Government Finance Review

GFOA, now more than ever.

President's message - Viewpoint essay

Metropolitan areas taking leadership role in reducing carbon emissions.

News & Numbers

Finances deteriorating for most states, but not all.

News & Numbers - National Conference of State Legislatures

Update provides emergency management strategies.

News & Numbers - Brief article

GFOA's new president-elect and executive board.

Government Finance Officers Association - Paul A. Macklem,Catherine R. O'Connor,Christopher P. Morrill

Building a sustainable future: 2008 Annual Conference Recap.

Government Finance Officers Association - Conference notes

Access to retirement, medical benefits better for government workers then private sector.

Brief article

Measuring for a purpose: trends in public-sector performance measurement and management practices.

Government Finance Officers Association research on performance management

What gets measured sometimes gets managed.

Sarasota County's GovMax application: aligning business need with technical value.

Beyond the basics: Miami-Dade County's results-oriented government framework.

Using 311 data to measure performance and manage city finances.

Constituent relationship management

Real information, real results: the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority uses a logic model to evaluate its operations and service delivery levels, determining if its performance measures are leading to the correct results.

Best Practices

Utah elevates its performance: performance elevated is a management tool for improving performance and efficiency in state agencies.

[PM.sup.2] Connections: PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT & MANAGEMENT

A golden opportunity: recruiting baby boomers into government: millions of baby boomers who are looking for new opportunities and challenges are considering 'encore careers' in government.

Management & Careers

Expanding the scope of performance management: while performance management is often assumed to take place on a departmental or organizational level, it can also occur on a much smaller scale.

Solutions

Washington focuses on muni market: much legislative, regulatory, and judicial attention has been focused on the problems municipal bond issuers are facing as a result of disruption in the capital markets.

Federal Focus

GASB proposes to redefine its role in performance measurement: the GASB issued an exposure draft in April that proposes to clarify the board's vision of its current and future roles in regard to service efforts and accomplishments reporting.

The Accounting Angle - Governmental Accounting Standards Board

Fighting fears about performance measurement.

Measuring Up 2.0 - Book review

GFOA events.

Calendar - Brief article - Calendar

State association events.

Brief article - Calendar

Goal power: a well-framed goal unleashes people's instincts to do well and to contribute to something bigger than themselves.

Commentary