摘要: |
This primer provides overview of asset management systems for roadway safety elements including hardware and initial guidance for agencies beginning to consider such systems. Since the 1980s, advocates for business standards have called for the application of standard business accounting practices to the oversight of government agencies. These advocates have noted that the financial reports of State and local governments should have sufficient information to assess agencies' financial decisions and the cost of government services. The demand for increased financial accountability for publicly owned assets, coupled with the growing need to carefully shepherd scarce government resources, has motivated government agencies to develop more formal asset management programs. |