NR-CIGIE Audit Committee Quality Control and Assuance Policy and Guidelines March

Guide for Conducting External Peer Reviews of the Audit Organizations of Federal Offices of Inspector General March 2009 Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency Audit Committee Chair: Jon Rymer IG, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Members: Sheldon Bernstein IG, National Endowment for Humanities Phyllis Fong IG, Department of Agriculture Greg Friedman IG, Department of Energy Gordon Heddell IG, Department of Labor; Acting IG, Department of Defense Edward Kelley IG, Federal Housing Finance Board Mary Mitchelson Deputy IG, Department of Education Patrick O’Carroll IG, Social Security Administration Eric Thorson IG, Department of the Treasury Mary Ugone Chair, Federal Audit Executive Committee Table of Contents Audit Committee Policy Statement on Systems of Quality Control and the External Peer Review Program......................................................................................................................... 1 Purpose................................................................................................................................... 1 Background............................................................................................................................ 1 Quality Control System.......................................................................................................... 1 External ...