Tag: center for audit excellence

As my 15-year term as Comptroller General of the United States concludes on December 29, 2025, I want to take this opportunity to reflect on my time as Chair of the INTOSAI Journal and key aspects of GAO’s international engagement. I also want to express my gratitude for the opportunity to serve in this role and collaborate across INTOSAI in promoting the exchange of knowledge, best practices, and news via the Journal.    

Among the many drastic changes wrought by the COVID-19 crisis has been the sudden shift to a virtual work environment. At the start of the pandemic, some audit offices had already made significant strides toward enabling remote work, while others conducted work primarily in-person, whether to build a collaborative work culture, ensure safe handling of sensitive documents, or due to limited information technology infrastructure or other reasons. The pandemic has presented..

Making informed planning decisions early in the audit process is key to completing audits in a timely manner. Many teams use historical information to determine how long an audit will take. But every audit and every audit organization is different, so it is impossible to…

The U.S. Comptroller General (CG), Gene L. Dodaro, had a vision: establish a team dedicated to building capacity and fostering effective accountability on a global scale. The CG’s vision and legislation led to the creation of the Center for Audit Excellence (CAE). The CAE, which was officially launched by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) in October 2015…