S111: One Agency’s Return-to-Work Story

  • Room: Grand G-K
  • Session Number:S111
Sunday, July 17, 2022: 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM
Speaker
Lynn Moaney
Deputy Chief Financial Officer
USDA
Moderator
Peggy Javery MPA, CGFM
Associate Chief Financial Officer, Office of Compliance
U.S. Dept of Agriculture-Rural Development
Speaker
Tony Bainbridge
Chief Financial Officer
USDA- Rural Development

Description

USDA shares lessons learned from the pandemic. CFOs discuss agency communications with employees about COVID, emerging policies, HR, travel and the return to work and examine the pros and cons of working through a budget Continuing Resolution (CR), COVID-19 variants, testing, shots, and Secretary goals over the past two years.

Key Take-aways

• Budget impacts can be within or outside the CFO’s control.
• CFO input is important to decisions on return-to-work policies.
• CFOs require key strengths for a safe return-to-work posture in an agency.

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Learning Objectives

Review the CFO’s role in covering mission amid evolving COVID-19 budget impacts. Examine the determination of budget impact on remote equipment, local commutes, travel, and return-to-work timelines in a CR. Explore the importance of CFO cross-collaboration with HR leaders, CIOs and other CXOs on outcomes that make their agency the best place to work.