Vol. 23 No. 6, December 2007
Index
- The finance officer's role in disaster management.
- IT disaster and business continuity planning toolkit.
- Worsening outlook for local governments.
- Americans prefer to spend more on mass transit.
- Missouri's plan to fix or replace state's bridges.
- Rebuilding a resilient nation.
- Stepping back from the edge of disaster: capital planning for resiliency.
- Being prepared for disaster: strategies and tactics for finance managers.
- Working with FEMA: (I'm from the government--I'm here to help).
- Walking on water: a look back at Rita and Katrina.
- Smart disaster preparedness includes purchasing cards: purchasing cards are valued for their flexibility and oversight in times of disaster.
- No matter how you measure performance: it's the results that count: GFOA research has identified six approaches that local governments are using in their performance management processes.
- Crisis communications: taking center stage with confidence: being prepared can prevent a crisis from compounding due to poor communications with stakeholders.
- The information technology role in disaster recovery and business continuity: governments, and particularly IT departments, need detailed disaster recovery plans and business continuity plans in order to ensure the continuity of government services during critical disaster times.
- Public sector health care purchasers convene in Washington, D.C.: state and local governments and pension plans provide health benefits to 16 million working and retired American and their families. It is imperative that they begin identifying what is needed for effective health care reform.
- Guidelines for responding to proposed accounting and auditing standards: the GFOA Executive Board recently approved specific principles for responding to proposed accounting and financial reporting standards and to proposed auditing standards.
- What will it take to be prepared?
- gfoa events.
- State association events.
- Fire and water twin challenges.