{"id":160,"date":"2022-06-22T20:08:12","date_gmt":"2022-06-22T20:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/ped\/?page_id=160"},"modified":"2022-07-25T19:53:39","modified_gmt":"2022-07-25T19:53:39","slug":"2020-08","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/ped\/2020-08\/","title":{"rendered":"Department of Transportation and Council of Internal Auditing Did Not Ensure DOT Compliance with Internal Audit Act (August 2020)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized h-50 w-50 float-right pl-4 pt-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/ped\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/06\/dot1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-161\" width=\"700\" height=\"600\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite its internal audit unit being the second largest among state agencies, the Department of Transportation (DOT) has not maintained a robust and viable internal audit effort. DOT\u2019s Office of Inspector General (DOT OIG) has not produced a performance audit since 2016. Performance audits could have detected and preempted severe DOT budget and cash control problems recently confirmed by the State Auditor. Further, the Council of Internal Auditing is not conducting compliance examinations of agency internal audit work products. Such an examination of DOT OIG by the Council could have identified problems and recognized omissions and deficiencies by comparing OIG work products to standards established by the Internal Audit Act of 2007.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/ped\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/06\/DOT_InternalAudit_Report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Final Report<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/ped\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/06\/DOT_InternalAudit_Highlights.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Report Highlights<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/ped\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/06\/DOT_InternalAudit_Recommendations.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Recommendations<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/ped\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/06\/DOT_InternalAudit_MEC.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mandatory Evaluation Components<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/ped\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/06\/DOT_InternalAudit_Presentation.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Presentation<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite its internal audit unit being the second largest among state agencies, the Department of Transportation (DOT) has not maintained a robust and viable internal audit effort. DOT\u2019s Office of Inspector General (DOT OIG) has not produced a performance audit since 2016. 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