LETTER TO HONORABLE WILLIAM F. RABORN,JR. FROM JACK HANEY
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FEDERAL GOVE MENT ACCOUNTANTS ASSOCIATIO -OF WASHINGTON
Founded September 14, 1950
P. O. BOX 423 i r +1dve Eegistxy
WASHINGTON, D. C., 20044
CHAPTER EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE F.Y. 1966
November 11, 1965
President
Jack Haney
Post Office Department
Vice President and Chairman of
Finance Committee
W. Fletcher Lutz
Civil Aeronautics Board
Treasurer Honorabel William F. Raborn, Jr.
Leonard P. Silee
Department of the Interior Director of Central Intelligence
Secretary Washington, D. C. 20505
Alfred L. Hedbawny
Maritime Administration
Director of Editorial Committee Dear Admiral Raborn:
Louis N. Teitelbaum
Federal Housing Administration
Director of Education Committee The Washington Chapter of the Federal' Government Accountants
Robert B. Lewis
Department of Defense Association invites your agency to again participate in a
Director of Meetings Committee program to give recognition and to honor government employees
Benjamin F. Robinson
Department of Agriculture who have made outstanding contributions in the improvement of
Director of Membership Committee financial management.
Edward T. Cook
Department of Defense
Director of Programs Committee The enclosed brochure provides a description of our Seventh Annual
Frank Higginbotham
Government Printing Office Awards Program. May we have your cooperation in naming persons
Director of Publicity Committee whom you consider have made outstanding contributions to financial
William J. Powell
Federal Power Commission management? Your agency is cordially invited to nominate persons
Director of Research Committee in the areas of financial activity suggested under paragraph five
Robert F. Brandt
Staff of House of Representatives of the enclosed brochure or in related areas not named. In making
Immediate Past President (Ex Officio) nominations, your agency may use an existing awards program for
Ralph H. Keister
Federal Aviation Agency this purpose.
SPECIAL COMMITTEES AND
ASSISTANTS F.Y. 1966 The agency nominations are due February 28, 1966. The nominations
Chairman, Advisory Committee
Edwin J. B. Lewis should be sent to Mr. Ben Wostein, Chairman, Committee on Coop-
George Washington University eration with Government Agencies, Washington Chapter, Federal
Chairman, Committee on Cooperation
with Governmental Agencies Government Accountants Association, P. 0. Box 423, Washington,
Ben Wostein D. C. 20044. If you or your agency awards committee have any
Post Office Department
Chairman, Committee on Cooperation questions, please write the Committee on Cooperation with
with Other Professional Organizations
Michael L. Gudis Government Agencies, Washington Chapter, Federal Government
Financial Management Consultant Accountants Association or call any member listed on the back
Chairman, Audit Committee of the -enclosed--brochure. -
Francis W. Lyle
Bureau of the Budget
Chairman, Bylaws Committee
F. Norman Hearn We thank you for your cooperation in this worthwhile endeavor
Public Health Service wherein we can acknowledge and honor the outstanding work of
Chairman, News Bulletin Committee
Harold G. Davis Government personnel in the financial management field.
United States Information Agency
Chairman, Publications Committee
William M. Owens Sincerely yours,
Department of State (AID)
Co-Chairman, ADP Roundtable
Nicholas F. Schauer
Treasury Department 4CZ
Co-Chairman, Financial Management
Roundtable Jack Haney
Harold J. Selinsky President
Federal Aviation Agency
Assistant Tre rer
John E. GoMiley
Department of Leber
Assistant Secretary
John W. Huttel
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Post Office Department JSnl
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OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
OFFICERS
- President ........................................Jack Haney
Vice President. .................... W. Fletcher Lutz
Secretary ....................-:....Alfred L. Hedbawny
Immediate Past President
(ex officio) .......................... Ralph H. Keister
. DIRECTORS
Robert F. Brandt Robert B. Lewis
Edward T. Cook William J. Powell
Frank Higginbotham Benjamin F. Robinson
Louis N. Teitelbaum..
COMMITTEE ON COOPERATION WITH
- GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
Ben Wostein, Chairman ...... Post Office Department
Paul Appleman ........................ Retired, Civil Service
Commission
Joseph D. Cohn ......... .......... .... Bureau of -the 'Budget
Victor Corso .................. AtomiaEnergy Commission
Oscar .Disler ......................... Civil Aeronautics Board
Lawrence M. Eichorn .............. Department of, Labor
Raymond Eichorn ............ .National Aeronautics and
Space Administration
D. J. Harrill ...... Department of Agriculture
W. Newal Howell ............ General'Accounting Office
Irving Kalikow ...................:...: Department of Army
Malcolm L. McQuiston ........Post Office Department
William M. O'Reilly ................ W. M. O'Reilly & Co.
Nicholas Schauer .................Department of Treasury
Charles Sussman .......... Housing and Home Finance
Agency
Thomas C. Strates .................... Department of Navy
James L. Wallace ...... Federal Maritime Commission
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1. Purpose. The purpose of the Federal
Government Accountants Awards Program
is to accord special recognition of outstand-
ing achievement in developing and improv-
ing financial management in the Federal
Service through effective use of accounting
as an integral element thereof, and to stimu-
late interest ..in accounting as a professional
career in the Federal Government.
2. Type of Award: The awards will be
honorary in recognition of creative efforts
and important contributions toward Federal
financial management objectives. Recogni-
tion will be given by the awarding of scrolls
to outstanding individuals, or groups, who
meet the standards stated in these rules and
guidelines. From those nominated by the
agencies, selections for the awards will be
made by the Awards Committee.
3. Awards Committee. The Awards Com-
mittee will be appointed by the President of
the Washington Chapter.
4. Eligibility. Any member of the FGAA
of Washington or any person in the Wash-
ington Metropolitan Area who was employed
in the Federal Service at the time the work
being. recognized was performed will be eli-
-gible for consideration for an Award. The
individual must have a record of exceptional
competence, integrity and devotion to his
field= of=eridnavor- and -h-is=achievement `mus
constitute a notably outstanding contribu-
tion to financial administration, during the
year immediately preceding February 28,
1966.
5. Area of Awards. Nominations - for
awards are requested (see item 7) in the area
of financial management as determined by
the Awards Committee. This area may in-
clude, but is not limited to such activities as:
a. Accounting systems
b. Auditing
c. Budgeting
d. Accounting operations
e. Programming
f. Financial reporting
g. Automatic data processing
h. Financial management training
i. Performance and productivity
accounting
6. Guidelines and examples of Achieve-
ment to be Considered. In selecting candi-
dates for nomination, agencies should con-
sider accomplishments made to implement
financial management legislation designed to
improve management planning and control
techniques and, through better use of in-
formation, has resulted in more efficient and
economical operations. Examples:
a. Developed a single integrated financial
management system, based on a frame-
work of planning and control by activity
and area of responsibility, and utilizing
costs as a basis of control at operating
levels in tandem with fund management
and control only at appropriately higher
levels.
b. Conducted a complete functional anal-.
ysis of agency operations, resulting in an
approved activity account structure, by
organization unit, for common use in
budget formulation, presentation, and ex-
ecution; and identification of related
quantitative data for regular use in pro-
j ection and performance evaluation.
c. Developed and documented an accrual
accounting system in conjunction with or
in contemplation of internal cost-based
budgeting, designed to serve through ef-
fective reports the informational needs of
an existing or planned integrated financial
management system.
d. Developed and initiated a comprehensive
system for the overall audit of major
agency-wide programs.
e. Initiated or developed an automatic
data processing system to meet. the agen-f
. cy's financial and statistical reporting
needs.
_ D-evelope_d: zompreke iye--fin~n
man.agement"training program.- ? -
g. Conducted a comprehensive financial
management study which resulted in - the
establishment of more efficient and effec-.
tive management.
7. Nominations. Each nomination should
be supported by a written justification which
should cite specific examples and details.
The supporting data should be limited to
facts, insofar as possible, rather than opin-
ions or conclusions and should not exceed two
typewritten pages. The nomination should
include the nominee's name, position, title
and grade, organizational- location, residence
or post office address, education, degrees
received and any other pertinent informa-
tion. Agencies should feel free to use their
existing awards program when. selecting
nominees.
All nominations must be in the hands of the
Committee by February 28, 1966, mailing ad-
dress as follows: Ben Wostein, Chairman,
Committee on Cooperation with Government
Agencies, P. 0. Box 423, Washington, D. C.
20044.
8. Presentation. The awards will be pre-
sented publicly at the regular dinner meet-
ing of the FGAA of Washington in May
1966. The award winners will be guests of
honor. As much publicity as possible will be
given Award Winners.
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