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FGRRB How to Get Paid by Uncle Sam

FGRRB 2 for 1

FGRRB ArrowPick and choose from 2 conference rooms running concurrently.  You may switch back and forth from either conference rooms througout the 2 1/2 day conference.

FGRRB Washington DC Conference

AGENDA

April 18    
  8am - 9am Registration
  9am - 5pm Classroom Training by Govenment Employees
     
April 19
  8:00 - 9:00 Registration
  9am-12pm Classroom Training by Government Employees
  2pm-4pm Workshop with Speakers
 
April 20
  9am-12pm Classroom Training by Government Employees

 

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TOPICS

“How To Get Paid By Uncle Sam”
DFAS Columbus - MOCAS DFAS Columbus - Customer Service
National Institutes of Health (invited) DFAS E-Commerce
U S Army Finance Command DFAS - Vendor Pay
GSA DFAS Cleveland (invited) Department of Treasury
The Coast Guard, Transportation Security Agency, Federal Air Marshalls

 

  • Learn How To Get Paid in 10 Days vs. 30 Days by using GSA's Full Circle E Commerce Processes.
  • Department of Treasury has Develped an E Billing System for all Civilian Agencies Usage
  • Learn How To Acces Your Contracts On Line
  • Hear About Several Different Electronic Invoice Inquiry Systems from DFAS, GSA, Treasury etc.
  • Comply With Federal Law That Requires You to Submit Invoices Electronically to DoD

 

FROM DFAS-Columbus, and other DFAS sites, Representing Air Force, Navy and Army Contracts:

- Learn the different invoicing and approval processes your invoice goes through as the payment process evolves:

-Receipt, Acceptance, Entitlement, Pre-Validation, Reconciliation and ultimately the payment.

  • President Obama has ordered finance centers when possible to pay small business in 15 days
  • MOCAS Data Share concept is expanding to other payment systems within DFAS.  Learn how you can access accounting and finance records within DFAS.  This data was not available to vendors/contractors in prior periods.
  • DFAS continues to re-align and is transferring all medical invoices to one DFAS location.
  • Prevalidation threshold to drop 20 $2,500.  Learn how this will affect your invoices being processed.
  • MOCAS, DFAS’ largest payment system is being re hosted,  how will this affect your invoice processing?

There is now a new DFAR ruling requiring your acceptance
document (DD 250) to be submitted electronically.

  • DFAS Customer Service options and how to expedite your invoices through the entire process. - Learn about the different Payment Systems within DFAS and how their processes effect payments.
  • MOCAS Entitlement, Procedures, Reconciliation, Close-Out, Cancelled, and Expired Funds. 
  • Procedures so that expired and cancelled funds may be re-opened so payment may be made.
  • Receive a listing of telephone numbers and options to use so the problem invoice may be paid. 
  • Prompt Pay Act—Learn the steps necessary to get paid on time, and if not, learn how you can collect interest and additional penalties owed to you.
  • Learn all about the new functionality of Wide Area Workflow's newest version 5.2
  • Learn the Procure to Pay methods from the Department of Defense
  • Billing Procedure Differences for Army, Air Force, Navy, Marines, and other Defense Departments.
  • LEARN THE MANY Different Invoicing Tools and How They Effect Your Payment and Invoicing Terms—Cost Vouchers, DD 250s, Commercial Invoices, Progress Payments, and Performance Base Payments.
  • Learn how to use and access myInvoice to view the status of your invoices—Remittance and Reconciliation Data.
  • Hear detailed information regrding invoice processing for your contracts and invoices being administered in Afghanistan and Iraq.
  • Hear the latest proposal TIPRA-that will allow for a 3% withholding that the federal govement will deduct from most of your invoices.

 

FROM: The Department of Treasury

  • Internet Payment Platform - A full circle of e-commerce techniques from contracting to invoicing to payment, etc.
  • Payment Advice Internet Delivery (PAID)- Treasury's On-Line Invoice Inquiry System for several civilian agencies.

FROM: The National Institutes of Health

  • New internal policieis relating to the payment process, acceptance and acquisition. 

From: the Coast Guard, Transportation Security Agency, Federal Air Marshalls

  • Full presentation as it relates to payment processing for the Coast Guard, Transportation Security Agency and the Federal Air Marshall's.
  • Updates on Electronic Invoicing Process.

From U.S. Army Finance Command

  • To provide an overview of their finance and accounting office and an update regarding the Army's implementation of Wide Area Workflow Receipt and Acceptance & Misc Pay.

 

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12th Annual

“How To Get Paid By Uncle Sam”

GRANTS & RESEARCH

Finance, Accounting and Administration–
Especially for Government Agencies, Universities, Non-Profits
and Teaching Hospitals

This Conference is designed to:

LEARN HOW TO INVOICE AND COLLECT FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

SPEAKERS FROM

National Institutes of Health National Science Foundation
DFAS MOCAS Department of Education - tenative
Department of Treasury DFAS Columbus
Department of Health & Human Services Office of Naval Research
DFAS  VP DFAS Cleveland
DFAS Customer Service

Highlights from the Agenda Include (partial listing)

Learn how to get paid faster by avoiding common errors
and by knowing the governments systems.

National Institutes of Health -will provide much guidance in the areas of

Learn how to get paid interest and penalties when you are not paid on time.

National Science Foundation will speak about letters of credit, FASTLANE business functions, negotiating rates, allowable cost and cost sharing. Also from the National Science Foundation there are initiatives:

  • Learn the difference between cost voucher forms SF1034, DD250's, and commercial invoices.
  • Learn about different billing rates and payment processes.  Hear about their emphasis's regarding total cash management, cost sharing and cooperative agreements.  Gets an update regarding electronic initiatives?
  • Hear about the Single Audit A and OMB Circular A-133 and the changes to OMB Circular A-21

FROM DFAS-Columbus: Representing Air Force, Navy and Army Contracts: Topics Include

The Office of Naval Research will provide valuable education as it relates to their administering grant and contract awards, their use of Pay Web and other e-commerce initiatives including the interface of WAWF and Pay Web.

From the Department of Health and Human Services, Program Support Services:

From the Department of Health and Human Services, Program Support Center, Division of Payment Management:

The Division of Payment Management (DPM) administers the Payment Management System (PMS), which the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and 13 other Federal Departments use to manage their grant recipients’ payment requests and financial reporting activities. Overall, PMS is used to make about 70 percent of domestic program grant payments. During this session, DPM will discuss key PMS functions and how agencies and recipients use PMS during the grant life cycle to record and fund grants, request payments, file their Federal Financial Reports, and ultimately close the grants. DPM will also discuss the role of its staff accountants in assisting agencies and grant recipients with cash management, grant accounting, and financial reporting and performing government-wide debt collection and audit assistance services.

 

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THREE WAYS TO REGISTER:

  1. On Line Credit Card Registration VisaMCAmerican ExpressDiscover
  2. Fax completed form to 410/ 861.8931
  3. Mail completed form to:

FGRRB/Attn: George Reaver 1910 Galaxy Drive, Ste 100 Finksburg, Md 21048 By email to georger@fgrrb.org

Email confirmations are provided to each registrant. Although unlikely speakers may change without notification.

 

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REGISTRATION FEES:

There are two registration fees offered, Members and Non-members of FGRRB. If you are a member of FGRRB click on the membership price below. You will need your login and password to register at the discounted rate. Non-members click the non-member fee below and follow the instructions to register for the conference.
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Payments received by March 9, 2012

Payments received after March 9, 2012

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HOTEL INFORMATION

Holiday Inn Rosslyn at Key Bridge

Conference to be held at the Holiday Inn Rosslyn at Key Bridge, 1900 Fort Myers Drive, Arlington, VA 22209.  Reservations may be made by calling (703) 807-2000.  To receive our group rate of $159.00 per night plus taxes,  please make reservations by March 17, 2012 and identify yourself as attending FGRRB’s conference.  After March 17, reservations may be made based on the availability of space.


Hotel Cancellation Policy: Individual guest room deposits will  be refunded if reservations are cancelled 72 hours prior to the day of arrival.  Non-cancelled room reservations (those that do not have an appropriate cancellation number) will not be refunded.

Hotel is approximately 4 miles from Reagan National Airport

Hotel Features

Attractions

Roslyn

 

Cancellations & Substitutions:

Registration fees, less a $95 cancellation fee, will be refunded for written requests received no later than 30 days before the start of the conference. No refunds will be allowed after that. Substitutions are permitted.

 

 

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Note: Although unlikely, speakers/agencies may change without notification.

NEED MORE INFORMATION OR A COPY OF THE AGENDA?
Contact George Reaver 410/ 861.8924 email georger@fgrrb.org