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Island Governments Address Audit and Workforce Challenges at IGFOA 2024 Winter Meeting

19 December 2024

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Association of Pacific Island Public Auditors Successfully Completes 35th Annual Conference Over 400 Attendees Focus on Bridging the Gap of Public Accountability and Transparency

02 October 2024

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Island Government Finance Officers Association Holds a Successful Annual Meeting in Orlando

21 June 2024

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Grants Course

Using Project Management to Improve Grant Administration

January 30 - February 01, 2024

David Rykken

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All region participants welcome to sign up.

Regional

Successful grants often utilize project management skills. Project management is the process of leading
the work of a team to achieve goals and meet successful criteria within a specified period of time.

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Audit Course

Assessing Controls in Performance Audits

January 22 - 23, 2024

Drummond Kahn

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All Samoa participants welcome to sign up.

Samoa

Building on the content covered in the Assessing Controls for Government Employee course, continue exploring the relationship of controls to risk and to processes and systems, the prerequisites for good controls, and techniques for assessing the design and implementation of controls. Become proficient recognizing potential risks and in preparing clear objectives that define what your audit will accomplish using a step-by-step process for planning an audit of controls, the relationship of control weaknesses to the elements of a finding and incorporating findings into audit reports. Simulated real-world practice is provided through numerous public sector case studies and exercises. Assessing risks and controls in performance audits is now required by the 2018 Yellow Book Standards.

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Audit Course

Auditors' Roles in Assessing Internal Control

January 19, 2024

Drummond Kahn

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All American Samoa participants welcome to sign up.

American Samoa

Internal controls are critical for both managers and for auditors. For programs receiving Federal funds, Federal government agency heads must follow the requirements of the Federal Manager's Financial Integrity Act and OMB's Circular A-123 to assess and report on the agency's system of internal control.

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Audit Course

Managers' Roles in Assessing Internal Control

January 18, 2024

Drummond Kahn

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All American Samoa participants welcome to sign up.

American Samoa

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Audit Course

Ethical Decision Making for Government Employees

January 17, 2024

Drummond Kahn

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All American Samoa participants welcome to sign up.

American Samoa

Are you faced with tough decisions about how to handle sensitive situations in your mission? Explore the ethical hazards and dilemmas facing officials and review methods of analyzing and resolving them in this participative workshop.

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Photos from recent activities hosted by the Pacific and Virgin Islands Training Initiatives (PITI-VITI) in support of conferences, training and leadership development, are available below.