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Increasingly Integrated Financial Management Systems Are Expected To Support Program Managers Financial Managers, And Budget Analysts At The Same Time
OMB Circular A-127, Financial Management Systems, initially issued in 1984, was revised in 1993. This Circular sets forth general policies for Federal financial management systems and relates these policies to those in OMB Circular A-130, Management of Federal Information Resources, and OMB Circular A-123, Management Accountability and Control.
The Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 required Agencies to manage by results. In the spring of 1994, the Chief Financial Officers Council (CFO Council) adopted the following vision for financial management:
Enabling government to work better and cost less requires program and financial managers, working in partnership using modern management techniques and integrated financial management systems, to ensure the integrity of information, make decisions, and measure performance to achieve desirable outcomes and real cost effectiveness.
The Federal Financial Management Improvement Act of 1996 required each agency to implement and maintain financial management systems that comply substantially with Federal financial management systems requirements, applicable Federal accounting standards, and the United States Government Standard General Ledger at the transaction level.
Increasingly, integrated financial management systems are expected to support program managers, financial managers, and budget analysts at the same time. Information supplied by these systems is expected to become more timely, accurate, and consistent across government. Systems and data are being shared more and more by agencies with common needs.
Asset protection can help when disaster strikes
Asset Protection: More coverage generally means you will have less to pay out of your own pocket if disaster strikes. You must determine the amount you can financially afford to lose. Depending upon your determination, more insurance may be the answer. You need enough liability coverage to protect yourself from lawsuits resulting from your possible negligence.
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Definition:
A marital trust is used to benefit the surviving spouse of the person who dies. There are many reasons for creating such a trust-- to provide asset protection for the surviving spouse, or to ensure that your children are the ultimate beneficiaries of your estate.
Tax-deferred earnings (investments)
Definition:
Earnings on which taxes are not paid until a future date, usually when funds are withdrawn. The TSP and traditional IRAs are examples of vehicles that offer tax-deferred earnings.
Bonds
Definition:
Essentially loans or debt. When someone lends you money, he or she gets an IOU that promises the loan will be repaid with interest. When you buy a bond, you're basically buying that IOU. A bond certificate is like an IOU: it shows the amount loaned (principal), the rate of interest to be paid on the loan and the date that the principal will be paid back (maturity date). Bonds can be issued by government agencies, such as the U.S. Treasury and by corporations to raise money.
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