National Energy Board - Final Report - Audit of Contracting Pratices - March 2005

National Energy Board Final Report Audit of Contracting Practices March 2005 National Energy Board – Contracting Practices March 2005 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page EXECUTIVE SUMMARY………………………………………………………………………. 1 1. INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………………………………3 2. SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY……………………………………………………….. 3 3. MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK – FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS…………..………. ………………….……. 4 4. TRANSPARENCY AND COMPLIANCE TO REGULATIONS AND POLICIES – FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS..……………………………………….……7 5. APPENDIX A – LIST OF NEB EMPLOYEES INTERVIEWED ……………………10 6. APPENDIX B – AUDIT CRITERIA ……………………………………………………11 ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Consulting and Audit Canada – Project 365-0053 National Energy Board – Contracting Practices March 2005 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In light of heightened public awareness of specific types of service contracts of the federal government and the government’s decision to conduct a comprehensive review of contracting, the National Energy Board (NEB) contracted with Consulting and Audit Canada (CAC) to conduct an independent audit of the NEB’s contracting practices. The audit objectives were to determine the extent to ...