'Elite Group' of Federal Agencies Recognized for Fiscal Accountability and Transparency.Seventeen Awards 'Evidence of Continuing Improvement' WASHINGTON -- The highest standards of federal fiscal accountability reporting will be recognized today when the Association of Government Accountants' (AGA) presents its prestigious Certificate of Excellence in Accountability Reporting (CEAR CEAR Comisión Española de Ayuda al Refugiado CEAR Certificate of Excellence in Accountability Reporting CEAR Centro Especializado de Alto Rendimiento CEAR Commission d'Education et d'Agility Régionale CEAR California Electronic Asset Recovery, Inc. ) to 17 federal departments or agencies. The CEAR is awarded to federal government entities whose Performance and Accountability Reports (PARs) and the alternative PARs (known as Pilot Program Reports) achieve the highest standards of clarity in communicating financial information and demonstrating accountability. The awards come at a time when government is widely perceived to be failing to close the gap between the types of government financial reporting that citizens expect and what they get, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a poll released by AGA in 2008. AGA will issue a similar survey and report at the end of 2009. "Given the fiscal status of the United States government and the public perceptions about government fiscal accountability and transparency, the achievement of this year's CEAR recipients is even more significant," said Relmond P. Van Daniker, DBA, CPA (Computer Press Association, Landing, NJ) An earlier membership organization founded in 1983 that promoted excellence in computer journalism. Its annual awards honored outstanding examples in print, broadcast and electronic media. The CPA disbanded in 2000. , AGA's Executive Director. "The agencies and departments being honored today truly represent an elite group within the government financial management community. "We are heartened by the numbers of agencies and departments receiving the certificate and those who participated in the program," he continued. "Seventeen awards is a large number and we welcome it as evidence not only of continuous improvement, but also of a real commitment to accountability and transparency among federal government financial managers and their agencies." Of the 21 entrants for the 2008 Program, the following agencies/departments will receive the award: Federal Trade Commission, Peace Corps, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the federal regulatory agency for futures trading, was established by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Act of 1974 (88 Stat. 1389; 7 U.S.C.A. 4a), approved October 23, 1974. , U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Federal Aviation Administration Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), component of the U.S. Department of Transportation that sets standards for the air-worthiness of all civilian aircraft, inspects and licenses them, and regulates civilian and military air traffic through its air traffic control , U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. General Services Administration The General Services Administration (GSA) was established by section 101 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C.A. § 751). The GSA sets policy for and manages government property and records. , U.S. Government Accountability Office The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is the audit, evaluation, and investigative arm of the United States Congress, and thus an agency in the Legislative Branch of the United States Government. , U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), an independent U.S. government commission, created by the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 and charged with licensing and regulating civilian use of nuclear energy to protect the public and the environment. , U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, U.S. Small Business Administration and U.S. Social Security Administration. The CEAR Awards will be presented to the recipients at a black-tie dinner at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, May 20, 2009. G. Edward DeSeve, Advisor to the President, Assistant to the Vice President and Special Advisor to the U.S. Office of Management and Budget The Office of Management and Budget (OMB), formerly the Bureau of the Budget, is an agency of the federal government that evaluates, formulates, and coordinates management procedures and program objectives within and among departments and agencies of the Executive Branch. (OMB OMB abbr. Office of Management and Budget Noun 1. OMB - the executive agency that advises the President on the federal budget Office of Management and Budget ) Director for Implementation of the Recovery Act, will deliver remarks. If you would like to attend this event, please contact Jennifer Curtin at 410.430.1785. For more information on the CEAR Program and AGA's Government Accountability and Transparency Poll, visit www.agacgfm.org/performance/cear. About AGA: The Association of Government Accountants is a 15,000-member professional association that serves government accountability professionals by providing quality education, fostering professional development and certification, and campaigning in the public interest to for higher standards of government accountability and transparency. www.agacgfm.org. |
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