Explores compliance risks associated with pandemic-related regulations.
The COVID-19 pandemic set off a cascade of regulatory changes that could impact internal auditors in the public sector. Agencies from the federal to the local level are rolling out changes to current regulations in order to ease requirements on businesses and schools, allow healthcare systems to quickly ramp up treatment capacity, and keep citizens safe. This knowledge brief explores some of the risks involved in the current compliance environment and offers practical advice to public sector internal auditors whose job it is to mitigate risks to the public good.