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Audits
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Life Sciences Legal Update
HHS’ Selection of Contractor Provides Latest Update on Impending Second Round of HIPAA Audits
By Jackie Godin, Brad Rostolsky
On October 27, 2015, a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) official stated that the agency has hired FCi Federal, a provider of management and professional services to…
Housing Plus
OIG audit finds RAD risk assessment inadequate
The HUD Office of Inspector General (the “OIG”) recently released an audit of the front-end assessment (“FERA”) undertaken for the Rental Assistance Demonstration’s (the “Demonstration”) first, or public housing, component.…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
Blue Shield Executive Pay Hike under Microscope
The Los Angeles Times reports that, according to an audit by the California Franchise Tax Board, Blue Shield of California, a large nonprofit insurer, increased executive compensation in 2012 by…
Inside Government Contracts
Updated DoD IG Guidance Signals New Enforcement Emphasis for DCAA Auditors
By Susan B. Cassidy, Michael Wagner, Covington Team
The Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (“DoD IG”) appears poised to place new emphasis on the pursuit of fraud cases in certain key enforcement areas, at least according…
Consumer Finance Monitor
OIG finds CFPB headquarters renovation costs reasonable
The Office of Inspector General for the Fed and CFPB (OIG) has issued a report on the results of its audit of the construction costs for the CFPB's Washington, D.C.…
Inside Government Contracts
DCAA’s 4th Annual Report to Congress Will Look Familiar to Many…
The Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) recently issued its Fourth Annual Report to Congress dated March 25, 2015. Once again, the report shows DCAA is making modest improvements in the…
Consumer Finance Monitor
OIG adds new audit item to work plan
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) has added a new ongoing CFPB project to its work plan updated as of March 13, 2015. The OIG is auditing the CFPB's compliance…
Consumer Finance Monitor
KPMG audit finds CFPB budget review controls and corrective action process need improvement
The CFPB has released a report for FY 2014 prepared by KPMG of its independent audit of selected CFPB operations and budget. An annual independent audit is required by the…
North Carolina Appellate Practice Blog
NC Supreme Court to Address whether Auditors Owe Fiduciary Duties to Clients
By Liz Hedrick
The North Carolina Supreme Court agreed Friday to review a Court of Appeals decision that raised concerns among North Carolina accountants over their ability to perform independent audits in conformity…
Gov Con Employment Exchange
Complimentary Webinar on OFCCP’s New Audit Scheduling Letter
In October 2014, OFCCP issued a new scheduling letter that significantly impacts what employers must submit during an audit. As we suspected, OFCCP's enforcement under the new letter is a “game changer”…