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GWA Designs Initiatives to Improve Efficiency and Effectiveness
Assistant Commissioner of Governmentwide Accounting, James Sturgill, discusses the complex and far reaching responsibilities GWA manages as the federal government’s banker. Providing the infrastructure for federal central accounting and governmentwide reporting, Sturgill takes a look at current initiatives designed to help GWA accomplish its mission more efficiently and effectively for Federal Program Agencies (FPAs), Congress, the President and the public.
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FMS Recognizes 12 Financial Institutions as “Go Direct” Champions
Go Direct launched nationally in 2005 as a campaign sponsored by the U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve Banks to motivate Social Security Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and other federal benefit recipients to use direct deposit. Recently, FMS hosted the second annual “Champions” award ceremony at the U.S. Treasury. See which financial institutions received the coveted Go Direct awards in 2008. [more]
In Remembrance of Cynthia Louise Johnson
On July 28, FMS lost a valued family member. Cynthia Louise Johnson passed away from cancer at her home in Falls Church, VA. A pioneer in the field of Banking and Cash Management, Cynthia played a key role at FMS from the 1980s to her most recent position as FMS’s liaison to the Treasury and the Federal Reserve Board.
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Stored Value Card Program Surpasses $2 Billion Mark
Treasury’s Stored Value Card program, which is used by the Army, Navy, Marines and Air Force, recently surpassed a major milestone. Discover how the SVC Program continues to aide the military in reducing and eliminating the need for cash in remote areas. [more]
DOT Transports Cash Flow into the Electronic Age
The Department of Transportation (DOT), upon learning their lockboxes were slated for closure recently, decided to take a look Department-wide at how best to improve their collections. Read how working with Federal Finance’s Pay.gov team at FMS allowed DOT to successfully transition and meet their goals on time.
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Good-bye FEDTAX II; Hello EFTPS
FEDTAX II is slated to be decommissioned in 2009. Is your federal agency ready? If you are presently using FEDTAX II to transmit tax deposits and forms – learn everything you need to know about the upcoming transition and how your agency will enroll in EFTPS. [more]
Upcoming FMS Events
2nd Annual GWA Day
Today, Tomorrow and the Future
October 20. 2008
8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
GSA Auditorium, Washington, D.C.
For information and registration, please visit the GWA Training and Events website.
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