Check out our updated FIT data
October 16, 2020The quarterly update brings fresh data to Financial Intelligence Tool. Check it out now!
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FIT’s indicators can strengthen any financial planning effort
September 17, 2020The Financial Intelligence Tool’s (FIT) financial health indicators provide “retrospective” measures of financial health based on historic data. However, any government can use these measures to help plan for the future.
… CONTINUE READING → FIT adds profiles to explore any of Washington’s 40-plus government types
September 10, 2020Our Financial Intelligence Tool (FIT) has long offered a way for users to examine data on specific governments, government types, and specific revenue or expenditure streams. For the first time, FIT has a way to view all important information on a specific government type in one place, using new government-type profiles.
… CONTINUE READING → Harness the Power of Role-Based Authentication in FIT!
August 26, 2020The Financial Intelligence Tool’s (FIT) role-based functionality has expanded, giving local governments even more leverage over their data. Upon logging into FIT, a local government user has access to some new features.
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User-focused updates come to FIT’s financial health indicators
August 20, 2020Financial indicators have received a meaningful update in our Financial Intelligence Tool (FIT), making them even more useful by capitalizing on the power of FIT’s statewide collection of financial data.
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Get FIT in 15-minutes or schedule a FIT personal training session
August 13, 2020Whether you are a new user, a casual explorer of data, or a government data power-user, SAO is here to ensure you feel confident using the Financial Intelligence Tool (FIT).
… CONTINUE READING → FIT gets fitter
August 6, 2020We have refreshed our Financial Intelligence Tool (FIT) with fiscal year 2019 data submitted by local governments, as well as some new enhancements!
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Using data to visualize the world of fire protection districts
November 14, 2019As a follow up to our #Gov101 series on fire districts, let’s take a look at what we can learn about these governments using the Financial Intelligence Tool (FIT)!
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2018 Financial Data is Now Available!
September 24, 2019The Financial Intelligence Tool (FIT) now contains the most recent financial information from nearly 1,800 local governments!
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Government data tells a story with FIT – just take a look at what you can learn about drainage and diking districts
August 13, 2019The Office of the Washington State Auditor collects financial information from nearly 2,000 local governments each year and displays this data intuitively through the Financial Intelligence Tool (FIT).
We explore what can be learned about government by being curious in their financial data.
We encourage you to find something interesting and learn about all the local governments that serve the citizens of our state. What story will you find?
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