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Sleeping with the auditor
SF Weekly looks at the relationship between San Francisco city government and its auditor KPMG, and finds similarities with the Enron scandal. According to the contest entry questionnaire: "For example, the audit's firm consulting division sold accounting software to the city that generated financial statements that were, in turn, audited by the KMPG's own audit division, thereby eliminating important checks and balances mandated by the "overarching principles" that govern auditor independence."
Tags: public sector; financial transactions; accounting; budget; California Board of accountancy
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The Medical Board of California: A controversial past, a confusing present, a brighter future?
California Physician reports that "Since 1975, the Medical Board of California, formerly the Board of Medical Quality Assurance, has provided primary oversight for licensing and enforcement of practice standards for health professions in California. As with any regulatory body with a complex range of responsibilities, MBC's performance has been the subject of criticism over the years--most recently, a six-month investigation of MBC by the California Highway Patrol has received substantial press and raised serious questions about management practices within the Board."
Tags: accountability disciplinary process state legislature physician review reform