CLA’s San Antonio Government Training Academy

Registration and breakfast

Opening remarks

Recommended CPE:1 credit Auditing (Governmental)

Speakers: TBD

Program description: Grants can fund critical public services and community outcomes, but only when compliance, documentation, and reporting are built into day-to-day operations. In this interactive fireside chat, we’ll share industry best practices across the grants lifecycle from award setup to closeout. Expect real-world examples, common pitfalls to avoid, and tips to strengthen internal controls, improve oversight, streamline workflows, and stay audit ready.

Learning objectives:

• Identify key grants compliance risk areas across pre-award through closeout
• Describe internal control and documentation practices that support consistent reporting, timely drawdowns, and audit readiness
• List ways to improve grants workflows and coordination between program, finance, and compliance teams while leveraging technology appropriately

20-min break

Recommended CPE: 1 credit Accounting (Governmental)

Speakers: TBD

Program description: A focused overview of recent GASB standards and what state and local governments need to know to prepare for updated financial reporting models, disclosures, and implementation timelines.

Learning objective:

• Recall key GASB standards and how to apply their reporting and disclosure requirements to current implementation efforts

Recommended CPE: 1 credit Information Technology

Speakers: TBD

Program description: Modern cybercrime increasingly relies on social engineering, stolen credentials, and abuse of trusted security controls, not technical hacking alone. This session explains how attackers use phishing, AI generated content, and identity-based attacks to compromise accounts and bypass multifactor authentication (MFA). Through a live phishing demonstration, attendees will see how a single email can lead to credential theft and real-world breaches and learn how organizations can reduce risk beyond basic security controls.

Learning objectives:

• Recognize how modern cyber criminals operate, with a focus on social engineering and credential compromise
• Recognize how phishing attacks have evolved, including the use of AI and MFA bypass techniques
• Identify behaviors and organizational conditions that increase exposure to account compromise
• Describe where to focus risk mitigation efforts to reduce the likelihood and impact of a breach

Closing remarks