Internal Audits
The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) Internal Audit Section (IAS) performs internal audits and independent audits of external agencies based on contract and grant requirements to help protect the integrity of programs, operations, and systems administered by the Department of Health Services (DHS). Examples include financial, information technology (IT), performance, compliance, and special project audits. Key functions and resources follow:
Functions
- Perform periodic risk assessments and report potential risks and issues.
- Investigate suspected misconduct by DHS employees, contractors, and grantees.
- Evaluate IT systems, services, and controls to ensure compliance and adequate security and privacy.
- Provide technical assistance, consulting, and advisory services related to security issues, governance, proper internal controls, and risk management.
- Collect and review audit reports to assess if applicable audit standards are met.
- Provide technical assistance on audit topics for DHS staff, contractors, grantees, and independent auditors.
- Maintain instructions for independent auditors on auditing DHS funding.
Resources
IAS makes audit results available to DHS managers to assure internal controls operate as designed, mitigate risks, recommend efficiencies, and safeguard resources from potential fraud, waste, and abuse.
Visit the Doing Business homepage to learn more about audits, including contract and grant audit management and waiving audit requirements.