Monthly Archives: January 2010

Agencies improve financial rigor

All major federal agencies beat out the private sector for the second consecutive year by completing their Performance and Accountability Reports and financial statements on the 45-day accelerated schedule. The accelerated deadline for corporate filers is 60 days. Again, 18 … Continue reading

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Business Intelligence software looks to future – Yahoo! News

“Traditionally, large companies have used software from leading vendors such as Business Objects (Nasdaq:BOBJ – news), Cognos Inc. (Toronto:CSN.TO – news), Hyperion Solutions Corp. (Nasdaq:HYSL – news) to mine mountains of information stored in databases and use the data to … Continue reading

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Financial Management LOB: Can It Deliver on OMB’s Promise?

“In tennis, the lob is a defensive shot used to keep a player in a point – rarely do players hit outright winning shots using a lob. In today’s government, the LOB has a much different meaning. The Line of … Continue reading

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GAO: Agencies lack day-to-day financial management tools

According to the report (GAO-05-881), the systems at 16 of the 23 CFO Act agencies do not comply with one or more of the requirements of the 1996 Federal Financial Management Improvement Act. GAO found that six types of problems … Continue reading

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ENERGY NEEDS BUDGET OFFICER

The Department of Energy’s Savannah River Operations Office has an opening for a GS-15 budget officer in Aiken, S.C. The incumbent serves as division director and is responsible for coordinating all phases of the U.S. Department of Energy, Savannah River … Continue reading

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