Articles from Government Finance Review (February 1, 2006)

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Title	Author	Type	Words
30 years and running.			46
Ambitious congressional agenda stalls in 2005: from Internet sales tax collection to tax-exempt bond regulations, GFOA's Federal Liaison Center will continue to represent the interests of state and local governments in Washington in 2006.	Gaffney, Susan; Berger, Barrie Tabin		2088
Calendar.		Calendar	260
Correction.		Correction Notice	50
Debunking the 'people resist change' Myth.	Michelotti, Lindsay		680
Defining internal control.	Kinney, Anne Spray; Christensen, Peter		430
Eminent domain: a fair middle path?	Peirce, Neal	Column	749
Major workforce study exposes serious disconnects between employers and employees.			456
Making local government more workable through shared services.	Ruggini, John		3333
Managing change in IT improvement initiatives.	Harris, James		2685
More organizations backing up data after Katrina.			391
NASCIO survey: project management increases IT implementation success.			355
National totals of state and local tax revenue, by type of tax.		Illustration	506
New releases.		Brief Article	162
Overcoming the obstacles to an effective internal control function.	McKay, Glen		3015
Performance management and measurement at the LA County Metropolitan Transportation Authority: The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority developed a balanced scorecard system that automatically pulls data from the financial, risk management, and fleet management systems and makes performance data available to all stakeholders.	Kreklow, Steven R.		925
Preparing the next generation of leaders: many public organizations are facing leadership turnover of 50 percent or higher in the next few years. Unless we develop talented replacements, our organizations face the very real risk of failing to achieve our missions, and our potential.	Lavigna, Bob		1654
Proposed guidance on sales and pledges: the key challenge in accounting for the receipt of cash proceeds in exchange for a transfer of the claim to collections of certain receivables or future revenues is to distinguish a true sale from what is really nothing more than a collateralized loan or pledge.	Gauthier, Stephen J.		1194
Recommended practice a tutor for new pension board member; GFOA's recommended practice on funding retirement systems provides guidance to new--and continuing--trustees on how to critique and evaluate investment recommendations of staff and consultants.	Motza, Maryann		947
State revenues 4 percent higher than expected.			641
Understanding internal control.	Gauthier, Stephen J.	Cover Story	3515
Who's minding the store? New York State's ongoing quest to strengthen internal control.	Hapeman, Carolyn		2787