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• March 2011 - Global Internal Audit Survey results are released
  To meet the ever-demanding needs of their stakeholders, today's internal auditors must move beyond traditional internal control and assurance activities and sharpen their focus on risk management, governance processes, and enhanced use of audit technology and automated tools. These are just a few of the findings uncovered by The Institute of Internal Auditors Research Foundation's (IIARF's) groundbreaking 2010 Global Internal Audit Survey, a component of The IIARF's ongoing Common Body of Knowledge (CBOK) project.
  
  These reults represent a two-year effort to collect and analyze responses from 13,582 practitioners in 22 languages and more than 107 countries. It's the most comprehensive global study ever conducted on the practice of internal auditing, and its completion — marked by the release of five survey analysis reports — signifies merely the early stages of an unprecedented effort to understand and improve the practice of internal auditing globally.

• January 2011 - New Bookstore Product Requests for Proposal
  The IIARF Bookstore is seekings authors for new educational products. LEARN MORE
   
• January 2011 - Requests for Proposal for priority research topics
  The Foundation published requests for proposal for its 2011 research priority topics. LEARN MORE.
   
• December 2010 - New research available as free download to IIA Members
  Effective Sizing of Internal Audit Departments and Effective Sizing of Internal Audit Activities for Colleges and Universities are available as FREE downloads to IIA members. This study led to development of a conceptual model of internal audit effective-sizing that articulates the key factors that may be tailored to each organization's unique characteristics, mission, personnel, and quality profile.
   
• November 2010 - New Research on Internal Auditing's Role in Systems Development projects
  Systems Development Projects: How Internal Auditors Can Improve Success Rates provides strategies and risk assessment guidelines for internal auditors to contribute to increasing success rates of systems development projects.
   
• September 2010 - AICPA Confers Distinguished Award to IIA BREA Member
  The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) has recognized Peter Hughes, CIA, CPA, CITP, Ph.D. as a 2010 recipient of the Outstanding CPA in Government Award. Hughes, who serves on The IIA’s Board of Research and Education Advisors, is director of internal audit for Orange County, Calif., USA. READ MORE
   
• May 26, 2010 - New Research at The Bookstore!
  Behavioral Dimensions of Internal Auditing: A Practical Guide to Professional Relationships in Internal Auditing
  This study highlights many important behavioral dimensions of internal auditors and provides insights on human relationships. Available as a FREE download to IIA members.