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  2. Federal Reserve - Wikipedia

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    The Federal Reserve System (often shortened to the Federal Reserve, or simply the Fed) is the central banking system of the United States.It was created on December 23, 1913, with the enactment of the Federal Reserve Act, after a series of financial panics (particularly the panic of 1907) led to the desire for central control of the monetary system in order to alleviate financial crises.

  3. Comptroller of Scotland - Wikipedia

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    The role of the Comptroller in Scotland was outlined in a French text of 1559, the Discours Particulier D'Escosse. He was receiver general of the royal estates or property, the crown lands. He would appoint receivers for the rents of regions. The Comptroller was the general collector of customs and levies for trade in ports and burghs.

  4. Electoral Comptroller of Puerto Rico - Wikipedia

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    The Electoral Comptroller of Puerto Rico is a post created in Puerto Rico by Law 222 of 2012, charged with the supervision and regulation of political finances for all elective offices in the U.S. territory with the exception of the Resident Commissioner, a federal position regulated by the Federal Elections Commission . The first, and so far ...

  5. Russell Rumbaugh - Wikipedia

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    University of Chicago ( BA) Massachusetts Institute of Technology ( SM) Military service. Branch/service. United States Army. Years of service. 1998–2002. Russell Rumbaugh is an American defense policy advisor and former military officer who started serving as assistant secretary of the Navy (financial management and comptroller) in January 2023.

  6. Brooke Lierman - Wikipedia

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    Brooke Elizabeth Lierman (born February 14, 1979) is an American civil rights attorney and politician who is the 34th Comptroller of Maryland.She was first elected in 2022, becoming the first female Comptroller of the state and the first woman elected to an independent state government office in Maryland.

  7. David M. Walker (U.S. Comptroller General) - Wikipedia

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    David M. Walker (born October 2, 1951) is an American CPA and public servant who served as the Comptroller General of the United States from 1998 to 2008, and is founder and CEO of the Comeback America Initiative (CAI) from 2010 to 2013. In 2017, Walker announced that he would explore running for Governor of Connecticut.

  8. Comptroller and Auditor General (Ireland) - Wikipedia

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    The Comptroller and Auditor General ( C&AG) ( Irish: An tArd-Reachtaire Cuntas agus Ciste) is the constitutional officer responsible for public audit in Ireland. The Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General is the public audit body for the Republic of Ireland and is headed by the C&AG. The Comptroller and Auditor General is ex-officio ...

  9. Comptroller of the Household - Wikipedia

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    The Comptroller of the Household is an ancient position in the British royal household, nominally the second-ranking member of the Lord Steward's department after the Treasurer of the Household. The Comptroller was an ex officio member of the Board of Green Cloth , until that body was abolished in the reform of local government licensing in 2004.