FY 2024 CEAR Awardees

The recipients listed below were presented with the CEAR awards for their FY 2024 reports at AGA's CEAR Award Ceremony held May 21, 2025 at the Grand Hyatt. Recipients are listed along with the number of times they have earned the award with the link to their report.

1 Year

Department of Transportation, CEAR Award certificate
Farm Credit Administration, CEAR Award certificate

3 Years

Internal Revenue Service Report, CEAR Award certificate
U.S. Office of Personnel Management Report, CEAR Award certificate
U.S. Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board Report, CEAR Award certificate

6 Years 

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Report, CEAR Award certificate

8 Years

National Credit Union Administration Report, CEAR Award certificate

9 Years

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Report, CEAR Award certificate

11 Years

U.S. Agency for International Development Report, CEAR Award certificate 
U.S. Department of Commerce Report, CEAR Award certificate 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Report, CEAR Award certificate

12 Years

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Report, CEAR Award certificate 
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Report, CEAR Award certificate

13 Years

Architect of the Capitol Report, CEAR Award certificate

16 Years

U.S. Department of the Treasury Report, CEAR Award certificate
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, CEAR Award certificate

17 Years

Federal Housing Finance Agency Report, CEAR Award certificate

17 Years

Federal Trade Commission Report, CEAR Award certificate 
U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Report, CEAR Award certificate

19 Years

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Report, CEAR Award certificate 

20 Years

U.S. Department of State Report, CEAR Award certificate

21 Years

Federal Aviation Administration Report, CEAR Award certificate

23 Years

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Report, CEAR Award certificate 
U.S. Department of the Interior Report, CEAR Award certificate

24 Years

U.S. Government Accountability Office Report, CEAR Award certificate

27 Years

Social Security Administration Report, CEAR Award certificate

CEAR Special Best-in-Class Awards

The 13 recipients listed below were presented with special awards at AGA's CEAR Award Ceremony following the presentation of the CEAR awards. Recipients were not told beforehand if they would receive a special award.

Please click on the agency's name to reference their report. 

Informative introductory information on the agency's mission and organization

Commodity Futures Trading Commission – The introductory information to this report is excellent and clearly explains how this agency fits into the financial regulatory environment.  The agency’s organization and structure are discussed in detail to provide great context to the user and enhance the reader's understanding of the agency.

Outstanding messages from the Agency Head and Chief Financial Officer that exemplify a commitment to customer service

Internal Revenue Service – The Agency Head's message is candid, comprehensive, and inspirational; it provides a vision, highlights challenges and progress, speaks to serving the people, and includes a video link for readers to access the Agency Head’s update on the vision.   The Message from the Chief Financial Officer continues with the commitment to service and recognizes the value of the Chief Financial Officer organization far beyond the backroom of accounting and financial reporting by highlighting modernization efforts and a commitment to innovation and enhanced transparency, in addition to strengthening internal controls and continuing financial reporting excellence.

A Management’s Discussion and Analysis that tells a compelling story

U.S. Department of the Interior – This agency’s Management’s Discussion and Analysis is exemplary in providing a clear and candid overview of the agency’s performance, accomplishments, and strategic management of programs and resources.  The accompanying graphs and charts visually represent the narrative, making complex data more accessible and easier to understand and allowing readers to quickly grasp key trends and insights.

Providing an invaluable resource to the public

U.S. Department of the Treasury – This report presents an excellent summary of the current tax structure and the tax gap. The presentation of these topics is an invaluable resource and a must-read for anyone wanting to gain a basic understanding of these complex issues. The use of charts and graphs in this report visually illustrates the progressive tax structure and how it affects different economic groups.  The discussion of the tax gap helps readers understand the management of different streams of tax revenue and helps frame the effect of various tax credits and deductions on overall revenues. 

Outstanding discussion of the entity’s enterprise risk management program

Architect of the Capitol – This agency discusses the maturity of its enterprise risk management program, its annual risk assessment, and links identified risks with the challenges reported by the Office of Inspector General. The detailed enterprise-level risk discussion with risk ratings is exceptional. 

Clear and insightful analysis of financial statements

National Aeronautics and Space Administration – This agency presents an easy-to-understand analysis of its financial statements and incorporates informative graphs and charts.  It also includes an analysis of the sources of its funding and aligns gross costs by strategic goal to provide additional insights into the agency’s operations.

Informative analysis of systems, controls, and legal compliance

National Credit Union Administration – The agency presents a comprehensive and well-organized discussion of its annual internal control assessment and analysis of its compliance with applicable laws and regulations.  The description of its Federal Information Security Management Act assessment, along with risk ratings, is particularly informative. 

An excellent presentation of performance in an Agency Financial Report

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs – Overall, the agency provides an effective presentation of the fiscal year’s performance. It clearly identifies the agency’s strategic goals and objectives and provides clear and concise information on the results for each one, including the Agency Priority Goals. The agency’s use of graphs, charts, and callout statistics in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis enhances its readability and enables the user to understand the information more quickly. 

Conveying performance information in a clear, understandable, and informative way

Federal Aviation Administration – This agency presents complete, timely, balanced, and integrated financial and mission results.  The tables at the beginning of each performance measure provide an excellent visual summary highlighting each measure, including how the public benefits from the entity’s performance. The quality assurance and quality financial management subsections add important context and insights.

Clear and concise financial and performance highlights section

U.S. Government Accountability Office – This agency’s performance is highlighted with many visuals, notes, and supplementary information, making it easy to comprehend the vast material. The FY 2024 Snapshot section is easy to follow, summarizes key highlights from the year, and consistently does a good job of telling the story of the agency and its impact on federal agencies and the public. The agency provides transparency into its own performance and the financial risks to the federal government. 

Clear integration of cost and performance data, as well as other metrics

Federal Trade Commission – This agency clearly presents the cost of its strategic goals to inform users as to how it spends the various funds and appropriations it receives.  It also presents a set of financial management indicators for the agency and an informative cost-benefit discussion illustrating the value that the agency provides to the public. 

Informative lease disclosures and effective implementation of SFFAS 54, Leases

U.S. Department of State – Despite managing one of the largest and most diverse lease portfolios in the federal government, this agency effectively implemented the new lease accounting standards. Going beyond the disclosure requirements, the agency implemented a noteworthy presentation by separately displaying the portion of its right-to-use lease assets attributable to domestic and overseas leases. The agency is to be commended for its efforts to generate support for its lease disclosures as well as to provide information needed by other federal agencies.  It also candidly discussed the remaining challenges relating to internal controls and the identification of embedded leases.

Best integration of Inspector General Management and Performance Challenges throughout the report

Social Security Administration – This agency has faced management challenges that have been building over many years.  FY 2024 became a time of transformation with a renewed emphasis on meaningful and candid performance reporting.  This was supported by integrating the challenges identified by the Inspector General throughout the report to highlight the way forward and discuss accomplishments in addressing the agency’s issues.   

 

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