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CBC Nova Scotia

Auditor general says N.S. making progress on past recommendations, but issues remain
Auditor General Kim Adair says the provincial government is doing a better job following up on recommendations from her reports, but there is still work to do in certain areas.
#government #audit #recommendations #NS #News #Canada
cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia

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Ian Brown 👨🏻‍💻

In fact, governments probably should only EVER deploy executables they have built themselves, using their own compilers (see the classic computer science paper Reflections on Trusting Trust).

You’d also need chip auditing and verification for security-critical systems. And some level of chip assurance. And 🇬🇧 Cell-like audits… Details to be determined 😉


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Ian Brown 👨🏻‍💻

I was talking to a colleague last week about what REAL would mean.

For software in critical infrastructure, I think it would include military hardware-like contractual provisions, requiring eg the full and of all source code, including for updates… and the right at any time for governments facing supply/continued operation threats to use that escrowed code to recreate their own versions of the software, and use them until the supply threats are removed.

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Day 12 cont 💰🧧🇨🇳

The #Liberals have a candidate problem continued:

“Liberal #candidate #ScottYung and party officials have declined to answer detailed #questions about whether his use of #Chinese celebrities and a public relations firm in the 2019 #StateElection complied with official #guidelines, as the Liberal party confirms an #audit of campaign disclosures.

A private dinner at a “luxurious venue” in #Sydney to raise #CampaignFunds for Yung, featuring the former Liberal prime minister #TonyAbbott, has also been cancelled without explanation.”

…

“Wishing the talented young Chinese Mr #RongSicheng [Scott Yung] has great success ahead and a boundless future! All the best! I’m #ZhangTielin from #Beijing, #China.”

The cursed Liberal Christian name “Scott” strikes again.

#AusPol / #LNP / #Bennelong / #Kogarah <theguardian.com/australia-news>

The Guardian · Bennelong Liberal candidate declines to say whether Chinese celebrity endorsements complied with guidelinesBy Henry Belot
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S. Grisham

Only fair.

“#NewYork spent $959 mil to build and equip a plant that #Tesla . . . leases for $1 a year. Tesla operates a solar panel and auto component factory at the site, according to The New York Times.

“The new bill would require an #audit to ‘identify waste, fraud and abuse committed by private parties to the contract,’ a statement from the lawmakers said…. It would determine if Tesla was meeting job creation targets, making promised investments and honoring other parts of the deal.”

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CBC Kitchener-Waterloo

Ontario failing to provide adequate mental health services for youth and children, auditor general says
The province’s auditor general released 2 reports Monday condemning shortfalls in different government services, including mental health services for youth and children, and oversight of non-municipal drinking water.
#mentalhealth #government #audit #water #Ontario #News
cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ont

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CBC Toronto

Ontario failing to provide adequate mental health services for youth and children, auditor general says
The province’s auditor general released 2 reports Monday condemning shortfalls in different government services, including mental health services for youth and children, and oversight of non-municipal drinking water.
#mentalhealth #government #audit #water #Ontario #News
cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ont

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Zhi Zhu 🕸️

" #DOGE appears to have completely eschewed the existing processes for actually rooting out waste, #fraud, and abuse.

“An #audit that follows Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS)... That is the gold standard for how you audit the #government.”

There are generally five phases of a GAGAS audit, the auditors tell WIRED: planning, evidence gathering, evaluation, reporting, & follow up."
wired.com/story/federal-audito

Text from article: The auditors who spoke to WIRED allege that not only is Musk’s claim not true, but also that DOGE appears to have completely eschewed the existing processes for actually rooting out waste, fraud, and abuse. “An audit that follows Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS), also known as a Yellow Book audit, is conducted in accordance with the standards issued by the US Government Accountability Office,” says the first auditor. Audits can focus on the finances, compliance, or performance of an agency. “That is the gold standard for how you audit the government.” There are generally five phases of a GAGAS audit, the auditors tell WIRED: planning, evidence gathering, evaluation, reporting, and follow up. Auditors work to define the scope of an audit, identify all the applicable laws and standards, and come up with an audit plan. Next, auditors conduct interviews with staff, review financial records, and comb through data, reports, and transactions, documenting all the way. From there, auditors will assess that information against policies or procedures to figure out if there’s been some kind of alleged waste, fraud, or abuse and issue a report detailing their findings and offering recommendations. Often, those reports are made available to the public. After an audit, the auditors can follow up with the agency to ensure changes are being made.
#ElonMusk#Musk#Coup
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Zhi Zhu 🕸️

‘It’s a Heist’: Real Federal Auditors Are Horrified by DOGE

WIRED talked to actual federal auditors about how #government auditing works—and how DOGE is doing the opposite.
wired.com/story/federal-audito

"federal #auditors with years of #experience... say that DOGE’s actions are the furthest thing from what an actual #audit looks like...

“Honestly, comparing real #auditing to what #DOGE is doing, there’s no comparison... None of them are auditors”

Headline and photo with credit. Headline: ‘It’s a Heist’: Real Federal Auditors Are Horrified by DOGE WIRED talked to actual federal auditors about how government auditing works—and how DOGE is doing the opposite. by Vittoria Elliott Politics Mar 18, 2025 4:04 PM Photo: A protestor holds up a red sign with a photo of Musk's face and the phrase, "I am stealing from you." Credit: Photograph: Jim WATSON/Getty Images
#ElonMusk#Musk#Coup
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Daniela Keusen

#Audits als Belastung; geht es auch ohne Schrecken?

#Audit transparent kommunizieren und mit einem positiven Fokus durchführen stärkt Vertrauen, verbessert Prozesse und fördert die Zusammenarbeit, so Julian Steiger via #DGQ

blog.dgq.de/audits-ohne-schrec

DGQ BlogAudits ohne Schrecken: Tipps für eine entspannte VorbereitungDas Wort „Audit“ sorgt in vielen Unternehmen für gemischte Reaktionen. Einige sehen darin eine wertvolle Chance zur Optimierung, andere verbinden es mit Stress und Widerstand. Unter anderem in der dynamischen Softwarebranche, wo hohe Anforderungen den Alltag prägen, werden Audits oft als zusätzliche Belastung empfunden. Doch müssen sie wirklich ein notwendiges Übel sein? Mit der richtigen Herangehensweise können Audits nicht nur entspannter ablaufen, sondern auch positive Impulse setzen.
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