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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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Office of Legislative Audits canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government agency
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legislative audit institution ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| employs |
certified public accountants
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information systems auditors ⓘ legislative auditors ⓘ |
| goal |
enhance transparency in government operations
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ensure accountability for public funds ⓘ improve government effectiveness ⓘ improve government efficiency ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Maryland Constitution
NERFINISHED
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Maryland statutes ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
compliance auditing
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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
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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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Maryland
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surface form:
State of Maryland
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| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Annapolis, Maryland
NERFINISHED
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Maryland ⓘ |
| oversightArea |
State agencies of Maryland
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certain local government units in Maryland ⓘ entities receiving State financial assistance in Maryland ⓘ units of the Executive Branch of Maryland ⓘ |
| partOf | Maryland General Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publishes |
annual reports
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audit reports ⓘ performance evaluation reports ⓘ |
| reportsTo |
Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee of the Maryland General Assembly
NERFINISHED
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Maryland General Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sector | public sector ⓘ |
| usesStandard | generally accepted government auditing standards ⓘ |
| website | https://ola.maryland.gov/ ⓘ |
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