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  • Audit Release: Oregon’s Framework for Regulating Marijuana Should Be Strengthened to Better Mitigate Diversion Risk and Improve Laboratory Testing
  • Audit Release: Oregon Department of Revenue Cybersecurity Controls Assessment
  • Audit Release, Oregon Department of Revenue: Enhancing Organizational Culture and Addressing Customer Service Challenges Will Optimize Agency Performance
  • Audit Release: ODE and PPS Must Do More to Monitor Spending and Address Systemic Obstacles to Student Performance, Particularly at Struggling Schools
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  • Audit Release: Oregon Department of Revenue Cybersecurity Controls Assessment

    Report Highlights This audit was conducted to assess critical security controls and the Department of Revenue’s (DOR) information technology (IT) security management program.  We concluded... Read More
  • Audit Release, Oregon Department of Revenue: Enhancing Organizational Culture and Addressing Customer Service Challenges Will Optimize Agency Performance

    Report Highlights Organizational culture is key to shaping how members interact with each other and how they achieve their mission and objectives. However, organizational culture... Read More
  • Audit Release: ODE and PPS Must Do More to Monitor Spending and Address Systemic Obstacles to Student Performance, Particularly at Struggling Schools

    Report Highlights At the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) and Portland Public Schools (PPS), monitoring of spending and evaluation of performance is limited and inconsistent,... Read More
  • Audit Release: Significant Cost Savings Can Be Achieved by Modernizing Oregon’s Procurement Systems and Practices

    Report Highlights The Department of Administrative Services (DAS) has taken steps to develop a strategic approach for procuring goods and services more efficiently and at... Read More
  • Oregon Health Authority Audit Release: Constraints on Oregon’s Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Limit the State’s Ability to Help Address Opioid Drug Misuse and Abuse

    Report Highlights The Prescription Drug Monitoring Program provides an important tool to address prescription drug abuse, including opioid abuse, and help improve health outcomes. Oregon’s... Read More
  • Audit Release: ODOT Effectively Implementing Two Keep Oregon Moving Programs, but Could Do More to Enhance These Efforts

    Report Highlights Oregon House Bill 2017 (Keep Oregon Moving) is estimated to produce $5.2 billion in net revenue for the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT)... Read More
  • Audit Recommendation Follow-Up: Department of Administrative Services Should Enhance Succession Planning to Address Workforce Risks and Challenges

    Recommendation Follow-Up Results The Department of Administrative Services (DAS) agreed with the original audit, which identified eight recommendations for implementing a succession planning framework. Our... Read More

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June 19, 2019June 18, 2019
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Insider threats to an organization

Insider threats to an organization is a critical area for auditors to consider when reviewing fraud risks. Many instances in the past have shown that internal staff are frequently the perpetrators of fraud. Over time within an organization, trust in a single staff person can build to such a point that controls which would have... Read More
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January 30, 2019January 30, 2019
— Comments Off on Audit Release: Oregon’s Framework for Regulating Marijuana Should Be Strengthened to Better Mitigate Diversion Risk and Improve Laboratory Testing

Audit Release: Oregon’s Framework for Regulating Marijuana Should Be Strengthened to Better Mitigate Diversion Risk and Improve Laboratory Testing

Report Highlights Gaps in Oregon’s developing marijuana regulatory framework increase the risk of legal marijuana diverting to the black market, especially in the medical marijuana program. To improve marijuana laboratory testing and protect public health,... Read More
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January 23, 2019January 23, 2019
— Comments Off on Audit Release: Oregon Department of Revenue Cybersecurity Controls Assessment

Audit Release: Oregon Department of Revenue Cybersecurity Controls Assessment

Report Highlights This audit was conducted to assess critical security controls and the Department of Revenue’s (DOR) information technology (IT) security management program.  We concluded the agency should update its security management program to reflect... Read More
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January 23, 2019January 23, 2019
— Comments Off on Audit Release, Oregon Department of Revenue: Enhancing Organizational Culture and Addressing Customer Service Challenges Will Optimize Agency Performance

Audit Release, Oregon Department of Revenue: Enhancing Organizational Culture and Addressing Customer Service Challenges Will Optimize Agency Performance

Report Highlights Organizational culture is key to shaping how members interact with each other and how they achieve their mission and objectives. However, organizational culture in an organization, such as the Department of Revenue (DOR),... Read More
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January 16, 2019January 9, 2019
— Comments Off on TEDx Repost: Don’t have 10,000 hours to learn something new? That’s fine — all you need is 20 hours

TEDx Repost: Don’t have 10,000 hours to learn something new? That’s fine — all you need is 20 hours

Wanting to learn something new comes from that best, most curious part of us. But then we have to put in the work. When it’s day three on the keyboard and the cat walking across... Read More
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Recent Posts

  • Insider threats to an organization June 19, 2019
  • Audit Release: Oregon’s Framework for Regulating Marijuana Should Be Strengthened to Better Mitigate Diversion Risk and Improve Laboratory Testing January 30, 2019
  • Audit Release: Oregon Department of Revenue Cybersecurity Controls Assessment January 23, 2019
  • Audit Release, Oregon Department of Revenue: Enhancing Organizational Culture and Addressing Customer Service Challenges Will Optimize Agency Performance January 23, 2019
  • TEDx Repost: Don’t have 10,000 hours to learn something new? That’s fine — all you need is 20 hours January 16, 2019
  • GAO WatchBlog Reblog: A lot of government information is freely available January 14, 2019
  • Audit Release: ODE and PPS Must Do More to Monitor Spending and Address Systemic Obstacles to Student Performance, Particularly at Struggling Schools January 9, 2019
  • (ALGA Repost) Opportunities for Improvement: We Need to Talk December 21, 2018
  • Audit Release: Significant Cost Savings Can Be Achieved by Modernizing Oregon’s Procurement Systems and Practices December 20, 2018
  • Oregon Health Authority Audit Release: Constraints on Oregon’s Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Limit the State’s Ability to Help Address Opioid Drug Misuse and Abuse December 11, 2018

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