11/14/2006: GASB Initiates Project on Pension Disclosures for Government-Sponsored Plans (Deloitte)

Excerpt: The Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB) has initiated a short-term project intended to bring current pension disclosure requirements for governments in line with the enhanced standards GASB adopted for other post-employment benefits ('OPEB') in 2004. Separately and concurrently, GASB is conducting a research project to determine the effectiveness of existing governmental accounting standards for pensions.