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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Leading Insights Blog
August 3rd, 2026
W old th s tru hs o be se f-evi e t:
When data is missing, the story is murky.
When data is missing, the story is murky.
This is an iconic phrase from the Declaration of Independence, but you wouldn’t know it because data is missing. Imagine if the entire document were damaged in this way. We’d have to guess how to move the nation forward. Today, when government funding lacks clarity, we can’t decipher that story either.
December 9th, 2025
Federal CFO Playbook: Getting Ready for Payment Modernization
The Department of the Treasury’s move toward pre-payment verification will reshape how agencies manage funds. Chief Financial Officers must prepare their organizations, processes, and controls to preferably avoid, but also handle payment holds and rejections.
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.
News
August 11th, 2026
Kearney & Company Named a 2026 Top 100 Internship Program
Kearney has been honored as one of Yello’s 2026 Top 100 Internship Programs. This marks the fourth consecutive year that Kearney has earned a place on the annual list, which recognizes organizations across the country that offer notable internship experiences and invest in developing early-career talent.
August 10th, 2026
Kearney & Company Recognized as a Quantum Certified Workplace™ in Dayton
Kearney has been recognized as a 2026 Quantum Certified Workplace™ in Dayton, Ohio. This designation is awarded to organizations demonstrating a consistent commitment to building strong, supportive workplace environments where team members can excel.
August 7th, 2026
Kearney & Company Ranked Among 2026’s Top 100 Firms by INSIDE Public Accounting
Kearney has been ranked #30 in the 2026 IPA 500, placing the firm among the IPA 100. Published by INSIDE Public Accounting (IPA), the annual ranking lists the 500 largest accounting firms in the United States by net revenue using data submitted through the IPA Practice Management Survey.
June 23rd, 2026
Kearney & Company Honored with a 2026 Corporate Philanthropy Award from the Washington Business Journal
Kearney received a 2026 Corporate Philanthropy Award from the Washington Business Journal. The award is meant to “honor the region’s most active and inspirational companies and nonprofits who have made a difference in their communities through philanthropic work,” according to the publication.
May 8th, 2026
Kearney & Company Recognized as a Best Place to Work by the Washington Business Journal
Kearney has once again been honored as a Best Place to Work by the Washington Business Journal. The firm has earned this distinction for 11 consecutive years and consistently places in the top three for its business size category. In 2026, Kearney ranked second in the extra-large company category.
May 4th, 2026
Kearney & Company Earns VETS Indexes Employer Award for 2026
Kearney has been named a Recognized Employer in the 2026 VETS Indexes Employer Awards. This honor recognizes the firm's strong commitment to recruiting, hiring, retaining, developing, and supporting veterans and the military-connected community.
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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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