The International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) Policy, Finance, and Administration Committee (PFAC) COVID-19 Initiative (Initiative) recently launched a website to help INTOSAI and Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) continue serving citizens and governments in this new, challenging environment. As a response to the global effects of the pandemic...
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Swiss Federal Audit Office Adjusts Audit Activities, Approaches During COVID-19 Health Crisis
At the end of March 2020, due to the coronavirus spread in Switzerland, the Swiss Federal Audit Office (SFAO) suspended a large proportion of audits while maintaining high priority examinations. This reorientation aims to...
Algerian Court of Accounts Organizes Joint Training, Participates in Regional Events, Implements COVID-19 Procedures
As part of the “Sharaka” cooperation program with the Netherlands Court of Audit (NCA), the Algerian Court of Accounts (COA) organized two training courses in January, which included COA magistrates and auditors as well as NCA experts. At the end of the training sessions...
ANAO Adjusts Audit Activities, Implements New Measures to Address COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
The COVID-19 Pandemic, and the Australian Government’s response to it, significantly affects national public sector risks. This change in risk environment directly impacts work undertaken by the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) across...
Guatemala Office of the General Comptroller of Accounts Takes Actions to Address COVID-19 Pandemic Implications
Given the imminent arrival, spread and impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Guatemala, the President of the Republic and Council of Ministers declared a state of national emergency in March 2020. This declaration included social distancing provisions, which prevent large concentrations of people and limit travel. When the state of emergency was announced, Guatemala’s Office of the General Comptroller of Accounts...
Addressing COVID-19 Implications Nationally, Globally
The COVID-19 Pandemic has posed significant challenges to public health, the global economy, our governments, Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs), and the citizens we serve. As an independent, non-partisan, objective agency, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) provides oversight of the federal response to the COVID-19 Pandemic. GAO has...