
• Review and recommend to the Trustees projects for
  funding
• May not apply for funding while serving on the
  Advisory Council

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• FIRST YEAR GOALS
• Develop long term strategy
• Develop criteria for reviewing proposals
• Collaborate with other research foundations on
  projects
• Form alliances with COSO bodies
• Sponsor 2 empirical research projects
• Award 1 or 2 Mortimer Dittenhofer Ph.D.
  dissertation grants

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• Dr. Mortimer A. Dittenhofer Dissertation Award
• Patricia Patrick
• Pennsylvania State University at Harrisburg
• The Determinants of Organizational Innovation A
  Study of GASB 34 in Pennsylvania
• Annette Pridgen
• University of Mississippi
• Analyzing Government Financial Condition

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• LONG TERM GOALS
• Seek sustainable funding for the Academy through
  various sources
• Develop priorities for research proposals
• Promote research projects in journals and
  publications
• Use research projects to promote AGA and
  government financial management

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• Potential Topics
• Accounting and Financial Reporting for
  Public-Private Partnerships
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• Barriers to Timely Financial Reporting in the
  Government Environment
• Defining the Role of Controllership in Modern
  Government Financial Operations
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• Defining and Evaluating the Role of Shared
  Services in Governmental Financial Operations
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• Evaluation of Materiality in Government Audits
  or Financial Reporting
• Relationship and Organization Dynamics between
  CFO CIO and How It Affects Service Delivery to
  Taxpayers
• Issues Surrounding Single Audit Act
•  Note The listed topics are not the only topics
  of interest to the Academy Board of Trustees.
  Other topics related to government financial
  management will be considered for funding.

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• QUESTIONS?
• Contact Ms. Eveanna Barry
• AGA Director of Performance Reporting
• Liaison to the Academy
• 703-684-6931, ext. 324
• ebarry_at_agacgfm.org