Step-by-Step Guide: Internal Controls

DOGE, Internal Controls

SUMMARY: This guide provides actionable steps for aligning internal controls with regulatory standards, emphasizing sustainability and compliance. Organizations are encouraged to complete the DOGE Assessment, particularly relevant for federal grants compliance. How to...

Understanding the True Value of a Pre-Audit Assessment

DOGE, Pre - Audit Assessment

SUMMARY: Pre-audit assessments empower nonprofits and small businesses without dedicated audit teams by providing tools for compliance and readiness, critical in a 2025 landscape shaped by DOGE’s efficiency focus. This service not only mitigates risks but also fosters...

The Hidden Value of Expert Audit Management: Audit Management

Audit Management & Follow - Up, DOGE

SUMMARY:Expert audit management goes beyond closing audits, leveraging findings to create sustainable processes that enhance long-term financial health and operational resilience. In a post-DOGE 2025, this strategic approach aligns with trends toward efficiency and...

Navigating Audit Follow-Up: A Guide for Business Owners

Audit Management & Follow - Up, DOGE

SUMMARY: Audit follow-ups are a critical yet complex phase for business owners, requiring a structured approach to address findings and meet heightened regulatory expectations spurred by trends like DOGE since late 2024. This step-by-step guide empowers businesses to...

Deep Dive into SBA Fraud Prevention Initiatives (AI) Pt. 1

DOGE, SBA

SUMMARY:   AI and data analytics have become indispensable in SBA’s fraud prevention toolkit. They allow SBA to scrutinize 100% of applications (something not feasible manually) and do so in milliseconds, effectively stopping many fraudulent loans in their tracks...

Balancing Fraud Prevention and Effective Loan Processing Pt. 2

DOGE, SBA

SUMMARY:  SBA’s fraud prevention and efficiency efforts are not ad hoc – they are guided by a lattice of laws and policies. Emergency statutes can tilt the balance toward speed (as seen in 2020), whereas oversight laws like PIIA and the directives of OIG/GAO push for...