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Secretary of State auditors outline FY 2026 plan, propose data-driven risk model to guide work
Summary
Deputy Secretary of State Michael Kaplan and Audits Division Director Steve Bergman presented the division's mission, staffing and a proposed fiscal year 2026 audit plan to the Joint Committee on Legislative Audits on Feb. 24 and said the office will build a nonpartisan, data-driven risk model to inform future audit selection.
Deputy Secretary of State Michael Kaplan and Steve Bergman, director of the Audits Division at the Oregon Secretary of State, briefed the Joint Committee on Legislative Audits Feb. 24 on the division's mission, staffing and an outline of its fiscal year 2026 audit plan. They said the division will develop a data-driven, nonpartisan risk model to help prioritize audits for fiscal year 2027.
"Secretary Reed has 3 fundamental pillars, for his administration ... They are integrity, accountability, and competence," Kaplan told the committee, saying the office seeks to make audits "thorough, insightful, and actionable by the legislature." Bergman said the division has two primary objectives: "to protect the public interest" and "to improve Oregon government," and he described a portfolio that includes financial, compliance, performance and IT audits.
Bergman told the…
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