Vol. 20 No. 4, August 2004
Index
- From finance managers to finance leaders.
- Milwaukee's old world charm a perfect backdrop: 2004 Annual Conference Recap.
- Meet your new president-elect and executive board members.
- Citizen use of e-government on the rise.
- Consultant: differences among ERP vendors largely irrelevant to finance office performance.
- Defined Contribution Decisions: the Education Challenge.
- Chicago fed: structural factors playing larger role in government fiscal stress.
- Make or buy? Using cost analysis to decide whether to outsource public services.
- Expect the unexpected: financing the Orange County Convention Center expansion in the wake of recession and terrorism.
- The future of the check: how Check 21 and emerging technologies will change our payments system.
- Shared services: a strategy for reinventing government.
- IIA and GAO Work to clarify standards differences.
- That's the ticket! Lessons learned from Chicago's parking ticket amnesty program.
- Taking charge of accounts receivable: proper controls over accounts receivable are an indispensable component of any government's overall financial management program.
- Planning a no-sweat presentation: with careful planning, even the most squeamish presenters can learn how to deliver effective presentations.
- Is IT outsourcing right for you? For one government, the common decision about whether or not to outsource information technology services led to uncommon improvements in IT operations.
- Changes in Social Security to impact public employers and employees: new legislation designed to prevent fraud and abuse in the Social Security program has important implications for government employers and employees.
- Major changes to CAFR statistical section: GASB statement no. 44 will significantly modify the statistical section of the comprehensive financial report, with the aim of providing a broader focus, improving comparability, and encompassing accrual-based data.
- Becoming a consummate public servant.
- Calendar.
- Watching Osborne's government fixes.