Welcome
Housekeeping
Instructor's Contact Information.pdf
Student Introductions.pdf
Table of Contents
Table of Contents 4-7 with Links-PDF (Not Presentations)
Table of Contents (Text, not PPT presentation)
Couse Objectives
Pretest
Exercise 1
Lesson 1.0 - Definitions & Responsibilities of Certifying Officers
1.1 Overview
1.2 Accountable Officers
1.3 What Makes a Certifying Officer Different
1.4 Fiscal Irregularities
1.5 Pecuniary Liability
1.6 Liability
1.7 Responsibilities as a Certifying Officer
1.8 History of the Certifying Officer
1.9 Title 31 U.S.C 3528 - Responsibilities of Certifying Officers
1.10 Roles and Responsibilities
1.10.1 What Does That Mean
1.11 Title 31 U.S.C
1.12 31 U.S.C. 3528 States That You Are
1.13 No Excuse
1.14 Legal Responsibilities - Title 31, CFR 3528
1.15 What Should You Do in Carrying Out Your Responsibilities to Avoid Liability
1.16 Responsibilities
1.17 What if you are negligent
1.18 Amount of Liability
1.19 Are You a Certifying Officer
1.19.1 Are You a Certifying Officer
2.0 Payment System
2.1 What’s a Payment System
2.2 Secure Payment System (SPS)
2.2 Secure Payment System (SPS)
Questions
Discuss and Review Case Studies (1 - 3)
Case Studies - 1 - 3
2.3 Manual Payment System
2.4 Automated Payment System
2.4 Automated Payment System
2.4 Automated Payment System
2.5 Payment System
2.6 Electronic Certification System (ECS)
2.7 Advance Pay Systems
2.8 FAST-Pay Systems
2.8.1 Requirements for FAST-Pay Systems
2.8.1 Requirements for FAST-Pay Systems cont
2.9 FAST-Pay & Statistical Sampling
2.9.1 Statistical Sampling
2.10 DUPLICATE CHECKS LOSSES
2.10.1 Duplicate Check Losses
2.10.2 Duplicate Check Losses (continued)
2.10.3 Duplicate Check Losses (continued)
2.10.4 Duplicate Check Losses (continued)
2.11 Waiver of Debt - Erroneous Payment
2.12 Credit Card Holder
2.12.1 Credit Card Holder 18 U.S.C. § 287 - 56.pdf
2.13 Payments of $100 or Less 57.pdf
2.13 Request for Decisions of the Comptroller General 31 U.S.C 3529 - 58.pdf
Questions - 59.pdf
Discuss and Review Case Studies (7-12) Set 2 61.pdf
Case Studies 7 - 12
3.0 RELIEF FROM LIABILITY 62.pdf
3.1 Legal Definitions of Reasonable Care and Good Faith
3.2 Good Internal Controls GAO Policy and Procedures Manuel
3.3 Relief from Liability for Disbursing Officers 31 U.S.C § 3527(c) 64.pdf
3.4 Relief for Disbursing Officers 65.pdf
3.5 Relief from Liability for Physical Custody 31 U.S.C. § 3527 (a) 66.pdf
3.5 Relief from Liability for Physical Custody 31 U.S.C. § 3527 (a) 67.pdf
3.5 Relief from Liability 31 U.S.C 3528 (b) 68.pdf
Discuss and Review Case Studies (4-6) Set 3 69.pdf
Case Studies 4 - 6
4.0 Decisions of the Comptroller General 70.pdf
4.1 GAO’s Legal Authority over Appropriations 71.pdf
4.1 GAO’s Legal Authority over Appropriations 72.pdf
4.1 GAO’s Legal Authority over Appropriations 73.pdf
4.2 Statute of Limitations 74.pdf
4.3 GSA-DoD Travel-Relocation Decisions 75.pdf
4.4 CONCLUSION 76.pdf
Discuss and Review Case Studies (13 - 14) Set 4 77.pdf
Case Studies 13 - 14
Appendix 1 - Now You are a Certifying Officer
Appendix 2 Certifying Student Manual
Appendix 3 - Authority to Impose Pecuniary Liability
