Headline:
Financial Management: Governmentwide Treasury Account Symbol Adjusted Trial Balance System Supports Transparency Efforts
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What the record says:
The source headline is: Financial Management: Governmentwide Treasury Account Symbol Adjusted Trial Balance System Supports Transparency Efforts. The source summary says: What GAO Found The Governmentwide Treasury Account Symbol Adjusted Trial Balance System (GTAS) is the central platform federal agencies use to submit standardized data for government-wide financial reporting. GTAS collects budgetary and proprietary data; validates them; and interfaces with other federal systems to support transparency, accountability, and fiscal oversight. Federal laws, including the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990, the Federal Financial Management Improvement Act of 1996, and the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 (DATA Act), require agencies to report standardized financial data. These laws assign implementation responsibilities to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Department of the Treasury, which issue guidance on budget formulation, technical instructions on GTAS reporting procedures, U.S. Standard General Ledger crosswalks, and
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Source:
https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-107961
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https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-107961