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Fiscal and Other Challenges Facing Governments: What Financial Managers Can Do to Make a Difference

GAO-15-832CG Published: Aug 25, 2015. Publicly Released: Aug 28, 2015.
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This is a Comptroller General Presentation delivered to the National Association of State Auditors, Comptrollers and Treasurers in Chicago, IL on August 25, 2015. Major topics of this presentation include: (1) strategic plan trends; (2) security incidents continuing to rise; (3) fiscal sustainability and debt challenges; and (4) important roles for the financial management community.

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