How federal employees can become card-carrying experts on risk management The Office of Management and Budget raised the bar on enterprise risk management through an update to its Circular A-123 two years ago. Now federal employees can become card-carrying experts on the topic. The Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS), along with the Association for (more…)
RIMS-CRMP-FED: The Mark of Excellence for Federal Government Risk Management Professionals RIMS, the risk management societyTM, and the Association for Federal Enterprise Risk Management (AFERM) welcomed the first class of 65 RIMS-CRMP-FED credential holders at the AFERM Annual Summit in Washington, D.C. The new credential was developed in response to the Office of Management and Budget (more…)
AFERM’s Annual ERM Summit is the premiere event for federal ERM practitioners and leaders to network, share best practices, and learn about helpful and actionable ideas you can implement within your organization. If you missed the event or want to review some of the presentations you saw, many of them are now available for download. (more…)
Chief Risk Officers are having a positive impact on their agencies. That’s one of the newest findings from the fourth annual survey of Enterprise Risk Management in the Federal government, conducted by Guidehouse and AFERM (the Association of Federal Enterprise Risk Management). When the Office of Management and Budget updated Circular A-123 in July 2016 (more…)
This white paper, developed by the KPMG Government Institute in collaboration with AFERM, explores risk culture in the context of four fundamental questions. Why focus on risk culture? What are the fundamental considerations in changing the risk culture? What are the attributes of leading risk cultures in government? How do organizations address gaps in their risk (more…)
On September 11, 2018, the Association of Federal Enterprise Risk Management (AFERM) hosted an event featuring a discussion with the former Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner John A. Koskinen facilitated by Tom Brandt, the IRS Chief Risk Officer. Mr. Koskinen spoke about his experiences, lessons learned, and advice related to risk management, drawing upon his (more…)
On April 16, 2018, the Association of Government Accountants (AGA) and the Association for Federal Enterprise Risk Management (AFERM) held the second annual enterprise risk management (ERM) workshop with federal government professionals. This workshop provided an opportunity for over 150 professionals to hear ERM thought leadership from senior government leaders and discuss with their colleagues (more…)
Tickets are now on sale for the 11th Annual AFERM ERM Summit!!! Innovate, Integrate, Motivate: Shaping the Future of ERM in the Public Sector October 30 & 31, 2018 Ronald Reagan Building, Washington, DC Early-bird registration is NOW OPEN! CALLING all Enterprise Risk Management professionals!!! Early registration for the AFERM 2018 Annual ERM Summit is (more…)
Mark your calendar for the 11th Annual AFERM ERM Summit!!! Innovate, Integrate, Motivate: Shaping the Future of ERM in the Public Sector October 30 & 31, 2018 Ronald Reagan Building, Washington, DC More info & early-bird registration coming in June! The 2018 Summit will take place at the Ronald Reagan Building on October 30th and (more…)
As ERM continues to grow in importance in the federal government, and builds upon the Office of Management and Budget’s 2016 update of Circular No. A-123, it becomes critical that ERM professionals are knowledgeable so that they can provide value to their organizations. You now have the opportunity to be at the forefront of ERM (more…)