Federal Audit Executive Council

About the FAEC

Purpose:

To discuss and coordinate issues affecting the Federal audit community with special emphasis on audit policy and operations of common interest to Federal Audit Executive Council (FAEC) members

Charter:

FAEC Charter
reissued and attested by Michael R. Phillips, Chair 11/09/09, to amend the membership language to include related organizations identified in the CIGIE Charter.

Contact Us:

• Chair ~ Dr. Brett Baker, AIGA NSF
• Vice Chair ~ TBA

FAEC Standing Committees:

• Audit Policy and Procedures
• Financial Statements
• Information Technology
• Professional Development
• Contracting
• Annual Conference

Speaker Presentations

• FAEC Training Program - April 2, 2013
  • Gene Aloise
  • Hubie Sparks - Biography
  • Hubie Sparks - Presentation
• FAEC Training Program - October 24, 2012
  • John Trefry Biography
  • EPA Forensic Audit Product Line
  • Alan R. Duncan Biography
  • Lessons from Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration
• FAEC Meeting - August 22, 2012
  • Charles Evans Coe, Jr. Biography
  • How-to leverage Data Analytics to support Audit or Investigation Services Presentation
  • Andrew B. Einhorn Biography
  • OhMyGov Presentation
• FAEC Training Series - June 14, 2012
  • Doris G. Yanger - Biography
  • Heather I. Keister
  • Green Book Update
  • Dr. Cary Kemp Larson - Biography
  • Emotional Intelligence - Dr. Cary Kemp Larson Presentation
• FAEC Procurement Conference, April 17, 2012
• Terry Letko (Opening Remarks and FAEC Audit Guides – New Guide on Contract Closeout);
  
• Richard W. Sponseller (Civil False Claims Act);
  
• Richard W. Sponseller (Civil False Claims Act Contracts and Damages);
  
• Arnold Pettis (Establishing a Data Mining Initiative and Using Data Mining in Audits);
  
• Stephen Learned (Asking the Tough Audit Questions);
  
• Ann Wright (Auditing the Department’s Acquisition Structure and Function);
  
• GAO Information Security Issues;
  GAO; 04/18/12
• Review of the Usefulness of the Small Business Innovation Research Tech-Net Database;
  Small Business Administration; 02/15/12
• Data Mining (DM) Tools Helping 11 Agencies Identify Fraud in Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs; Arnold Pettis and David Gadren, NASA; 02/15/12
• ARRA: New Model for Government-wide Reporting The Era of Accountability and Transparency; Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board; 11/16/11
• Biographies of Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board Speakers; 11/16/11
• Improper Payments; Rona Lawson, Social Security Administration OIG; 11/16/11
• Biography of Rona Lawson, Social Secutity Administration; 11/16/11
• Key Risks for Government Auditing in FY2012; Sampriti Ganguli, Managing Director, Corporate Executive Board; 02/16/11
• Suspension & Debarment Overview; Steve Bross, NSF OIG & Mona Mafi, EPA OIG; 10/26/10
• Framework for Grant Oversight; Brett M. Baker, Ph.D, CPA, CISA, AIGA NSF; 10/26/10

Reference Materials & Tools

• Peer Review Schedule; in .pdf format
• CIGIE Implementing Guidance Report; in .pdf format
• Cloud Computing - Questions to Ask (from September 2011 Training Conference)
• Forensic Audit and Automated Oversight, Case Study: Purchase Card (January 2010)
• Executive Order -- Reducing Improper Payments and Eliminating Waste in Federal Programs (January 2010)
• Contract Audit Guide Framework (October 2009)
  • Framework Introduction
  • Framework (.doc format)
  • Topic 1: Acquisition Planning
  (July 2010)
  • Topic 2: Market Research
  (May 2010)
  • Topic 8: Small Business Considerations (February 2010)
  • Topic 11: Undefinitized Contract Actions (March 2010)
  • Topic 12: Contract Cost And Price Analysis (October 2010)
  • Special Topic: Government Purchase Cards (January 2012)
  • Topic 19: Contract Closeout (January 2012)
• Contract Risk Assessment Tools (September 2009)
  • Contract Risk Assessment Worksheet Coversheet
  • Instructions for Using the Contract Assessment Worksheet
  • Contract Risk Assessment Worksheet (.xls format)
• HHS-OIG Data Quality Reviews (September 2009)
• Forensic Audit and Automated Oversight (September 2009)
• OIG Recruiting Presentation; .ppt format (June 2009)
• Fraud Indicators in Procurement and Other Defense Activities (May 2009)
• FISMA Framework (September 2006)
• OMB's FY 2006 FISMA Reporting Requirments
• Guide for Conducting External Quality Control Reviews of the Audit Operations of Offices of Inspector General
• Financial Statement Contracting Samples & Tools
  • Final FSAN Monitoring tool for financial statement audits; 9-25-06 (.xls format)
  • Instructions for Preparing Proposals (.pdf format)
  • Sample Request for Proposal ~ Annual Financial Statement Audits (.doc format)
  • Technical Evaluation Panel Member's Responsibilities (.pdf format)
  • Request for Proposal Selection Criteria / Method of Award (.doc format)

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