Audit: WA school district missing nearly 1,000 Chromebooks worth almost $300K

Nearly $300,000 in school technology has gone missing, according to a recent state audit that revealed a local district ...
Compliance Week

CAQ: Control deficiencies not CAMs, but could be tied to one

A significant deficiency in internal control over financial reporting will not automatically constitute a critical audit matter that auditors will have to disclose under a new auditing standard, but ...
Nextgov

GAO identifies new infosec deficiencies in IRS system controls

The Government Accountability Office levied new recommendations Thursday for how the IRS can address deficiencies found in the operation of its information systems and how it protects assets. The ...
Accounting Today

What the PCAOB wants from firms fixing audit deficiencies

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board offered insights Thursday on the remediation process that audit firms need to undergo when addressing problems PCAOB inspectors have found with their ...
Homeland Security Today

Audit Adds 14 More Deficiencies to IRS’ Cybersecurity Woes

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has identified 14 new information system security control deficiencies at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Eight of these deficiencies related to access ...
Nextgov

‘Continuing Significant Deficiencies’ Hamper VA’s Information Security Controls, Audit Finds

The Department of Veterans Affairs “continues to face significant challenges” in complying with the Federal Information Security Modernization Act—or FISMA—according to an audit released by the VA ...
thedailytimes

Internal control deficiencies and retail, manufactured food inspection delays found by state auditors

Editor’s Note: This is the second of a three-part series summarizing recent state audit reports. Part two and part three will detail the performance audit released for the Tennessee Department of ...