Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB) announces a practice fellow program and a government fellow program.

* The Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board The Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB) is a United States federal advisory committee whose mission is to develop generally accepted accounting principles for federal financial reporting entities. (FASAB FASAB Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board
FASAB Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Board ) announces a practice fellow program and a government fellow program. The former offers public accountants an opportunity to participate in the federal financial accounting standard-setting process for a two-year term. Candidates chosen for the latter program spend six months to one year with FASAB working with its accounting and auditing policy committee and on research and technical projects. More information is available from Wendy Wendy is a female name which may be used as a short form for Gwendolyn, or in its own right. Its popularity is attributed to the character Wendy Darling from the children's play and novel Peter Pan, by J.M. Barrie. The character Wendy was inspired by a real girl. Comes, FASAB's executive director, at 202-512-7350 or comesw@fasab.gov See .gov and GovNet.

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Title Annotation:	FYI
Publication:	Journal of Accountancy
Date:	Feb 1, 2004
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