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Air Force FAR Site Web site set up by the Air Force for Federal Acquisition Regulations.

Australia Performance Measures Report on the review of government performance measures for Australia. Provides performance indicators for key services. Report is available online or may be downloaded. This is an excellent model for government auditors examining setting up a government performance measurement reporting mechanism.

Best Practices of City Government Alliance for Redesigning Government - the National Academy of Public Administration established the Public Innovator Learning Network with the goal of building an information network for people making government work. Included in this information resource and connecting point is a document titled Best Practices of City Government Mayors from cities across the U.S. provided examples of how saved taxpayers' money, streamlined service delivery, or solved costly problems. This is excellent material for local government auditors to review and apply to their own jurisdictions.

California State Controller's Office details about the office including responsibilities and functions. The Homepage provides links to the Controller's Monthly Revenue Updates, Controller's Quarterly Reports and a response to the May 1995 Performance Audit. The response is an excellent example of a detailed plan with corrective action identified.

CFO Council link to the organization of the chief financial officers and deputies of the largest Federal agencies, OMB and Treasury officials that work together on improving federal financial management.

Code of Federal Regulations on the WWW - The Code of Federal Regulations is the official, subject matter order, compilation of the Federal regulations of a general applicability and legal effect, that are currently in force. In accordance with section 1510(d) of title 44 of the U.S. Code, the Code of Federal Regulations is compiled by the Office of the Federal Register of the National Archives and Records Administration. The Code is divided into 50 titles by subject matter. Each title is divided into sections. Sections within a title may be grouped together as subtitles, chapters, subchapters, parts, subparts, or divisions. Titles may also have appendices which may be divided into sections, rules and/or forms. Available from the House of Representatives Internet Library.

 

Colorado State Controller's OfficeWeb site for the organization that manages the financial affairs of the state by providing financial information, issuing fiscal policies, ensuring timely recording of the budget, and providing accounting consulting services to state agencies. The site includes general information as well as reports and publications.

Commonwealth of Australia Department of Finance Provides information about the Australian Department of Finance including mission statement, organization structure and links to other organizations. There is also a link to the Commonwealth Budget which could assist auditors in reviewing budgets for their own organizations.

Connecticut Office of the State Comptroller Home Page provides an overview of the office, press releases, reports, manuals and an excellent page of links to other State Comptrollers on the Net.

Economic Indicators from the Government Printing Office provides access to the monthly federal economic indicators. Great site for statistical economic analysis information.

Federal Financial Accounting Concepts and Standards The General Accounting Office (GAO) has posted an electronic version of Volume I, Original Statements of Federal Financial Accounting Concepts and Standards, on its home page. The document is in Adobe Acrobat pdf format.

Federal Government Information on the Internet This is the ultimate page of government sites on the Net which includes over 900 links. Also provides links to library catologs and government related discussion lists.

Federal Government Information on the Internet provides links to agencies, departments and more.

Federal Information Processing Standards Online access to the FIPS developed by NIST, for government use. FIPS have been developed for information processing areas such as hardware, software, security, telecommunications, data, and operations standards and are widely accepted by private industry Auditors have found them useful for research, comparison, and audit planning

Federal Register Web site for the official daily publication for Rules, Proposed Rules, and Notices of Federal agencies and organizations. Contains archives going back to 1995. .

Federal Reserve Economic Data provides historical U.S. economic and financial data such as daily interest rates, monetary and business indicators, exchange rates, and regional economic data. Another great resource for audit projects involving financial analysis based on key economic indicators.

FedStats Site maintained by the Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy provides access to statistical information produced by more than 70 agencies.

FedWorld - Over 135 Federal Government BBS's, including GAO Office of Policy BBS, Office of Management and Budget.

FinanceNet - Network of professional governmental financial management organizations, agencies, and departments. Share information and ideas for improving financial management throughout all levels of government. Accountants, auditors, and financial managers participate and share financial management information, ideas, news, experiences, software, comments on financial documents, best practices, resources, etc.

Florida Comptroller Web site provides an overview of the organization, Financial highlights, Comptroller's newsletter, consumer alerts and more.

GovBot database was developed by the Center for Intelligent Information Retrieval and includes more than 500,000 searchable pages from U.S. Government and military sites.

GovCon Discussion Groups Government Contractors site that includes discussion groups for audit, accounting, and financial management issues. KPMG Peat Marwick is moderating a new discussion group on Government Audit and Reviews. If you have a question on issues affecting the performance and resolution of government contract audits (DCAA, IGs, etc.), post it online. Access to the site is free but registration is required.

Government Contractor's Glossary site provides a reference guide for professionals dealing with government contracts. Also contains an acronym table. Source documents for this guide include Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Armed Services Pricing Manual (ASPM) and the DCAA Contract Audit Manual (DCAAM).

Government Finance Officers Association - The following information related to the GFOA is available on the Internet:

GFOA resides on FinanceNet and contains links to "Happenings in Financial Management," "Documents, Publications, and Standards," and "GFOA Policies and Recommended Practices.

GFOA Abstracts on FinanceNet - The Government Finance Officer's Association posted abstracts from the 1994 Government Finance Review magazine. The abstract includes information for obtaining the full text of the abstracted item. There are abstracts for accounting, auditing, financial management, heathcare, privatization and more.

GFOA Mailing List - The GFOA has an electronic Internet mail list on FinanceNet. The GFOA will post announcements and other important information via this mailing list. For information on this and other FinanceNet mailing lists send email to email-info@financenet.gov. To post information to the GFOA mailing list, send message to GFOA@financenet.gov .

Government Printing Office - Purdue University added a Web-based search and retrieval access point using WAIS (Wide Area Information Server) to GPO's database. The database includes all GAO Bluebooks published since 1994, 1993-95 Congressional Bills, the 1994-95 Congressional Record, the 1994-95 Federal Register, Public Laws of the 104th Congress and the US Code. The search tool provides for user entry text search of document types in the database.

Government Reinvention Center This Web site, from Government Executive Magazine, includes full text articles on govenment reform, links to agencies and organizations involved in reinvention, background documents and a conference calendar.

GovNews The International Govnews Project is a topical based news discussion service providing auditors with information on various financial areas. The discussion groups are also available via Usenet. There are discussions on performance measures, internal controls, audits and more.

IMO Forum "Beat Waste" electronic discussion group sponsored by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. The site also has a link to the Texas Performance Review with excellent ideas on reinventing government.

Indirect Cost Guide Web Page The Office of the Inspector General at the U.S. Information Agency posted a downloadable copy of OMB Circular A-122 A Guide for Establishing Indirect Cost Rates for Nonprofit Organizations. For more information send message to RASTOR@ISIA.GOV

Internal Revenue Service site of the IRS Digital Daily providing access to tax forms and publications for businesses and individuals, and more. There is a text only version at http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/plain/ for auditors with slower connections.

IRS Worker Classification Training Guide from the IRS provides help in determining whether workers should be classified as an employee or independent contractor.

Internet Guide to the U.S. Government Web site provides links to all branches of the Federal government, independent agencies and commissions.

Louisiana State Division of Administration Site of the organization that oversees the management of state financial administration.

Managerial Cost Accounting Guide is available on the Veteran's Administration Web site. The Guide includes tools and techniques for implementing a managerial cost accounting system. There is an introduction to project management, implementation strategies, organizational analysis, costing methodologies, team charters, position descriptions, statements of work and more. The Guide, in Word97 format, provides a free viewer download for those professionals that do not have the program.

Maryland Comptroller of the Treasury provides information about the office, services offered and links to general taxpayer assistance for Maryland residents and businesses.

MuniNet Mailing List - FinanceNet mailing list targeted to municipal and township financial managers and clerks. The list will be a distribution and discussion list for issues relating to financial management of municipalities, townships, and counties within larger geopolitical jurisdictions. To subscribe send email to listproc@financenet.gov and include message "subscribe MuniNet (FirstName LastName).

The National Credit Union Administration Web site provides information about the independent federal agency that oversees federal and state credit unions. Online information for auditors includes guidelines for operations, an accounting manual, the FFIEC IS Examination Handbook, and Financial Performance Report Guide.

New Mexico State Treasurer Web site of the office responsible for accounting for taxpayers money. Site provides access to public reports.

NYCComptNet - Office of the New York City Comptroller established an Internet connection in FinanceNet's state and local government section. NYC offers other localities ideas on how to improve their financial systems and reporting, internal controls and performance measures via the Internet. Access FinanceNet's State and Local Government area for postings.

NPR Report - From Red Tape to Results, hypermedia document. The Federal Reinventing Government report is available with word search capability on the WWW.

Occupational Safety and Health Administration - OSHA's Web site which includes general information about the agency, Standards, news releases, fact sheets, publications, OSHA Compliance Assistance Tools, and Safety and Health related links on the Internet. Auditors with OSHA audit responsibilities should include this site on their hot list.

Office of Management and Budget site contains links to selected OMB circulars, bulletins, and regulations.

Office of Management and Budget Publications - FinanceNet added access to a comprehensive library of existing OMB publications including OMB Financial Management and Audit Circulars.

Oklahoma Office of State Finance - This information server provides a variety of data from the Office of State Finance and the State of Oklahoma. There are also links to other state WWW and gopher servers. They publish a Monthly Revenue Media Release, Revenue Reports, and statements of receipts and expenditures.

Performance Measurement Info - FinanceNet has a number of files and reports available on performance measurement at

Performance Pathways Web site from the Office of Governmentwide Policy provides a central resource for information related to the development and use of performance measurement.

Performance Budgeting Process Web site for the Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Planning and Budget provides information about their performance measures for Virginia state agencies. Documents include guidelines for goal setting and performance budgeting, conducting an agency issues assessment and more.

Performance Management Web site for the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (European Countries. The site identifies and explains key performance management issues, performance management publications, work methods, links to other sites and more.

Philadelphia Office of the City Controller Web site provides information about the office, access to City Economic Information, and a searchable audit database.

South Carolina Comptroller General Web site provides information about the organization, monthly financial reports, their Comprehensive Annual Financial Report and more.

Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Window on State Government provides news and information including comptroller publications, email link to the Comptroller, and links to other related servers. For more information contact Gabriel Zavala.

Texas Information Resource Standards The Texas State Government site includes information security standards as well as a document entitled Information Resources Security and Risk Management - Policy, Standards and Guidelines. There are also links to the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) and more.

Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse -TRAC is a data gathering, research and distribution organization affiliated with Syracuse University. The site accesses federal enforcement and regulatory agencies such as BATF, DEA, IRS and the FBI. This is an excellent site for benchmarking information, statistics and trends on crime and enforcement issues.

United States Code on the WWW - The United States Code is the official, subject matter order, compilation of the Federal laws of a general and permanent nature that are currently in force. In accordance with section 285b of title 2 of the U.S. Code, the Code is compiled by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the United States House of Representatives. The Code is divided into 50 titles by subject matter. Each title is divided into sections. Sections within a title may be grouped together as subtitles, chapters, subchapters, parts, subparts, or divisions. Available from the House of Representatives Internet Library.

Where in Federal Contracting is a Web site that provides a comprehensive set of links to resources on the subject. "Where in Federal Contracting?" was developed and is maintained by a government auditor.



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