Recent Posts on Auditing and Financial Management

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Strengthening Accountability in the Federal Government—Our Updates to the “Green Book”

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The U.S. General Fund—Balancing America’s Checkbook

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Another Warning About the Nation’s Fiscal Health and Financial Record Keeping

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You’ve Heard of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse of Tax Dollars; Let’s Look at Preventing Abuse

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Got an auditing question? We wrote the book on auditing!

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Federal Financial Statements Continue to Show Serious Management Weaknesses

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The U.S. General Fund – “America’s Checkbook”

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U.S. Government’s 2020 Financial Statements Reveal Serious Management Weaknesses and Ongoing Efforts to Correct Those Weaknesses

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Improper Payments on the Rise

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The DATA Act: Checking in on Spending Transparency

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Filing Taxes without Breaking the Bank

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The Nation’s Fiscal Health: A Warning about the Government’s Finances