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Going beyond the obvious: what every finance officer should know about IT controls.(IT Compliance and Controls: Best Practices for Implementation)(information technology)(Book review)

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IT Compliance and Controls: Best Practices for Implementation

By James J. DeLuccia IV

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

2008, 274 pages, $50.00

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Government finance officers know the value of maintaining strong internal controls over the financial operations of their organizations. They also know the value that information technology (IT) has brought to the finance office in terms of speed, efficiency, accuracy, and dependability. IT Compliance and Controls: Best Practices for Implementation is an excellent guidebook and resource for managers in designing and implementing sound IT internal controls.

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