Our Federal Project explores various aspects of government financial reporting. Below are themes we have covered divided by year.
2018
Defense Department Accounting Advisory Council
A poor man's transcription of Senate hearing on DoD audit and reform issues
Our federal government’s finances deteriorated further last year
POOF! Instant analysis of the new Financial Report of the U.S. Government
Does our national debt threaten our national security, or vice versa?
How seriously is the DoD taking its accounting and auditing challenges?
An open letter to Donald Trump and Steven Mnuchin
Are Federal Reserve Banks too big to fail?
The Pentagon's "first-ever" audit?
2017
Accounting for the military-industrial complex
Cliffhanging at Social Security's new website
Robbing the cradle, to secure "social security"
Two terrifying reports from the GAO yesterday
The latest financial report of the U.S. Government -- a strong report?
DOD’s uncertain progress on “audit readiness”
378 billion reasons why they make pencils with erasers
The State of the Union – what about the Union’s finances?
How well does our government account for the value of our money?
One thousand six hundred and sixty five pages of instructions for spending your money
Accounting for money – and choosing not to
The government says it controls a future it says we control
The federal debt limit: another government accounting falsehood
What is the federal government’s obligation under its debt limit?
Social Security: a fraud, a Ponzi scheme, or both?
Discount rates for government pensions – and Social Security
Welcome to your government’s financial future, children
Laws and government obligations – picking and choosing strategically
Accounting for the economy – and the cost of government
Lots of assumptions, for something called Social Security
Social Security – discretionary mandatory spending?
What is DC doing to its debt ceiling?
Is Warren Buffet right about Social Security?
2016
Obama's sixth missed budget deadline
How much do you know about Tax Day?
Puerto Rico’s financial crisis – we’ve heard this story before
Can you answer these questions about our country's independence?
For taxpayers’ sake, make DOD pass an audit
What crises will our next President face?
2015
The federal government doesn't follow the same rules as we do
The Financial State of the Union, January 2015
Lessons from Greece for the United States
Federal government flunks financial audit
Federal government credit card statement
Does the debt ceiling really matter?
Presidential candidates and their financial half-truths
Top 10 most outrageous financial happenings of 2015
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