From the Comptroller General David M. Walker

David M. Walker, Comptroller General of the United States

Biography of David M. Walker.

2004

• Transformation of the Federal Government and the Accountability Profession, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois, on September 29, 2004
• Restoring Trust After Recent Accountability Failures. Presented at Governing the Corporation Institute of Governance, Public Policy and Social Research Queens University, Belfast, Northern Ireland, on September 21, 2004
• The Future Sustainability of Social Insurance Programs. Presented at the 28th General Assembly of the International Social Security Association, Beijing, China, on September 17, 2004
• Governance, Leadership and Accountability, United Nations Office of Internal Oversight Services Symposium, United Nations Headquarters, New York City, September 10, 2004
• Human Capital Transformation - GAO's Own Experience, OPM Conference in Baltimore, Maryland on September 9, 2004
• The American Accounting Association Plenary Session, Orlando Florida on August 10, 2004
• America's Financial Condition and Fiscal Imbalance: Truth, Transparency and Accountability Presented at the 10th World Congress of Accounting Historians, St Louis, Missouri on August 2, 2004
• Truth and Transparency in Financial Reporting Presented at the National Association of College and University Business Officers, Milwaukee, Wisconsin on July 20, 2004
• Transitions and Transformations in the Federal Government: Department of Defense. Presented at the Department of the Navy Executive Learning Office, Darden Business School, University of Virginia, Charlottesville on July 26, 2004
• GAO Answers the Question: What's in a Name? by David M. Walker, Roll Call, July 19, 2004
• Profits and Results With Integrity: Association of Certified Fraud Examiners' Annual Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. on July 12, 2004
• Meeting the Challenges Facing the Accountability Profession: AGA's 53rd Annual Professional Development Conference in Washington, D.C. on June 28, 2004
• Remarks to Albania members of parliament, government ministers and other senior officials in Tirana, Albania on June 23, 2004. Topic: The Evolving Role of SAIs
• The Nation's Growing Fiscal Imbalance. Presented at the CSIS Global Aging Forum, on June 16, 2004
• CG Remarks at 8th General Assembly of the Arab Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (ARABOSAI) Amman, Jordan June 8, 2004 [in English] [in Arabic]
• The Evolving Role of Public Service Auditors. Presented in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on May 14, 2004
• Fiscal Year 2004 Transitions and Transformations in the Federal Government: Defense Intelligence Agency. Presented in Alexandria, VA on May 25, 2004
• 2004 MEDPAC Appointments
• Financial Literacy: Understanding Both Our Nation's and Our Own Financial Future. Presented at the AICPA Press Briefing at the National Press Club, Washington, DC on May 17, 2004
• The Public Servant: An American Idol For The 21st Century. Presented at Lincoln Memorial University Commencement in Harrogate, TN, on May 8th
• Fiscal Year 2004 Transitions and Transformations in the Federal Government: Army Material Commands Executive Seminar. Presented in Atlanta, GA on April 20th
• Health Care System Crisis: Growing Challenges Point to Need for Fundamental Reform. Updated as of April 16, 2004 [PDF]
• Transforming SSA's Disability Programs for 21st Century America. Presented to the Social Security Advisory Board, on April 14th.
• The Nation's Growing Fiscal Imbalance (Updated). Presented to the Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs' National Security Course, Syracuse, New York, on March 31st.
• Inspectors General 2004 Retreat. Presented in Annapolis, Maryland on March 24th.
• The Nation's Growing Fiscal Imbalance. Presented to the Democratic Budget Group on March 10th, the New Democratic Coalition on February 11th, and the Blue Dog Coalition on January 27th.
• The 33rd Annual Conference of the JFMIP by the Honorable David M. Walker, Comptroller General of the United States, March 9, 2004 at the Washington Hilton and Towers Hotel, Washington, D.C. [PDF]
• Institute of Internal Auditors. Presented to the Institute of Internal Auditors on March 3, 2004
• The Debt No One Wants to Talk About. This op-ed appeared in The New York Times on February 4, 2004

2003

• Truth and Transparency: Fiscal, Retirement Security, and Accounting Profession Update. Presented at the AICPA Employee Benefits Conference, December 16, 2003
• Truth and Transparency: The Affordability of Homeland Security. Presented at the E-Gov Homeland Security Conference, December 3, 2003.
• Fiscal Year 2004 Transitions and Transformations in the Federal Government. Presented to the International Public Management Association for Human Resources, Federal Section, October 8, 2003.
• Truth and Transparency: The Federal Government's Financial Condition and Fiscal Outlook by the Honorable David M. Walker, Comptroller General of the United States, September 17, 2003 at the National Press Club, Washington, D.C. (slide presentation)
• GAO: Transformation Challenges, and Opportunities GAO-03-1167T, September 16, 2003.
• GAO Press Statement on NEPDG
• GAO adds PBGC single employer pension insurance program to High Risk List
• Comptroller General's Perspective on Current and Emerging Issues. Presented at the AGA's Annual Professional Development Conference, June 30, 2003.
• The Importance of Character and Core Values. Convocation address presented to the Syracuse University, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, June 27, 2003.
• GAO 2002-03 The YEAR in REVIEW. Presented at the Comptroller General's Educators's Advisory Panel Third Annual Meeting, June 11-12, 2003.
• Different Cultures, Common Values and Shared Challenges: Profits and Results With Integrity. Presented to the Transparency International 11th Annual International Anti-Corruption Conference, Seoul Korea, May 26, 2003.
• Long-term Fiscal Challenges Demand New Metrics, Mechanisms, & Processes. Presented to the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Conference, May 8, 2003.
• 2003 and Beyond Transformation in the Government Workplace. Presented to the local DC chapter of the Association of Government Accountants, May 7, 2003.
• Challenges, Character, and Core Values. Commencement Address, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public and International Affairs. April 26, 2003.
• Challenges and Opportunities of Aging Populations. Presented at a meeting sponsored jointly by the AARP and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, D.C., April 24, 2003.
• Total Quality Management for SAIs 17th Annual Conference of the International Consortium on Governmental Financial Management, Miami Florida April 1, 2003 (en espaņol)
• GAO & OIG Improving Government Performance and Accountability. March 24, 2003
• Keeping Tabs on Homeland Security Presented before the Maxwell School National Security Management Course, March 20,2003
• Keynote Address. Presented before the JFMIP 32nd Annual Financial Management Conference. March 11, 2003.
• GAO Statement on Walker v. Cheney, February 7, 2003
• Transformation in the Government Workplace, 2003 and Beyond. Presented before the Board of Directors of the National Capital Area Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA), Wednesday, January 29, 2003, Washington, DC.

2002

• INTOSAI (International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions) Governing Board's Strategic Planning Framework - Exposure Draft
• Total Quality Management for SAIs by David M. Walker, Comptroller General of the United States at the Meeting of the Heads of SAIs, Bucharest, Romania. December 13, 2002.
• Statement on Walker v. Cheney, December 9, 2002.
• Program for Newly Elected Members of Congress by David M. Walker Comptroller General of the United States. JFK School of Government, Cambridge Massachusetts December 5, 2002.
• INTEGRITY: Restoring Trust in American Business and the Accounting Profession. This document was written by David M. Walker, CPA, Comptroller General of the United States, based on a speech he gave to the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants' leadership conference in November 2002.
• Transitions and Transformations. A Presentation by David M. Walker, Comptroller General of the United States, before the National Association of State Auditors, Comptrollers, and Treasurers (NASACT) in Oklahoma City, OK. November 19, 2002.
• U.S. Demographic and Economic Trends and Related Developing World Implications. A presentation before the National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI), October 31, 2002, at the National Press Club, Washington, DC.
• Homeland Security: Critical Design and Implementation Issues Testimony by David M. Walker, Comptroller General of the United States, before the Select Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives. July 17, 2002.
• Managing for Results: Using Strategic Human Capital Management to Drive Transformational Change. Testimony by David M. Walker, Comptroller General of the United States, before the National Commission on the Public Service. July 15, 2002.
• Remarks by David M. Walker, Comptroller General of the United States. EUROSAI Conference, Moscow, Russia, May 31, 2002.
• The Role of GAO and Other Government Auditors in the 21st Century by The Honorable David M. Walker Comptroller General of the United States, 14th Biennial Forum of Government Auditors
  Providence, RI. May 20, 2002.
• Dare To Make a Difference,Bryant College Graduate School Commencement Address, May 17, 2002.
• GAO Statement Concerning Walker v. Cheney, February 22, 2002
• Decision of the Comptroller General concerning NEPDG Litigation, January 30, 2002.
• Transformation in Government delivered by the Honorable David M. Walker, Comptroller General of the United States, before the Association of Government Accountants 13th Annual Leadership Conference, January 25, 2002 at the International Trade Center, Ronald Reagan Building, Washington, DC.

2001

• State Of the U.S. Commercial Airline Industry and Possible Issues for Congressional Consideration delivered by the Honorable David M. Walker, Comptroller General of the United States, before the International Aviation Club of Washington on November 28, 2001.
• 9-11: A Call for Leadership and Stewardship The James E. Webb Lecture before the National Academy of Public Administration delivered by The Honorable David M. Walker, Comptroller General of the United States on November 16, 2001.
• Managing Human Capital in the Government Workplace delivered by David M. Walker, Comptroller General of the United States on November 9, 2001 at the JFK School of Government, Harvard University.
• First Plenary Session Keynote Remarks The Contribution of SAIs to Administrative and Government Reforms and accompanying slides delivered by The Honorable David M. Walker, Comptroller General of the United States, on Wednesday, October 24, 2001 at the International Congress of Supreme Audit Institutions XVII, Korea.
• Fighting Corruption, Enhancing Performance and Assuring Accountability. A presentation and associated slides delivered by The Honorable David M. Walker, Comptroller General of the United States, on August 22, 2001 at the XI OLACEFS Assembly, Panama City, Panama.
• Chronology of the GAO's Attempts to Obtain Information from the National Energy Policy Development Group, August 18, 2001.
• Letter from Mr. David M. Walker to The Vice President of the United States, August 17, 2001.
• Social Security Reform: The Tough Choices, Delivered by The Honorable David M. Walker, Comptroller General of the United States, July 18, 2001 before the House Public Pension Reform Caucus.
• E-Government in the Information Age: The Long View. A presentation and associated slides by The Honorable David M. Walker Comptroller General of the United States, July 11, 2001.
• The Performance Conference: Managing for Results, Delivered by The Honorable David M. Walker, Comptroller General of the United States, June 12, 2001, sponsored by National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA).
• Government Challenges in the 21st Century
  Delivered by The Honorable David M. Walker, Comptroller General of the United States, April 23, 2001, at the National Press Club, Washington, D.C.
• Human Capital and Knowledge Management: Connecting People to Information
  Delivered by The Honorable David M. Walker, Comptroller General of the United States, April 12, 2001
• High Risks and Major Challenges
  Delivered by The Honorable David M. Walker, Comptroller General of the United States, January 25, 2001, at the Association of Government Accountants Federal Leadership Conference.
• GAO's 2001 Performance and Accountability and High-Risk Series Press Briefing Talking Points, presented by Comptroller General David M. Walker on January 17, 2001.

2000

• Entering the 21st Century: Opportunities and Obligations.
  A presentation by Comptroller General David M. Walker on December 14, 2000 to participants in the Kennedy School of Government's program for new members of Congress.
• GAO's Role in Addressing Trends and Challenges for the 21st Century
  Presented by David M. Walker, Comptroller General of the United States, September 27, 2000.
• Federal Financial Management Challenges in the 21st Century
  Delivered by The Honorable David M. Walker, Comptroller General of the United States, September 15, 2000, at the 50th Anniversary Celebration of the Association of Government Accountants, Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress.
• Managing in the New Millennium: Shaping a More Efficient and Effective Government for the 21st Century. Testimony presented on March 29, 2000. Accompanying presentation

1999

• Social Security Reform: Presented by David M. Walker, November 16, 1999.
• Government in the 21st Century:
  A lecture delivered by Comptroller General David M. Walker on March 23, 1999, at a gathering in Washington cosponsored by the PricewaterhouseCoopers Endowment for The Business of Government, the Council For Excellence in Government, and the National Academy of Public Administration.