Government Finance Review

In no sector is disaster planning a more salient issue than in local government. Surveys conducted by the...

January Long Beach, California 7 Evaluating Internal Controls 7 Effective Budget Presentation 7-8 Financial and ERP System Acquisition...

Don't let a crisis threaten your organization's reputation and its ability to fulfill its mission.

The Associated Press reported  in excruciating detail something that is plain to Virgil Tiller but not the Federal...

The State of Missouri will quadruple the pace of bridge repairs through its Safe & Sound Bridge Improvement...

Disasters that shut down mission-critical applications for any length of time can have devastating direct and indirect costs....

The nation's cities saw improved finances in 2007 but now project slowing revenues and increased spending pressures for...

Could there be a pattern here?   The San Diego and Los Angeles areas are hit by a raging series of...

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Edge of Disaster: Rebuilding a Resilient Nation By Stephen Flynn Random House 2007; 272pages The...

Performance measurement concepts and applications have grown in use and sophistication since 1943 when the International City/County Management...

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In recent years, disaster preparedness has become increasingly important for local government officials. Most disaster preparedness...

January Maryland GFOA January 25 BWI Airport www.mdgfoa.org Nevada GFOA January 27-29 Las Vegas, NV www.ngfoa.org Alabama GFOA...

The Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) routinely responds to proposed new guidance from the Governmental Accounting Standards Board...

The IT department should determine how the disaster affected business resources. Does it require a few desktops and...

Hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, and floods are the sorts of natural disasters most of us would rather not contemplate....

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Disaster planning is a growth industry for local governments. As major weather disasters become more frequent,...

Demand for public safety funding is coming from almost every direction.

If we continue to neglect the aging infrastructure bequeathed to us by earlier generations, tragedies of our own...

Taxpayers believe Congress should spend more money to maintain roads and improve public transit....