As the first CPA firm to exclusively specialize in federal financial management, Kearney & Company was on the cutting edge of publishing textbooks on federal accounting, auditing, and internal controls. Today, an active internal research program keeps us at the forefront of emerging accounting and auditing issues likely to impact government clients.
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July 9th, 2025
Implementing AI in your Organization
Businesses that operate in the consulting, accounting, auditing, and regulatory industry must learn the capabilities of AI to understand fraud, security risks, and implementation challenges surrounding the use of AI, and in contrast, the benefits and ability to implement its use.
July 8th, 2025
Defense Resourcing for the Future 2.0
The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 established and directed the Commission on Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) Reform to conduct a comprehensive assessment of all four phases of the PPBE process and recommend improvements with a particular focus on defense modernization.
July 1st, 2025
Opportunities Await: Why the CFO Should Get a Head Start on Implementing AI
Federal CFOs are now able respond to Congressional inquiries by leveraging and analyzing historical data in seconds and search large populations of financial transactions for anomalies indicating the risk of fraud. AI provides for this reality.
June 27th, 2025
Considerations of the User Entity When Placing Reliance on SOC 1® Reports
When management of a user entity receives a SOC 1® report from its service organization, it is important that management tasked with the review, analysis, and interpretation is well-equipped and informed to perform an effective review, incorporating the results of that SOC 1® report into the internal controls at the user entity.
June 25th, 2025
Audit Considerations in a Cloud Computing Environment
As agencies continue to invest and transition to cloud computing, it is important to understand the cloud, security implications, and how it impacts an audit.
June 13th, 2025
New Lease Reporting Requirements – Accounting for Right-to-Use and Embedded Lease Reporting Completeness and Accuracy (Standardized Implementation and Sustainment)
Effective October 1, 2023, the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board redefined lease reporting requirements through the issuance of Statement of Federal Financial Accounting Standards (SFFAS) No. 54, Leases, as amended.
News
August 26th, 2025
Kearney & Company Named One of 2025’s Best Places to Work in South Carolina
Kearney has been honored as one of the Best Places to Work in South Carolina by SC Biz News in partnership with BridgeTower Media and Best Companies Group. In the first year in which the firm has earned this recognition, Kearney ranked 4th in the large-employer category.
August 4th, 2025
Kearney & Company Appoints John Short as Executive Vice President, Chief Growth Officer
Kearney announced that the firm has expanded its leadership team with the appointment of industry veteran John Short as its Executive Vice President, Chief Growth Officer.
August 1st, 2025
Kearney & Company Recognized as a “Top 100 Firm” by INSIDE Public Accounting
Kearney announced that INSIDE Public Accounting has once again named the firm as a “Top 100 Firm.” In 2025, Kearney received its best ranking yet, coming in at 29th. IPA ranks participating firms based on net revenues.
June 6th, 2025
Kearney & Company Receives a 2025 Corporate Philanthropy Award from the Washington Business Journal
Kearney was recognized with a 2025 Corporate Philanthropy Award by the Washington Business Journal. This year marks the sixth time that the publication has recognized Kearney for its charitable efforts.
May 20th, 2025
Kearney & Company Recognized as a Best Place to Work by the Washington Business Journal
Kearney has once again been named a Best Place to Work by the Washington Business Journal. For 2025, Kearney ranked 2nd in the extra-large company category.
May 7th, 2025
Kearney & Company Achieves CMMC Level 2 Certification
Kearney & Company recently achieved Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Level 2 certification. In an effort to help protect sensitive unclassified information, CMMC is a Department of Defense program that ensures defense contractors meet existing information security requirements.
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Books
Wiley Federal Government Auditing: Laws, Regulations, Standards, Practices, and Sarbanes-Oxley, 2nd Edition
OMB Circular A-123 And Sarbanes-Oxley: Management’s Responsibility For Internal Control In Federal Agencies
Events
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