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Civil Service Reform as an Enabler of Public Financial Management Reform

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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.

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Accountants challenged on public finance management systems

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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.

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DCSA to Handle DOD Security Review Process

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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.

Transparency & Courtesy Goals

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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Sangram VajreCo-founder & Chief EvangelistTerminusSangram Vajre, Co-Founder & Chief Evangelist at Terminus is also an author and host of the podcast FlipmyFunnel. He is one of the leading minds in B2B marketing.

MEDIA 7: What are you passionate about?
SANGRAM VAJRE:
Three things: Lead professionally. Grow personally. Love family.

M7: Terminus has been recognized as one of Georgia’s 40 fastest-growing companies by ACG Atlanta. What factors contribute to this pace?
SV: 
One of our core values is #OneTeam – which means we think and act as one team and know that if we treat our team right, they will treat our customers amazing. There are no great companies, only great people that make those companies.

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Andrea Lechner-BeckerChief Marketing OfficerLeadMDAndrea Lechner-Becker, Chief Marketing Officer at LeadMD is an experienced Marketing and Sales Executive with a demonstrated history of working in the marketing and advertising industry.

Skilled in Business Process, Marketo, Sales, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), and IT Service Management, Andrea is also a strong business development professional and a storyteller.

MEDIA 7: What inspired you to get into marketing?
ANDREA LECHNER: 
Frankly, not having better options. I originally attended the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse thinking I’d major in Archaeology. I wanted to be Indiana Jones! But, after visiting the archaeology building – i.e. the cold, dark basement of the science building – where a girl sat to piece together pieces of an old Native American vase, I knew archaeology was not going to be the right path for me. And so, without being good at science and a major in art or art history was unlikely to pay my bills, I decided to go into “business”. I originally registered as a management major, but took my first marketing class and thought it was more interesting and switched my sophomore year. That was pretty much it. I’d never been involved in business classes or DECA in high school – I didn’t really know what to do or what jobs in marketing were even possible. I dumb lucked myself into it really.

M7: As a storyteller, do you relate the brand to a story or story to the brand?
AL:
Both? Neither? I think there are stories in every brand, because there are people working on the brand and people engaging with the brand and people using what the brand creates. People, most often a single person, are at the heart of great stories.
You can start with the “point” of the story you’re trying to tell. Say you have a software that help accountants better create reports for board meetings. It’s likely you’ll want to tell a success story about an accountant getting promoted to CFO in part because your software helped better communicate their work product to the board. You could have the idea for that and go looking for that story in your customers. OR, you could hear that story, and say, “That’s amazing!” and share it with customers, partners and internal people. Stories are all around us – the most important thing is to keep your ears and eyes open for finding them.

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Ed BreaultChief Marketing OfficerAprimoEd Breault, Chief Marketing Officer at Aprimo is a marketer with over 18 years of industry experience. At Aprimo, Ed is responsible for the global brand and growth which includes all Paid/Owned/Earned media, Brand Experience, Product Marketing, Industry Marketing, Influencer Marketing, Strategic Communications, Content Marketing, Analyst Relations, Alliance Marketing, Public Relations, Events, Demand Generation and Account-Based Marketing.

MEDIA 7: What’s your superpower?
ED BREAULT:
 I would say it’s applying the full spectrum of art and science that is required in marketing today. Not just left or right brained, but whole-brained strategy. Being human yet data-driven and really understanding numbers and (the right) metrics to make connections to business drivers. Add storytelling to that, so I can effectively communicate to my team, the CEO and CFO as well as my Board of Directors on those metrics, and connecting all that we are doing in marketing to the mission of the business. Then quickly shifting gears to the art and creative aspects of marketing that are required to engage an audience and tell great commercial stories that take complex concepts and craft them in a way that is interesting for people to pay attention to. I have to be the ultimate point of truth for the brand.

M7: At Aprimo, how have marketing leadership roles and responsibilities evolved over the past few years?
EB:
There are so many dimensions needed by marketing leaders today. There are several elements driving this evolution, it’s the new experience battlefront that is emerging and also marketers themselves driving changes. From a market perspective, there is a clear appetite for disruption and consumers are wanting more experiential elements to their buying experience and interactions with brands. Take a few direct to consumer disruptions like trialing products in-home, purchasing directly from a brand or even wanting to ensure that the producer’s trade practices are in line with the buyer’s or even a regulator’s for that matter. Then we want to try before we buy, and we emotionally care about the supply chain of products. Do we TRUST this brand to do business with them? Behind all of this is a story that needs to be told, and it is those marketers who know their audience well and make connections that will win the commercial game.

Back to the marketer, there are so many diverse backgrounds that marketers bring now and I’m really intrigued by those who have unconventional backgrounds because they contribute something uniquely new to the field. I love hearing about the marketer’s journey.

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