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Federal Accounting

  • Federal Accounting Standards

    • IDACCT7102
    • Weekdays only
    • 4 Days
    • Prerequisites required

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

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  • Government Standard General Ledger

    • IDACCT8100
    • Weekdays only
    • 2 Days
    • Open to beginners

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

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  • Advanced Federal Accounting

    • IDACCT8004
    • Weekdays only
    • 4 Days
    • Prerequisites required

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

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  • Introduction to Federal Accounting

    • IDACCT7001
    • Weekdays only
    • 3 Days
    • Open to beginners

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

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  • Federal Activity Costing, Analysis & Reporting

    • IDACCT8010
    • Weekdays only
    • 3 Days
    • Prerequisites required

    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.

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  • Understanding Federal Financial Statements

    • IDFINC8103
    • Not currently scheduled
    • 3 Days
    • Prerequisites required

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

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Federal Appropriations Law

  • Advanced Appropriations Law

    • IDFINC9100
    • Weekdays only
    • 3 Days
    • Prerequisites required

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

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  • Antideficiency Act

    • IDFINC7207
    • Weekdays only
    • 1 Day
    • Prerequisites required

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

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  • Appropriations Law for Reimbursements, Revolving Funds, and User Fees

    • IDFINC9115
    • Not currently scheduled
    • 2 Days
    • Prerequisites required

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

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  • DoD Fiscal Law Principles

    • IDFINC8200
    • Weekdays only
    • 2 Days
    • Prerequisites required

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

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  • Federal Appropriations Law

    • IDFINC7100
    • Weekdays only
    • 4 Days
    • Open to beginners

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

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  • Federal Appropriations Law Refresher and Update

    • IDFINC8147
    • Weekdays only
    • 2 Days
    • Prerequisites required

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

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Federal Budgeting

  • Budget Execution

    • IDBUDG7100
    • Weekdays only
    • 3 Days
    • Prerequisites required

    Master the skills to develop, manage, and execute federal budgets while ensuring compliance with laws and regulations.

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  • Budget Formulation

    • IDBUDG7101
    • Weekdays only
    • 3 Days
    • Prerequisites required

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

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  • Budget Justification and Presentation

    • IDBUDG7102
    • Not currently scheduled
    • 3 Days
    • Prerequisites required

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

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  • Congressional Budget Process

    • IDBUDG8175
    • Weekdays only
    • 2 Days
    • Prerequisites required

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

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  • DHS Planning, Programing, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE)

    • IDBUDG8103
    • Not currently scheduled
    • 3 Days
    • Prerequisites required

    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. 

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  • Federal Budget Analysis Using Microsoft Excel

    • IDBUDG8150
    • Weekdays only
    • 3 Days
    • Prerequisites required

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

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  • Federal Budgeting for Non-Budgeting Personnel

    • IDBUDG7000
    • Weekdays only
    • 3 Days
    • Open to beginners

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

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  • Federal Budget Process

    • IDBUDG7103
    • Weekdays only
    • 2 Days
    • Open to beginners

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

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  • Introduction to Federal Budgeting

    • IDBUDG7001
    • Weekdays only
    • 3 Days
    • Open to beginners

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

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  • Planning, Budgeting and Performance Measurement

    • IDBUDG8180
    • Weekdays only
    • 3 Days
    • Prerequisites required

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

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  • Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE)

    • IDBUDG8000
    • Weekdays only
    • 3 Days
    • Prerequisites required

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

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  • Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE) Army

    • IDBUDG8001
    • Not currently scheduled
    • 5 Days
    • Prerequisites required

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

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Financial Management and Executive Financial Management

  • Assessing Financial-Related Activities and Controls

    • IDAUDT8811
    • Not currently scheduled
    • 3 Days
    • Prerequisites required

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

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  • Data Analytic Tools for Financial Management

    • IDFINC8900
    • Weekdays only
    • 1 Day
    • Prerequisites required

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

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  • Decision Support Analytics

    • IDFINC8120
    • Weekdays only
    • 3 Days
    • Prerequisites required

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

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  • Defense Working Capital Funds

    • IDFINC9000
    • Weekdays only
    • 3 Days
    • Prerequisites required

    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.

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  • Effective Audit Resolution, Follow-up and Implementation

    • IDAUDT8034
    • Weekdays only
    • 2 Days
    • Prerequisites required

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

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  • Essential Tools for Executive Strategic and Policy Planning

    • IDFINC9020
    • Weekdays only
    • 1 Day
    • Prerequisites required

    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.

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  • Federal Budgeting, Execution, and Accounting: The Relationship

    • IDFINC8300
    • Weekdays only
    • 2 Days
    • Open to beginners

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

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  • Financial Management Bootcamp for New Federal Managers

    • IDFINC7010
    • Weekdays only
    • 1 Day
    • Open to beginners

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

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  • Introduction to Financial Management

    • IDFINC7000
    • Weekdays only
    • 3 Days
    • Open to beginners

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

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  • What an Audit Means to You: Working with the Auditors and Surviving an Audit

    • IDFINC8010
    • Weekdays only
    • 1 Day
    • Prerequisites required

    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.

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  • Strategic Spending Executive Seminar: Intelligent Funds Management in Challenging Times

    • IDFINC9005
    • Weekdays only
    • 1 Day
    • Prerequisites required

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

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  • Intermediate Decision Support Analytics

    • IDFINC9150
    • Not currently scheduled
    • 3 Days
    • Prerequisites required

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

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  • Non-Defense Working Capital Funds

    • IDFINC9250
    • Weekdays only
    • 3 Days
    • Prerequisites required

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

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  • Data Analytic Tools for Financial Management

    • IDFINC8900
    • Weekdays only
    • 1 Day
    • Prerequisites required

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

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  • Activity Costing Executive Seminar for Performance Accountability

    • IDFINC9010
    • Weekdays only
    • 1 Day
    • Prerequisites required

    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.

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Federal Travel Regulations

  • Travel Regulations for Defense Agencies, JTR (PCS Only)

    • IDFINC8230
    • Weekdays only
    • 3 Days
    • Prerequisites required

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

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  • Travel Regulations for Defense Agencies, JTR (TDY Only)

    • IDFINC7215
    • Weekdays only
    • 3 Days
    • Prerequisites required

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

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  • Travel Regulations for Defense Agencies, JTR (TDY and PCS)

    • IDFINC8231
    • Weekdays only
    • 5 Days
    • Prerequisites required

    Master the Joint Travel Regulations (JTR) for both temporary duty (TDY) and permanent change of station (PCS) travel in the Department of Defense.

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  • Travel Regulations for Non-Defense Agencies, FTR (PCS Only)

    • IDFINC7104
    • Weekdays only
    • 3 Days
    • Prerequisites required

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

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  • Travel Regulations for Non-Defense Agencies, FTR (TDY Only)

    • IDFINC7213
    • Weekdays only
    • 3 Days
    • Prerequisites required

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

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  • Travel Regulations for Non-Defense Agencies, FTR (TDY and PCS)

    • IDFINC8232
    • Weekdays only
    • 5 Days
    • Prerequisites required

    Learn federal travel rules governing both temporary duty (TDY) and permanent change of station (PCS) for civilian travel under FTR Chapters 300–304.

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Federal Financial Management Related Courses

  • Army Managers' Internal Control Administrators' Course

    • IDAUDT9015
    • Weekdays only
    • 2 Days
    • Prerequisites required

    This two-day seminar provides the detailed guidance you need to carry out your roles and responsibilities as an Army Internal Control Administrator. It covers the current statutory and regulatory requirements of the Army's Internal Control Program as well as other pertinent guidance. You will fully grasp the underlying Army philosophy on internal controls, the major elements of the Army Manager's Internal Control Program, basic responsibilities of key players in the process, and GAO Internal Control Standards as well as Enterprise Risk Management. By completing practical exercises, you will gain experience in conducting internal control evaluations and identifying control weaknesses. This course is part of the Certified Government Auditor (CGA) program, Level 1.

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  • Cost-Benefit Analysis Workshop

    • IDPGMT8100
    • Weekdays only
    • 3 Days
    • Prerequisites required

    Learn the fundamentals of cost-benefit analysis to evaluate projects, make informed decisions, and present actionable recommendations.

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  • Descriptive Statistics for Data Analysis

    • IDPGMT8200
    • Weekdays only
    • 2 Days
    • Prerequisites required

    Gain foundational statistical skills using measures such as averages, proportions, and variability to interpret data effectively.

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  • Enterprise Risk Management: Executive Seminar for Resource Managers

    • IDFINC8912
    • Not currently scheduled
    • 1 Day
    • Prerequisites required

    Explore systemic risk, internal controls, and strategic decision-making to support high-performance operations through enterprise risk management tailored for federal resource managers.

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  • Inferential Statistics for Data Analysis

    • IDPGMT9200
    • Weekdays only
    • 2 Days
    • Prerequisites required

    Develop the ability to draw valid conclusions and make predictions from sample data using inferential statistical methods.

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  • Manager's and Auditor's Roles in Assessing Internal Control

    • IDAUDT8003
    • Weekdays only
    • 2 Days
    • Prerequisites required

    Understand the roles of managers and auditors in assessing and reporting on internal controls to ensure compliance with federal standards.

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  • Detection and Prevention of Fraud

    • IDAUDT8004
    • Weekdays only
    • 2 Days
    • Prerequisites required

    Learn to detect and prevent fraud with practical tools, legal insights, and proven audit techniques.

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  • The Governmental Audit: From Planning to Reporting

    • IDAUDT8032
    • Weekdays only
    • 3 Days
    • Open to beginners

    Gain a comprehensive understanding of the governmental audit process, from planning to reporting, through hands-on case studies.

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Federal Competencies and Career Map

Courses listed in this section are structured to meet the workforce development and continuing education needs of federal government agencies, employees, and contractors. Where applicable, they are developed and updated to provide students with the competencies identified by government organizations or professional associations such as the CFO Council, Association of Government Accountants, and the American Society of Military Comptroller. The CFO Council, with the support of the Joint Financial Management Improvement Program (JFMIP) / Office of Financial Systems Integration (FSIO), established core competencies that identify the knowledge, skills and abilities required for many Federal occupations including accountants, budget analysts, financial managers, program managers. In addition to the work that JFMIP/FSIO have accomplished, the Budget Formulation & Execution Line of Business (BFELoB) recently developed the Federal Budget Community Career Road Map: Technical Core Competencies, Key Behaviors, Proficiencies, and Knowledge specifically for budget staff within the federal government. The Career Road Map includes six technical budgeting core competencies and associated behaviors, proficiency levels, and knowledge continuum.

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Graduate School USA’s Financial Management curriculum provides comprehensive training solutions that help you develop the broad range of knowledge and skills you need to make sound decisions.

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Government departments and agencies must balance diminishing resources with the need to maintain and expand existing programs. Our courses help students acquire the skills to achieve such a balance through mastery of the tools and techniques of accounting, budgeting, appropriations law, and financial management. Courses in decision support and travel regulations for both defense and non-defense agencies are also available.

We offer training at the Basic, Introductory, Intermediate, and Advanced skill levels. Courses focus on terminology and principles, as well as the laws, regulations, standards, policies, and procedures that underpin federal financial management. Taught by instructors with real-world experience in the field, most courses emphasize practical application of the skills learned.

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CFOC Trusted Training ProviderGraduate School USA is a trusted training provider for the Chief Financial Officers Council. In coordination with the OMB, we’ve developed a curation of programs to foster workforce modernization within the financial community. Through this initiative, we aim to deliver a comprehensive learning experience to aid the federal government’s mission to better serve the public.

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Get the same interactivity and access to the instructor as in-person students. There are no extra fees and we’ll work with you to ensure your remote setup is perfect.

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Upcoming Financial Management Classes in Washington, DC or Live Online

All times are listed in Eastern Time unless otherwise specified.

August 2025
Federal Appropriations Law
August 18–21
Monday to Thursday 9–5pm
$1,649
4 Days
Washington, DC or Live Online

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

Travel Regulations for Defense Agencies, JTR (TDY Only)
August 18–20
Monday to Wednesday 9–5pm
$1,199
3 Days
Washington, DC or Live Online

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

Essential Tools for Executive Strategic and Policy Planning
August 18
Monday 9–5pm
$579
1 Day
Washington, DC or Live Online

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.

Master Certificate in Federal Financial Management - Level IV
August 18–November 10
Weekdays 9–4:30pm
$6,199
13 Days
Washington, DC or Live Online

This capstone-level certificate course prepares seasoned federal financial professionals to lead teams and supervise operations within the federal financial management environment. Learn leadership, strategic decision-making, and advanced financial oversight.

Introduction to Federal Budgeting
August 19–21
Tuesday to Thursday 9–5pm
$1,199
3 Days
Washington, DC or Live Online

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

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