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Financial Management: Australia's Finance Information on Resource Management (FIRM) System and Lessons Learned

AIMD-98-2R Published: Oct 14, 1997. Publicly Released: Oct 14, 1997.
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GAO reviewed Australia's governmentwide financial management system, the Finance Information on Resource Management (FIRM) system, focusing on: (1) the history of FIRM's development and implementation; (2) the risks Australia encountered in developing a centralized system and the actions it took to mitigate those risks; and (3) key lessons learned from Australia's experience.

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