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Standard Financial Information Structure — element by element.
In developmentApportionments, allotments, obligations, and the colors of money.
In developmentPurpose, Time, and Amount — and the audits that follow.
In developmentAssertions, controls, and what auditors actually look for.
In developmentPlanning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution decoded.
In developmentUSSGL, intragovernmental matching, and consolidated reporting.
In developmentAcronyms, terms, and definitions used across Defense FM.
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