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Secretary of State lays out data-driven FY2027 audit plan, limits scope to 10 audits
Summary
The Oregon Secretary of State presented a new two-phase, data-driven methodology for selecting FY2027 performance audits and said the office will conduct 10 audits chosen by a risk-scoring process; officials said capacity, not policy, limited the plan's size.
The Joint Committee on Legislative Audits heard Tuesday that the Oregon Secretary of State's office used a new, data-driven risk model to choose 10 performance audits for fiscal year 2027.
Steve Bergman, the audits director, told the committee the office implemented a new risk methodology in 2025 "to develop the fiscal year 2027 performance audit plan." He said the approach works in two phases: Phase 1 applies 11 risk indicators to rank agencies, and Phase 2 analyzes a risk register to identify specific focus areas within the highest-scoring agencies.
The methodology draws on statewide HR and accounting data, hotline…
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