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Secretary of State auditors outline FY26 plan, push for data-driven risk model and greater transparency
Summary
Deputy Secretary of State Michael Kaplan and Audits Director Steve Bergman told the House Rules Committee the audits division will prioritize impact-focused work in FY26, develop a new data-driven risk model for FY27 and increase transparency on why and how audits are selected.
Deputy Secretary of State Michael Kaplan and Steve Bergman, the audits division director, briefed the House Rules Committee on Feb. 26 on the division’s mission, staffing, planned FY26 work and a new risk-model effort intended to steer future audits.
Kaplan said the division is operating under “three pillars” set by Secretary Reed: “integrity, accountability, and competence.” He described audits as a nonpartisan function “laser focused on identifying risks, finding solutions, and making actionable recommendations to state government, to the legislature, to the governor, to state agencies.”
Steve Bergman described the audits division’s twin mission: “to protect the public interest and the next is to improve Oregon government.” He told the committee the office performs financial statement and compliance audits (including the state’s annual financial statement audit, known as the annual comprehensive financial report), federal…
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