Monthly Archives: March 2010

Agencies run by career execs get better management grades

a new report from Princeton University finds that career federal managers do a better job of running their agencies than their politically appointed counterparts. The study, from David Lewis of Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, … Continue reading

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21st Century Accountability Challenges

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released the following report: Presentation By The Comptroller General “21st Century Accountability Challenges,” by David M. Walker, comptroller general of the United States, before the American Instituteof Certified Public Accountants’ annual governmental accounting andauditing update … Continue reading

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Federal Financial Management Conference: Meeting the New Challenges in Financial Management

2010 Federal Financial Management Conference held in Washington, DC on March 23, 2010. Below are links to the speaker’s presentations for your reference. Keynote Address Sallyanne Harper.pdf Plenary Address Richard Gregg.pdf A New Vision for Better, Cost-Effective and Faster Financial … Continue reading

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DOI financial, business management system goes live

The Interior Department has activated crucial components of a new SAP system that will consolidate all of the agency’s financial and business management platforms by 2010, according to DOI officials. About 152 management systems, including property, acquisition and grants operations, … Continue reading

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Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.(R) to Acquire First State Bank Grapeland, Texas

Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.(R) to Acquire First State Bank Grapeland, Texas – All Stock Transaction – Adds Two (2) Banking Centers in Houston County – 3rd Quarter Dividend Announced – 3rd Quarter Earnings Conference Call Announced HOUSTON, Sept. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — … Continue reading

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