NSU Grad Enjoys 15 Years at the Government Accountability Office

July 2021 will mark Gerard Aflague’s 15-year work anniversary at the U.S. Government Accountability Office. Aflague serves as a senior information technology analyst, where he primarily audits federal information technology (IT) systems and programs that generally benefit the American people by way of screening passengers boarding airplanes, delivering a variety of information to the American public via publicly accessible computers, and safeguarding criminal justice data for public safety use.

Through his congressional audit work, Aflague helps to answer questions Congress members seek to understand about federal IT programs by teaming up with other auditors to research, conduct interviews, report detailed findings and recommendations, and publish congressional reports to improve government operations and services to more than 300 million Americans.

In 2004, Aflague graduated from Nova Southeastern University (NSU) with a Master of Science in Management Information Systems from the College of Computing and Engineering. During that time, he also worked in Guam for the Customs and Quarantine Agency, where he was involved in international relations and capacity building for customs organizations in order to assist smaller island nations in utilizing IT to help better enforce laws, among other things.

When asked what one thing he could tell himself prior to attending NSU, Gerard replied, “Try to be as inquisitive as you can be with respect to the opportunities that IT can afford you. Realize that this field is not one size fits all, rather, there are thousands of careers and organizations offering employment. Keep your mind open; there’s not just one path you can take.”