Office of Legislative Audits

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The Office of Legislative Audits is a government agency that conducts independent audits and evaluations of public entities to support legislative oversight and ensure accountability in the use of public resources.

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Office of Legislative Audits canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government agency ⓘ
legislative audit institution ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
employs certified public accountants ⓘ
information systems auditors ⓘ
legislative auditors ⓘ
goal enhance transparency in government operations ⓘ
ensure accountability for public funds ⓘ
improve government effectiveness ⓘ
improve government efficiency ⓘ
governedBy Maryland Constitution ⓘ
Maryland statutes ⓘ
hasFunction compliance auditing ⓘ
financial auditing ⓘ
follow-up reviews of prior audit findings ⓘ
information systems auditing ⓘ
performance auditing ⓘ
risk-based audit planning ⓘ
hasMandate assess compliance with applicable laws and regulations ⓘ
conduct independent audits of State agencies ⓘ
conduct independent audits of local governments as authorized ⓘ
conduct independent audits of public entities receiving State funds ⓘ
conduct performance evaluations of State programs ⓘ
promote accountability in the use of public funds ⓘ
provide findings and recommendations to the Maryland General Assembly ⓘ
review internal controls of audited entities ⓘ
support legislative oversight of public resources ⓘ
independenceFrom Maryland Executive Branch ⓘ
jurisdiction State of Maryland ⓘ
linked to: Maryland
language English ⓘ
locatedIn Annapolis, Maryland ⓘ
Maryland ⓘ
oversightArea State agencies of Maryland ⓘ
certain local government units in Maryland ⓘ
entities receiving State financial assistance in Maryland ⓘ
units of the Executive Branch of Maryland ⓘ
partOf Maryland General Assembly ⓘ
publishes annual reports ⓘ
audit reports ⓘ
performance evaluation reports ⓘ
reportsTo Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee of the Maryland General Assembly ⓘ
Maryland General Assembly ⓘ
sector public sector ⓘ
usesStandard generally accepted government auditing standards ⓘ
website https://ola.maryland.gov/ ⓘ

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Legislative Department → relatedTo → Office of Legislative Audits ⓘ