Recent Posts on Financial Management and Assurance

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Federal Government Made $236 billion “Improper Payments” Last Fiscal Year

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A Warning About the Nation’s Fiscal Health

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Updating Government Auditing Standards—The 2024 Yellow Book

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Protecting Emergency Assistance Funding from Payment Errors, Including Fraud

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Federal Payment Errors, Known As Improper Payments, Are A Continuing Concern

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Got an auditing question? We wrote the book on auditing!

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Federal Spending Data Quality—Is This As Good As It Gets? Auditors Say It Can Be Better

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Federal Financial Statements Continue to Show Serious Management Weaknesses

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For the Federal Response to COVID-19, Significant Improvements Are Needed in Leadership and Oversight

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Higher Education COVID-19 Relief Funding—Who Got What and What Went Wrong?

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The U.S. General Fund – “America’s Checkbook”

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USAspending.gov Contains a Treasure Trove of Information, But How Reliable Is It?