Good morning.
These are indeed summer’s dog days, with few scheduled events in Washington. Here are some of the few planned events, courtesy of the Associated Press.
Aug. 21 – 23. ACCOUNTANTS – The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants holds the 2006 AICPA National Governmental Accounting & Auditing Update Conference.
Highlights:
8:40 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. GAO Comptroller General David Walker speaks on “The Growing Fiscal Imbalance.”
9:30 a.m. Session on “CPAs Serving Governments Thriving in Todays Environment,” with Leslie Murphy, chair, AICPA, Southfield, Mich.
4:05 p.m. Session on “Issues & Challenges: Perspectives of Three Agency IGs,” with Carol Bates, Acting IG, Corporation for National and Community Service, Washington, DC.; Phyllis Fong, IG, US Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC.; Johnnie Frazier, IG, Department of Commerce, Washington, DC.
Location: JW Marriott, 1331 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.Aug. 21 – 22. 8:30 a.m. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION — The Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Advisory Committee holds a meeting.
Location: U.S. Department of Education, Barnard Auditorium, 400 Mayland Ave. SW.
9 a.m. FEDERAL RETIREMENT THRIFT INVESTMENT BOARD — The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board holds a meeting.
Location: Fourth floor conference room, 1250 H St. NW.
1 p.m. – 4 p.m. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES — The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology’s American Health Information Community Confidentiality and Security Workgroup holds a meeting.
Location: Conference Room 4090, Mary C. Switzer Building, 330 C St. SW.
4 p.m. – 6 p.m. RESCUE ROBOTS — National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Department of Homeland Security host a demonstration of urban search and rescue robots involved in a number of activities, including detecting injured people and trace elements of radiation in simulated natural disaster or terrorist attack conditions. The exercise will include various types of sensor-laden robots, including survey devices that can be thrown into disaster sites, unmanned systems that can cover rugged, uneven terrain, and small rotary-winged aerial reconnaissance drones.
Location: Montgomery County Fire Rescue Training Academy, 9710 Great Seneca Highway, Rockville, Md.
