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DoD on path to obtain clean books by 2017
The Defense Department's deputy chief financial officer said Friday that the department believes it will achieve the 2017 deadline to produce auditable financial statements. DoD is approaching the problem in way that makes clear that clean books are not only the responsibility of its accountants, he said.
Tags: DoD , management , financial management , DoD budget , audit readiness , consolidated financial statements , GAO , Mark Easton , Gene Dodaro , Jared Serbu , DoD Report
Education Department shifts with financial aid changes
Jay Hurt from the Department of Education joined Tom Temin live at the Association of Government Accountants National Leadership Conference.
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USPTO CFO: The job's challenge makes it fun
When the economy is down, the Patent and Trademark Office receives fewer patent applications. Anthony Scardino, CFO of USPTO explains why that makes it hard to predict what managers should commit from the discretionary funds.
Tags: Federal Drive , management , CFO , Anthony Scardino , USPTO , CR , Suzanne Kubota
HUD CFO: the job is harder than it looks
As CFO for HUD, Doug Criscitello is responsible for overseeing the financial management practices that ensure the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development meets the needs of the housing community. He tells Federal News Radio that's not so easy.
Tags: Federal Drive , management , HUD , CFO , Doug Criscitello
Agencies struggle to make data transparent
The Office of Management and Budget wants to expand the use of Extensible Business Reporting Language to expand access to structured data. However, the technology to ensure widespread adoption still has a way to go. But two pilots with industry shows it can be done.
Tags: management , technology , OMB , Danny Werfel , FDIC , SEC , XBRL , financial management , data transparency , Max Cacas
OMB redefines federal financial health
The head of the Office of Management and Budget's Office of Federal Financial Management said the federal audit community has a powerful new tool to battle improper payments and fraud. Danny Werfel said for most citizens, battling improper payments may even trump the accounting community's holy grail of a clean audit opinion.
Tags: management , improper payments , OMB , Danny Werfel , audits , Max Cacas
AGA examines multiple changes for accountants
Learn more about their conference.
Tags: management , contracting , Relmond Van Daniker , DorobekInsider
Technology helps auditors connect the dots
A government accounting industry group spearheads development of a breakthrough in converting audit records from one proprietary format to another making the data searchable and easier to analyze. The new technique will make it possible for databases of information previously untouchable by contemporary software techniques to be mined and analyzed for new information on federal government grant spending.
Tags: technology , accounting , PWC , Joe Kull , HHS , XBRL , Mark Logic , OMB , A-133
Performance management on agencies' front burners
President Obama has said publicly that he is a big fan of performance management, and wants to blend its practice into the day-to-day operation of the Federal Government. But what does that mean for feds who are tasked with actually making the wheels of government turn every day? The Association of Government Accountants convened a conference to discuss performance in government.
Tags: management , Department of Transportation , Linda Washington , OPM , CHCO Council , Al Reynolds , Treasury Department , CFO Council , Mike Duffy , CIO Council , Rich Beck , Department of the Interior , Performance Improvement Council , President Obama , Max Cacas
OMB's Werfel outlines future for financial managers
The Obama Administration is mapping out its plans for significant changes in federal financial management. Yesterday morning, the White House's top financial manager outlined those plans for his government colleagues in an appearance at the Willard Hotel.
Tags: management , OMB , Danny Werfel , Max Cacas
