[Delivered at the 5th Anniversary of the founding of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation – Intersection of Massachusetts and New Jersey Avenues and G Street, NW – Washington, DC] I want to thank the leaders of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, especially Dr. Lee Edwards and Ed Priola. And, on behalf of all Albanians and freedom-loving people everywhere, I hasten to commemorate here today the historic deeds of the late Congressman Tom Lantos, who cofounded

Is There an Accountant in the “House”? As a Certified Public Accountant and former Member of Congress (a rare combination), I have been sounding the alarm about the inadequate accounting principles used in the U.S. budget process to measure our annual deficits and national debt. After leaving the U.S. House of Representatives in 1989, I set up an educational foundation, Truth In Government, because I believe that America, along with every other country, needs independent over

To the Editor: The Winter 2010 issue of the Journal of Government Financial Management included two important' articles on the CFO Act's 20th Anniversary. But, neither article gave the story of my ground-breaking work, as a Member of the House of Representatives (and CPA), in drafting and introducing legislation to bring a Chief Financial Officer to every department and agency of the U.S. Government. The only mention of my role appeared at the end of the article by Jeff Stein