B&G Report

Attack on Auditor Independence in Iowa

Last night, the Iowa Senate quickly passed a bill that effectively limits the State Auditor’s independent oversight by restricting his...

Measuring & Managing Business Tax Incentives

by Dr. Ellen Harpel, Founder of Smart Incentives and Randall Bauer, Director, PFM Group Consulting Randall Bauer Ellen Harpel As...

The Sisyphus Files – Repeated Issues in Performance Audits

Episode Two: Inappropriate Computer Access - We don’t recall any performance auditors complaining to us about the frustration they must...

Building Human Services Relationships

Public sector human services professionals tend to go into their field to spend time with lower-income families who are in need of...

The Sisyphus Files – Repeated Issues in Performance Audits

Episode One: Data Quality - Over the course of years, as we’ve closely followed the work of state and local performance auditors, a...

Is Michigan Misspending Medicaid Dollars? A Battle Between Auditor and Agency.

The Michigan Office of the Auditor General (OAG) recently came out with a scathing performance audit about the state’s Medicaid and...