Auditor general’s office receives high marks

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Office of the Auditor General has received an unqualified opinion on its audit-quality and quality-control measures as a result of a recent peer review of its operations, the most favorable report that an audit organization may receive from the peer-review process.
The rating came from the National State Auditors Association, which assembled a team of governmental auditors from other state audit organizations throughout the United States and the federal government to conduct the peer review. The team performed its on-site review during June 2011.
According to a statement, the review focused on the office’s policies and procedures and included review of audits it performed. The peer-review team concluded that the system of quality control of the Office of the Auditor General had been “suitably designed” and provided “reasonable assurance” of conforming with Government Auditing Standards. &#8226