Federal Financial Management Group Training

Explore federal accounting mandates—including FASB updates and CFO Act requirements—for accurate financial reporting and compliance.

Learn how the U.S. Government Standard General Ledger supports agency financial reporting and compliance under key federal laws.

Deepen your knowledge of federal accounting standards and funds control in financial reporting and decision support.

Build a strong foundation in federal accounting by mastering key concepts, financial management practices, and reporting standards.

Understand how to analyze and report the costs of federal programs and activities using structured costing methods such as Activity-Based Costing and Earned Value Management.

Explore how federal financial statements are prepared, structured, and used under laws like the CFO Act and FFMIA.

Build expertise in complex federal appropriations law through guided research and case analysis of funding decisions.

Build procedural knowledge to prevent, detect, and report Antideficiency Act violations using real-world legal standards and case-based exercises.

Master the complex rules governing federal interagency transfers, revolving funds, reimbursements, and user fees under GAO principles.

Build expertise in Department of Defense fiscal law by learning how DoD-specific authorities, exceptions, and appropriations law principles guide legal fund usage.

Master the principles of federal appropriations law to ensure the proper use of appropriated funds and compliance with legal requirements.

Get up-to-date on changes to appropriations law, recent GAO decisions, and Antideficiency Act implications.

Students will review current budget execution policy and guidance published in OMB’s Circular A-11; learn about the principles of purpose, time, and amount that govern how federal agencies can properly use appropriated funds, ensuring compliance with legal and budgetary constraints; and the relationship between performance plans/goals and operating budgets.

Learn to create accurate, defensible budgets that align with federal regulations and strategic goals.

Learn how to justify program funding requests effectively using performance data and decision-quality visuals.

Understand the congressional budget process, including budget resolutions, authorizations, appropriations, and reconciliation.

This course provides students with an enhanced working knowledge of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) process to plan and program for its future activities, and then to develop, justify, and execute the department’s portion of the United States government budget. 

Learn to conduct performance-based budget analysis and visualization using advanced Excel tools tailored to federal budgeting needs.

Gain a foundational understanding of the federal budget process, including preparation, execution, and financial management.

Learn how the federal budget is created with emphasis on planning, justification, and legal constraints.

Gain a foundational understanding of the federal budget process, including budget preparation, appropriation types, and performance measurement.

Understand how performance measurement connects to strategic planning and budget decision-making under GPRA, GPRAMA, and OMB Circular A‑11.

Gain an understanding of how DoD’s PPBE system integrates planning, resourcing, and execution in the defense budgeting cycle.

Learn how DoD and Army PPBE systems integrate mission planning, acquisition, budgeting, and execution to manage resources across defense organizations.

Learn to audit financial-related functions such as budgeting, procurement, and property control using both systems-procedure and results-outcome methods.

Acquire hands‑on methods and tools to analyze financial data, detect anomalies, and enhance oversight across fiscal operations.

Strengthen your decision-making by applying structured analytics to financial and performance data in government contexts.

Learn the goals, roles, and activities of the Defense Working Capital Funds (DWCF) and how they function in the Federal Government. Utilize a revolving fund concept in designing a business-like enterprise to operate within the Department of Defense (DoD) environment.

Master the processes of audit resolution, follow-up, and implementation to ensure accountability and improve operational performance.

Government agency leaders at all levels need to constantly define the mission direction, performance goals, and policies to reflect changing needs and expectations of the citizens they serve, as well as align functions and policies to efficiently and effectively achieve those objectives. This course provides several tools and approaches, including SWOT analysis, PESTEL analysis, and logic models, to engage stakeholders, assess the changing external environment for policy planning, and performance alignment.

Explore how budgeting, spending controls, and accounting functions interconnect to support effective financial stewardship in federal agencies.

Acquire essential federal financial management knowledge to manage budget, accounting, and stewardship responsibilities confidently as a new manager.

Gain a comprehensive understanding of financial management principles, federal budgeting, and performance measurement.

Most government managers, programs, contract officers and grant managers will be subject to an audit either required by law, requested by stakeholders or selected by an audit oversight organization. Audits are part of the internal control process to ensure accountability in the use of public funds and promote economy, efficiency, effectiveness, and integrity of government operations. Prepare for and survive an audit for a positive outcome by understanding how audits work, what auditors do, your role in the audit process in providing necessary records and reports; and in responding to results of the audit. This is a must-have one-day seminar for meeting legal, regulatory, policy and process requirements of audits.

Develop advanced strategies for directing federal funds during tight budgets, year‑end pressures, or continuing resolutions to support mission delivery effectively.

Sharpen your skills in financial and performance analytics to support evidence-based decision-making using structured, defensible analytical methods.

Build a working knowledge of revolving fund operations in civilian federal agencies, including budgeting, cost accounting, and rate stabilization.

Acquire hands‑on methods and tools to analyze financial data, detect anomalies, and enhance oversight across fiscal operations.

Executives and decision makers need to know what projects, processes, activities, and programs cost to make the best use of limited resources in achieving efficient and effective operations while promoting a performance accountability culture. This seminar is an essential overview for understanding and applying activity based costing to data-driven planning and actions.

Master the Joint Travel Regulations (JTR) for Permanent Change of Station (PCS) moves with expert-led training tailored for DoD civilian employees.

Master the Joint Travel Regulations (JTR) for temporary duty (TDY) travel, including allowances, reimbursements, and compliance for Department of Defense personnel.

Learn federal travel regulations covering both temporary duty (TDY) and permanent change of station (PCS) travel policies specific to non‑DoD agencies.

Master the Federal Travel Regulations (FTR) for temporary duty (TDY) travel, including allowances, reimbursements, and compliance for non-DoD agencies.