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JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas (April 12, 2021) -- Performance audits of contracting officer representative documentation for high- and moderate-risk contracts and task orders are ...

In the ongoing debate over which came first, government opacity or citizen apathy, there are two basic schools of thought: One side argues that citizens have checked out because they've been so ...

Governments at all levels are looking to meet the needs of citizens while striving to be efficient and cost effective. There are many tools available to managers, directors and policymakers alike. One ...

Small business owners sometimes rely on performance audits to ascertain the effectiveness of their companies. To identify unprofitable practices, the performance audit might analyze the company as a ...

OLYMPIA — Washington’s audit teams are working on the first wave of 30 performance audits, with targets ranging from big-ticket agencies like education and transportation to more hidden facets of ...

Most taxpayers, we suspect, share a nagging feeling that somewhere, somehow, government is wasting their money. And despite improvements in fiscal discipline by some local governments – Snohomish ...

A scathing report documenting fraud in the Port of Seattle’s contracting practices demonstrates the value of state performance audits, according to audit supporters. It was a state audit a little more ...