Well, we always had the informal relationships. The unique feature of the accountability act was that if there is any suspicion or uneasiness in terms of something that's being asked of a chief financial officer, they actually have the right to write to the Secretary of the Treasury Board to let her know about the issue that's on their mind. That's purely from a financial management perspective, and that was brought in under the reforms of the Federal Accountability Act.
On May 13th, 2015. See this statement in context.