Keeping America Great:
The Role of the Accountability Profession
GAO-07-1192CG: Published: Aug 13, 2007. Publicly Released: Aug 13, 2007.
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This is a Comptroller General Presentation delivered to The National Association of State Auditors, Comptrollers, and Treasurers in Nashville, TN on August 13, 2007. Major topics of this presentation include: composition of federal spending, fiscal year 2005 and 2006 deficits and net operating costs, state and local governments facing increasing fiscal challenges, growth in health care spending, proposed changes in social insurance reporting, and the future accounting/reporting and audit reporting model.
Oct 13, 2020
DOD Financial Management:
Continued Efforts Needed to Correct Material Weaknesses Identified in Financial Statement AuditsGAO-21-157: Published: Oct 13, 2020. Publicly Released: Oct 13, 2020.
Oct 7, 2020
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The Nation's Fiscal Health:
A Long-Term Plan Is Needed for Fiscal SustainabilityGAO-21-161T: Published: Oct 7, 2020. Publicly Released: Oct 7, 2020. -
Unaccompanied Children:
Actions Needed to Improve Grant Application Reviews and Oversight of Care FacilitiesGAO-20-609: Published: Sep 15, 2020. Publicly Released: Oct 7, 2020.
Sep 30, 2020
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Financial Management:
DOD Needs to Implement Comprehensive Plans to Improve Its Systems EnvironmentGAO-20-252: Published: Sep 30, 2020. Publicly Released: Sep 30, 2020.
Sep 9, 2020
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Defense Real Property:
DOD-Wide Strategy Needed to Address Control Issues and Improve Reliability of RecordsGAO-20-615: Published: Sep 9, 2020. Publicly Released: Sep 9, 2020.
Aug 25, 2020
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Management Report:
Improvements Needed in Controls over the Processes Used to Prepare the U.S. Consolidated Financial StatementsGAO-20-586: Published: Aug 25, 2020. Publicly Released: Aug 25, 2020.
Aug 6, 2020
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Federal Financial Management:
Substantial Progress Made since Enactment of the 1990 CFO Act; Refinements Would Yield Added BenefitsGAO-20-566: Published: Aug 6, 2020. Publicly Released: Aug 6, 2020.
Jun 17, 2020
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Improper Payments:
Improvements Needed to Ensure Reliability and Accuracy in DOE's Risk Assessments and ReportingGAO-20-442: Published: Jun 17, 2020. Publicly Released: Jun 17, 2020.
Jun 10, 2020
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Civil Monetary Penalties:
Review of Federal Agencies' Compliance with the 2019 Annual Inflation Adjustment RequirementsGAO-20-538R: Published: Jun 10, 2020. Publicly Released: Jun 10, 2020.
Jun 8, 2020
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Inspectors General:
Independence Principles and Considerations for ReformGAO-20-639R: Published: Jun 8, 2020. Publicly Released: Jun 8, 2020.
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