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"Accountability" derives from the late Latin accomptare (to account), a prefixed form of computare (to calculate), which in turn is derived from putare (to reckon). [6] While the word itself does not appear in English until its use in 13th century Norman England, [7] the concept of account-giving has ancient roots in record-keeping activities related to governance and money-lending systems ...
The concept of open government is broad in scope but is most often connected to ideas of government transparency, participation and accountability. Transparency is defined as the visibility and inferability of information, [4] accountability as answerability and enforceability, [5] and participation is often graded along the "ladder of citizen ...
The Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (S. 2590) [2] is an Act of Congress that requires the full disclosure to the public of all entities or organizations receiving federal funds beginning in fiscal year (FY) 2007.
(The Center Square) – Several bills promoting transparency, government efficiency, and financial accountability advanced Wednesday during a meeting of the Committee on Oversight and ...
New transparency for lobbyist political donations, bundling and other financial contributions Requires disclosure to the Federal Election Commission when lobbyists bundle over $15,000 semiannually in campaign contributions for any federal elected official, candidate (including Senate, House and Presidential), or leadership PAC.
Transparency implies openness, communication, and accountability. Transparency is practiced in companies, organizations, administrations, and communities. [ 1 ] For example, in a business relation, fees are clarified at the outset by a transparent agent, so there are no surprises later.
Fiscal transparency includes public reporting on the past, present, and future state of public finances. Fiscal policies have critical impacts on economic, social and environmental outcomes in all countries at all levels of development. Fiscal transparency is sometimes used synonymously with budget transparency.
apply approaches developed by the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board to spending across the federal government. Section 3 of the bill amended the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 to define " federal agency ," for the bill's purposes, to mean an executive department, a government corporation, or an ...