The Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced it will become the first federal agency to adopt the recently released privacy framework from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The framework is a voluntary tool designed to improve privacy through enterprise risk management. The CFTC will integrate the framework into Read More
An internal audit at the Minnesota Department of Human Services has found several violations of laws designed to prevent fraud, waste and abuse in the branch responsible for a recent series of improper payments. The agency’s behavioral health division, which was responsible for $29 million in overpayments to two Indian Read More
University of Oklahoma employees did landscaping and other improvements at former school official David Boren’s personal residence more than 100 times while he was president, according to an internal audit. Boren paid the University of Oklahoma $4,310 more last May for the services after the internal audit found he had Read More
The Chartered IIA has announced the appointment of John Wood as interim CEO. “John is a very experienced interim CEO and Chairman, with a blend of commercial, not-for-profit and third sector experience to call upon, who specializes in advising organizations who are going through change and growth,” the organization said Read More
When Ed Wilkins, CPA, talks to audit committees about adding data analytics to the audit process, he explains to them that it usually takes three years for investment in a complex audit analytic to pay for itself, according to a recent article in the Journal of Accountancy. Audit analytics give Read More
An internal audit conducted by Boeing in December, at the urging of regulators, has identified some new safety issues with the aerospace company’s troubled 737 Max planes. A report by the New York Times said the audit looked at every facet of the plane. Boeing has halted production of the Read More
A new report issued by an independent U.K. committee convened to review just about every facet of the audit function—from internal controls to internal audit to the independent assurance function offered by the Big Four and others—is urging a complete overhaul of the audit process. The Brydon Report, issued today, Read More
A former finance director stands accused of misappropriated more than $6.94 million in public funds from the Pierce County Housing Authority, according to a fraud investigation report the State Auditor’s Office released Monday. It’s the biggest case of fraud for a local government in the state of Washington, according to Read More
The City of Tye, Texas, is conducting an internal audit to look into a high number of water billing errors and complaints of soaring costs. One customer has complained that in recent months her bill more than doubled, from $50 a month to $106. In October, residential water bill rates Read More
The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) and the Neel Corporate Governance Center have unveiled an annual corporate governance index that measures the quality of corporate governance among publicly held companies in the United States and the results aren’t very good. The inaugural American Corporate Governance Index (ACGI) graded U.S. companies Read More
