Government Finance Review

Budgeting the NACSLB way.

From the editor - National Advisory Council on State and Local Budgeting - Editorial

Correction.

Correction notice

Wireless considerations.

News & Numbers - Municipal provision of wireless internet - Report

A positive note on states' healthcare spending.

News & Numbers - Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured's report - Brief article

New trends in government.

News & Numbers - Brief article

Technology for shared services.

News & Numbers - Global survey - Brief article

The people speak.

News & Numbers - Voters decide on taxes and eminant domain - Brief article

A private sector solution for an enduring public sector problem?

ONLINE BUDGETING TECHNOLOGY - Corporate performance management helps government in budgeting - Cover story

City of Torontos' long-term fiscal plan.

Government Finance Officers Association's Award for Excellence in Government Finance

Note to budget professionals: policy analysts support policy and operational decision making.

Effective budget management: take a fresh look at your workforce.

An exercise in cost saving: carsharing.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Managing ERP after go-live: who owns the system? Oakland County, Michigan, manages ongoing ERP system upkeep and development through a collaborative governance model.

Best Practices - Enterprise resource planning

Building relationships and reaching your potential: the opposite of networking is not working. In other words, if you are not making connections and nurturing the relationships you have developed, you are 'not working.'.

Management & Careers

Best practices for capital project analysis: decision makers need to analyze a proposed capital investment from many perspectives before committing to the project.

Solutions

2006 retirement roundup and insights for 2007: public sector pension plans may come under scrutiny from Congress during 2007.

Federal Focus - Pension Protection Act of 2006 - Law overview

GASB re-examines Fund Balance Reporting and Definitions of Fund Types: the Governmental Accounting Standards Board is looking for feedback on possible modifications to fund balance reporting and governmental fund type definitions.

The Accounting Angle - Governmental Accounting Standards Board

Best of breed examples: guidelines for your government budget.

The Bookshelf - Preparing High Quality Budget Documents - Book review

Calendar.

Calendar

A little financial training goes a long way: state and local agency directors and other senior officials can be proactive to ensure that they are aware of the financial situation in their agency.

Commentary