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By Olivia Branco Federal News Radio The FBI’s budget has been growing fast ever since 9/11. It went from a two billion dollar law enforcement agency to a five billion dollar international terror-fighting operation. Now…
February 21, 2011 -
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Last week the International Monetary Fund cautioned the government on spending. So how bad are federal finances? We ask GAO\'s Jeanette Franzel
February 21, 2011 -
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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.
February 21, 2011 -
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Jay Hurt from the Department of Education joined Tom Temin live at the Association of Government Accountants National Leadership Conference.
February 17, 2011 -
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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.
February 17, 2011 -
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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.
February 17, 2011 -
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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.
September 24, 2010 -
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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.
September 17, 2010 -
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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.
July 07, 2010 -
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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.
April 29, 2010 -
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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.
March 31, 2010 -
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In October, state and local government communities and other recipients will begin reporting to the federal government about what they are doing with their Recovery Act funds. But, where are the funds that states were…
September 18, 2009 -
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The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Act was written 20 years ago. The Congressional author of the Act was Joe DioGuardi, a practicing accountant and former Congressman. He says the act has not been implemented as…
July 01, 2009
