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The GAO Green Book: 5 Components & 17 Principles
The Green Book’s 5 components and 17 principles keep our organizations from starring in the next investigative documentary!
A Holiday Surprise from the GAO: Quality Management Q&A
Just when you thought you could enjoy the holidays, the GAO added a brand new Q&A document on quality management.
New GAO Standards: Avoiding Threats to Audit Quality
This article was originally published by Barrett and Greene, Inc. featuring Leita Hart-Fanta and her efforts to make all auditors aware of new GAO standards.
GAO’s 4 Facets of Inherent Risk
The GAO’s 2024 Yellow Book introduces a fresh focus on assessing risk to audit quality and Section 5.38 outlines four risk factors to consider.
Information Security Risks
The 2025 Green Book reminds us that information security risks are smarter, faster, and less polite than ever before and auditors should take them very seriously!
Improper Payments: A New 2025 Green Book Risk Category
The 2025 Green Book is out and there’s a new risk category… Improper Payments! These are payments that should not have been made, were an incorrect amount or lacked sufficient documentation.
Control Yourself: A Handy Guide to Internal Controls
The GAO’s 2025 Green Book is out! It reminds us controls aren’t just about compliance. It’s about being a good steward of public resources, achieving mission objectives, and earning the public’s trust.
Key Controls
Thank goodness you don’t have to audit every control relevant to your objective, just the KEY controls!
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