Circular A-123

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IRS launches designated channel for employees to raise agency risks

The IRS has launched an employee risk channel where members of the workforce can confidentially raise their concerns to agency leaders.

Management

FILE - This Feb. 9, 2018, file photo shows the Capitol Dome of the Capitol Building at sunrise in Washington. The federal budget deficit has surged to $779 billion in fiscal 2018, its highest level in six years as President Donald Trump's tax cuts caused the government to borrow more heavily in order to cover its spending. The Treasury Department said Monday, Oc. 15, that the deficit climbed $113 billion from fiscal 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Democratically-controlled House could have positive effect for feds

Federal Newscast

How federal employees can become card-carrying experts on risk management

Workforce

Federal risk managers say implementing A-123 takes teamwork and transparency

Agency Oversight

OMB’s Mader confident CFO community will weather transition

Management

OMB, GAO frameworks to help agencies enter new era of risk-based fraud prevention

Agency Oversight

OMB tells gov’t accountants to get serious about improper payments

Management

7 steps to raise the bar on your agency’s enterprise risk management strategy

Management

Exclusive

With A-123 update, OMB knits together risk management, internal controls

Management

A-123 Circular to bring agencies back to 1980s around internal controls

Reporter's Notebook

Why risk is becoming a key conversation in the C-suite

Reporter's Notebook

‘Culture of evidence’ should be preserved as government prepares for new administration

As the government prepares for another presidential transition, administration officials say it’s important to build on the progress that’s been made on…

Management

Mallory Barg Bulman: How will Circular A-123 address improper payments?

The new version of Circular A-123 is coming out soon. Mallory Barg Bulman, research director at the Partnership for Public Service, tells Federal Drive…

Federal Drive

Jason Miller, Executive Editor, Federal News Radio

Federal Drive

The Office of Management and Budget recently released an update to Circular A-123, a guide for agencies on managing risk at an enterprise level. A new report from the Association of Government Accountants examined the revision. Federal News Radio Executive Editor Jason Miller spoke with Emily Kopp on the Federal Drive about why A-123 is a big deal in government accounting circles.