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Information technology and the finance officer.(from the editor)(Editorial)
Annually, GFOA produces an issue of the Government Finance Review focused on technology Each year, there are advances in technology to report on, as well as new ways governments have found to use technology to support productivity, decision making, and citizen involvement.
Citizens are comfortable interacting electronically in their professional and personal lives and expect to interact with their governments in the same way. Governments are finding that moving to constituent relationship management (CRM) systems to enable better communication with their citizens can help streamline service delivery and also save money. Shayne Kavanagh's article Serving Constituents, Saving Dollars: The Cost-Reduction Potential of Constituent Relationship Management outlines ways governments have benefited from implementing CRM systems.
Approximately 350 cities across the country are in some stage of implementing citywide Wi-Fi and hundreds more are exploring the idea. An important step in the decision-making process fails to the financial officer: calculating potential risks and rewards. In her article, Dollars and Sense on Muni Wireless, Becca Vargo Daggett looks at various models for evaluating Wi-Fi as a public investment.
Finance and IT departments are becoming partners in maintaining the technology base needed to run the business of government. Optimizing a government's technology expenditures requires the finance officer to take a leadership role in technology asset management. Financial considerations and ...
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- Magazine article from: Government Finance Review Bastianelli, Douglas October 1, 1997 700+ words
...spring of 1997, the Government Finance Officers Association...Certified Public Finance Officer (CPFO) program...group of practicing government finance officers in order...Certified Public Finance Officer program, a candidate...
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- Magazine article from: The Bond Buyer Kamenetsky, Hannah May 1, 1996 700+ words
...recent changes in Securities and Exchange Commission disclosure rules, panelists said Monday at the 1996 Florida Government Finance Officers Association conference. The SEC's secondary market disclosure rules requiring disclosure of annual...
- GFOA welcomes new director of research and consulting.(News &...
- Magazine article from: Government Finance Review April 1, 2004 700+ words
GFOA Executive Director Jeffrey Esser has appointed Anne Spray Kinney as director of the Research and Consulting Center, succeeding Rowan Miranda. A past president of GFOA, Kinney has extensive experience in both the public and private sectors. Before coming to GFOA, Kinney was a senior partner at
- Multi-year Budgeting: A Primer for Finance Officers.(from the Government...
- Magazine article from: Government Finance Review Blom, Barry Guajardo, Salomon February 1, 2000 700+ words
This article presents the concept of multi-year budgeting and its benefits and drawbacks. The authors also discuss findings from a recent GFOA survey on how multi-year budgeting is practiced among local governments. Over the past several years, the GFOA Research Center has received a considerable
- State finance officer certification programs: a study in variation.
- Magazine article from: Government Finance Review Kelley, Joseph T. February 1, 1995 700+ words
...upswing in the number and variety of state-based government finance officer certification programs. Today, at least eight state government finance officer associations offer programs that result in some...
- Using the Internet in local government finance. (includes related article)
- Magazine article from: Government Finance Review Shuey, Raymond H. October 1, 1996 700+ words
...is possible for the local government finance officer to become more accessible...hours to call. As for the finance officer, receiving requests and...lists designed for the local government finance officer. To obtain a detailed description...
- The challenge of change. (Government Finance Officers Association)(President's...
- Magazine article from: Government Finance Review Ellsworth, Douglas R. August 1, 1998 700+ words
...unique year for the Government Finance Officers Association...s Certified Government Finance Officer program is becoming...indispensable part of the finance officer's career. In...day practices of government finance offices were set...
- Western municipalities win big at GFOA excellence awards.(Government Finance...
- Magazine article from: The Bond Buyer Bel Bruno, Joe May 24, 1996 700+ words
...and provincial government finance officers in the...for Innovation in Government Finance was awarded to...enduring value to the government finance profession, according...assistant chief finance officer for the district...
- Start studying: the first GFOA certification exam. (Government Finance Officers...
- Magazine article from: Government Finance Review Gleason, Nancy April 1, 1997 700+ words
...becoming a Certified Public Finance Officer (CPFO). Although it is...GAAFR Study Guide, and Local Government Finance: Concepts and Practices...a typical state or local government finance officer. The exam will not have...
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