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PFM
December 04, 2024
Civil service reform and public financial management (PFM) reform are closely interconnected, with both playing a crucial role in improving governance. PFM reform ensures public sector efficiency and transparency, supporting economic growth, enhancing service delivery, and reducing corruption. Similarly, civil service reform aims to improve the delivery of public goods and services by emphasizing professionalization, modern management practices, and the use of digital tools. These reforms also foster accountability among public servants for the services they deliver.
A prominent example of PFM reform's success is New Zealand's transformation in the 1980s, where a new model focused on outcomes rather than inputs. This approach, which emphasized performance-based budgeting and accountability, became a hallmark of public sector modernization. By aligning civil service reform with PFM strategies, New Zealand achieved remarkable fiscal outcomes, reducing gross financial liabilities from 65% to 23% of GDP between 1993 and 2005, and bringing net debt down to near 10%.
This model highlights how civil service reform, combined with robust PFM systems, can lead to fiscal efficiency, better resource management, and improved public trust. The use of digitalization and performance-oriented policies ensures that public resources are allocated effectively and transparently, strengthening governance across sectors.
By focusing on modern practices, civil service reform acts as a catalyst for PFM improvements, fostering a sustainable governance framework that supports economic growth and ensures efficient public service delivery globally.
PFM
December 03, 2024
The 2nd African Association of Accountants General (AAAG) Annual Conference in Arusha, Tanzania, saw a call to action for African accountants to strengthen public finance management (PFM) systems. Opening the conference on behalf of President Samia Suluhu Hassan, Minister for Works Innocent Bashungwa highlighted the urgent need for robust systems to address emerging global challenges such as climate change, technological advancements, and economic shifts.
Speaking under the theme "Building Public Trust in Public Financial Management Systems for Sustainable Growth," Minister Bashungwa emphasized the role of the association in assisting African nations to improve audit and financial management frameworks. He urged the AAAG to provide sound guidelines to ensure governments run operations effectively while preventing the misuse of public funds.
The objectives of the AAAG include promoting good PFM practices, ensuring the efficient and accountable use of public funds, and fostering transparency. Minister Bashungwa called on African Accountants General to adhere to financial laws and regulations, emphasizing that training and technical support were crucial in enhancing their ability to manage modern challenges like cybercrime and digital transactions.
He stated, "Through this Association, government accountants should be empowered to improve their technical expertise and adherence to financial rules, enabling them to manage public finances effectively and address issues like fraud and inefficiencies."
The conference highlights the increasing importance of innovative and secure PFM systems to support sustainable development in Africa. By fostering collaboration and addressing systemic challenges, the AAAG aims to build public trust and drive progress in financial governance across the continent.
OTHER
December 02, 2024
The office of the under secretary of defense for intelligence and security has directed the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency to handle the due process and appeals on security review proceedings for access to Sensitive Compartmented Information, or SCI, from the Department of Defense. The agency’s SCI adjudication process, effective starting Dec. 8, will cover contractor personnel, military service members and DOD civilians, DSCA said Wednesday.
Cleared contractor personnel already verified for confidential, secret and top secret collateral access eligibility are not covered by the new process, the agency added.
The DSCA’s security review implements the DOD reforms for the protection of classified national security information. The changes are based on an ongoing transformation of the department’s personnel security review protocols on determining access eligibility to classified information or holding a national security position. The efforts are designed with an eye toward transparency, personal focus and courtesy in the adjudication process.
With the reforms’ effectivity, recipients of letters of intent to reject or revoke their SCI access eligibility will retain the opportunity to submit a written response and appeal personally before DCSA takes action.
In April 2023, Lloyd Austin, defense secretary and Wash100 awardee, issued a memorandum directing DOD component agencies to immediately assess their compliance with the department’s procedures and standards for protecting classified national security information and report their findings to the office of the under secretary of defense for intelligence and security for appropriate action.
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