The former CFO at the Pentagon, Mr. John Hamre, compared it to trying to change a tire on a car that was going 100 miles per hour. Well, I just can't buy that. That is not acceptable to me. This reminds me of the football team that loses one game after another. I will be the first to admit that I lack a full and complete understanding of the true magnitude of this problem.
Bookkeeping is a complicated and arcane field.
And it's very boring. So it does not command much attention around here. But over the years, I have learned one important lesson about government bookkeeping. Bookkeeping is the key to controlling the money, and making sure that the taxpayers money is well spent. Bookkeeping is the key to CFO compliance.