Metropolitan areas taking leadership role in reducing carbon
emissions.(News & Numbers)
The U.S. carbon footprint is expanding as Americans drive more,
build more, consume more energy, and emit more carbon. At the same time,
rising energy prices, growing dependence on imported fuels, . . .
GFOA, now more than ever.(president's message)(Viewpoint
essay)
It is a great honor and professional privilege to serve as your
president and to follow in the footsteps of those leaders who have
addressed this organization over the past century:.
We can all . . .
Fire and water twin challenges.(Reprint)(Column)
COULD THERE BE A PATTERN HERE?
The San Diego and Los Angeles areas are hit by a raging series of
high-impact wildfires--the worst in the state's history. Many of
the blazes coincide with areas . . .
State association events.(Brief article)(Calendar)
January
Maryland GFOA
January 25
BWI Airport
www.mdgfoa.org
Nevada GFOA
January 27-29
Las Vegas, NV
www.ngfoa.org
Alabama GFOA
January 28-30
Mobile, AL
www.gfoaa.org
. . .
gfoa events.(Calendar)
January
Long Beach, California
7 Evaluating Internal Controls
7 Effective Budget Presentation
7-8 Financial and ERP System Acquisition
and Implementation
8 . . .
What will it take to be prepared?(The Bookshelf)
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The Edge of Disaster: Rebuilding a Resilient Nation By Stephen
Flynn Random House 2007; 272pages
The essential message of Stephen Flynn's The Edge of Disaster.
Rebuilding . . .
Guidelines for responding to proposed accounting and auditing
standards: the GFOA Executive Board recently approved specific
pri
The Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) routinely
responds to proposed new guidance from the Governmental Accounting
Standards Board (GASB), such as exposure drafts, preliminary . . .
Public sector health care purchasers convene in Washington, D.C.:
state and local governments and pension plans provide health b
Now in its third year, the Public Sector HealthCare Roundtable
(Roundtable) held its annual conference in Washington, D.C., in late
October. The Roundtable, a nonprofit national organization . . .
The information technology role in disaster recovery and business
continuity: governments, and particularly IT departments, need
When disaster happens, who is in charge in your city, county, or
school? Depending on the severity of a disaster, different areas and
groups of employees are affected; however, the information . . .
Crisis communications: taking center stage with confidence: being
prepared can prevent a crisis from compounding due to poor
com
It was only supposed to be worth $15, according to the police
report. Days later, the data backup tape stolen from an Ohio
Administrative Knowledge System intern's car began making national
news. . . .
No matter how you measure performance: it's the results that
count: GFOA research has identified six approaches that local
gover
Performance measurement concepts and applications have grown in use
and sophistication since 1943 when the International City/County
Management Association (ICMA) first published a report on . . .
Smart disaster preparedness includes purchasing cards: purchasing
cards are valued for their flexibility and oversight in times
Hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, and floods are the sorts of
natural disasters most of us would rather not contemplate. But for state
and local governments--in most cases the first . . .
Walking on water: a look back at Rita and Katrina.
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Disaster planning is a growth industry for local governments. As
major weather disasters become more frequent, and disasters of all kinds
become more expensive to handle, . . .
Working with FEMA: (I'm from the government--I'm here
to help).
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The Associated Press reported on September 25, 2007. New
Orleans--nearly 2, 000 pages spell out in excruciating detail something
that is plain to Virgil Tiller but not the . . .
Being prepared for disaster: strategies and tactics for finance
managers.
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Since the events of September 11, 2001, the role of government
financial managers has changed along with the rapidly changing
environment of emergency management. Demand . . .
Stepping back from the edge of disaster: capital planning for
resiliency.
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In recent years, disaster preparedness has become increasingly
important for local government officials. Most disaster preparedness
efforts have emphasized reacting to a . . .
Rebuilding a resilient nation.(Viewpoint essay)
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Two days after this summer's rush-hour collapse of the I-35W
bridge, I found myself standing along the southern bank of the
Mississippi River, looking out on the twisted . . .
Missouri's plan to fix or replace state's bridges.(News
& Numbers)
The State of Missouri will quadruple the pace of bridge repairs
through its Safe & Sound Bridge Improvement Program. In November,
the state awarded a single 30-year contract to repair/replace . . .
Americans prefer to spend more on mass transit.(News &
Numbers)
Three-fourths of Americans believe that being smarter about
development and improving public transportation are better long-term
solutions for reducing traffic congestion than building new . . .
IT disaster and business continuity planning toolkit.(News &
Numbers)
Disasters that shut down mission-critical applications for any
length of time can have devastating direct and indirect costs. The
National Association of State Chief Information Officers . . .
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