by Kenneth Hunter | Oct 30, 2020 | Line Item
ABFM members who are also members of our parent organization, the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA), can participate in elections for ASPA’s National Council. This year, there are two candidates for President-Elect: RIchard Greggory Johnson, III...
by Kenneth Hunter | Oct 30, 2020 | Line Item
GASB And FASB Cohost IN FOCUS: Governmental and Not-for-Profit Accounting Webcast for Academics, which will take place Friday, November 6, 1:00–2:40 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. Participants in the live event can earn up to 2.0 Continuing Professional Education (CPE)...
by Kenneth Hunter | Oct 30, 2020 | Line Item
Former ABFM Chair and Wildavsky Award Winner, James Savage, is joined by George Guess in publishing a new edition to their 2010 text, Comparative Public Budgeting Global Perspectives on Taxing and Spending. This book will publish January 2021 and is now available for...
by Kenneth Hunter | Oct 13, 2020 | Line Item
The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) is conducting a survey of preparers of governmental financial statements regarding the reporting of nonfinancial assets. The survey is part of a GASB research effort that, in part, will evaluate the need for specific...
by Kenneth Hunter | Oct 13, 2020 | Line Item
The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) is hosting a pair of webinars that will focus on the Board’s recently issued Exposure Draft, Financial Reporting Model Improvements. This series of IN FOCUS webinars will be offered under the following schedule: For...
by Kenneth Hunter | Oct 13, 2020 | Conference, Line Item
By Jonathan Justice, 2020 Virtual Symposium Chair ABFM conducted our first ever Virtual Symposium over September 24-26, 2020. While most or all of us were disappointed not to be meeting in person in Miami, the Symposium provided a good setting for the presentation of...
by Kenneth Hunter | Oct 12, 2020 | Line Item
Click Here to View Announcement The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Department of Political Science and Public Administration invites applications for a tenure track faculty position at the Assistant Professor level specializing in public management or urban...
by Kenneth Hunter | Oct 9, 2020 | Call for Papers, Conference
One of the ongoing concerns about research in public budgeting and finance, and public administration in general, is that the research conducted by academics does not meet the needs of practitioners. A research team led out of NC State University is working to...
by Kenneth Hunter | Sep 21, 2020 | Line Item
Click Here to View the Job Announcement The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) has opened a formal search for the next GASB director of research and technical activities. David R. Bean, the GASB’s current director of research and technical activities,...
by Kenneth Hunter | Sep 21, 2020 | Line Item
The City of Dallas is seeking qualified candidates for an Assistant Director in Budget and Management Services (BMS). Reporting directly to the BMS Director, this individual will oversee the Continuous Improvement, Strategic Planning, and Performance Measurement...
