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Summary of April 2018 ERM Workshop: Beyond Compliance, Driving Organizational Value

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…)

2018 AFERM Summit: Early Bird Registration

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…)

2018 AFERM Summit: Save the Date

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…)

Introducing the RIMS-CRMP-Fed Micro-Credential

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…)

Risk Profiles are Making Their Impact within Federal Agencies

WASHINGTON, DC (April 4, 2018) — Nine in 10 members (90%) recently responding to a survey by the Association for Federal Enterprise Risk Management (AFERM) indicate the development of a Risk Profile substantively increases awareness for and discussion of risks within their agencies. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Circular A-123, “Management’s Responsibility for Enterprise (more…)

AFERM & RIMS Forge Relationship to Develop RIMS-CRMP-FED Micro-Credential

RIMS to Add Federal Government Risk Management Micro-Credential for the RIMS-CRMP Certification NEW YORK (February 26, 2018) — RIMS, the risk management society™, and the Association for Federal Enterprise Risk Management (AFERM) entered into an agreement to create a micro-credential for the RIMS-Certified Risk Management Professional (RIMS-CRMP) certification. The RIMS-CRMP-FED is being developed in response (more…)

2018 AFERM Networking Presentation Available for Download

On January 24th, 2018, AFERM hosted a networking event for AFERM members. The event included a presentation by Nandini Kini, Senior Director for ERM at Capital One. Nandini presented on how ERM is evolving in the private sector and shared some ERM leading practices and lessons learned from the private sector as well. Nandini Kini is an (more…)

AFERM’s 2018 Board of Directors

AFERM announces its Officers for 2018. At the annual AFERM Summit in November, we ratified the new Board of Directors. With a membership of over 650 professionals, AFERM is the only organization that exclusively promotes and supports ERM in the federal sector. “I am very excited to take the helm of AFERM and look forward (more…)

2017 AFERM Summit Presentations Available for Download

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.

Summary of June 2017 ERM Workshop: Beyond Compliance, Driving Organizational Value

In June, AFERM partnered with AGA to present the 2017 ERM Workshop: Beyond Compliance, Driving Organizational Value. More than 150 federal professionals participated in this forum, to share progress and best practices related to using ERM to drive organizational value. This summary report shares the information discussed during this workshop.