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DoD makes slow progress towards clean 2017 audit
Mark Easton, DoD's deputy chief financial officer, says the challenges toward a clean audit are significant but the Pentagon is still optimistic.
Tags: DoD , CFO , audit , clean audit , Rise of the Money People , On DoD
Treasury to process all invoices electronically
All agency bureaus will implement the Internet Payment Platform by 2012. Additionally, all Treasury vendors must submit invoices through the portal starting in 2013. The electronic invoice payment program is one of 12 initiatives to improve federal financial management.
Tags: financial management , technology , Mark Reger , Treasury , DoD , OMB , electronic invoice processing , financial management reform , Campaign to Cut Waste , AGA , Jason Miller
DoD, PTO discuss plans for potential shutdown
Federal financial managers are coming to terms with financial compliance; limited money for new systems or upgrades; and the continuing need for achieving clean audits, financial transparency, and compliance. How are those financial managers facing these challenges is the subject of the Federal News Radio Discussion: Accounting in Austerity.
Tags: Federal Drive , panel discussion , CFO , shutdown , budget , Anthony Scardino , USPTO , DoD , Defense , Suzanne Kubota
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 , Gene Dodaro , AGA , Jared Serbu , DoD Report
DoD also cutting improper payments
Agencies are accountable for how they're run - including improper payments. We learn about how Defense is tackling the issue from Mark Easton, the Deputy Chief Financial Officer at DoD
Tags: Federal Drive , improper payments , Defense , DoD , Suzanne Kubota
