The Aud Pod

• The 4-1-1 on police use of deadly force investigation audits

  Did you know the Office of the Washington State Auditor systematically audits every local investigation into police use of deadly force? In fact, we were the first state auditor’s office in the country to do so, starting in the fall of 2022.Our work continues today, and two of our experts who specialize in these audits are on The Aud Pod to explain these unique reports: the principles behind them, what they reveal, and how they benefit Washingtonians. Join host Adam Wilson, along with SAO auditors Michael Huynh and Breanna Perry, for an educational and informative discussion about this little-known aspect of the State Auditor’s Office.As always, if you have a question, topic suggestion or other feedback, send us an email at ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠. Thanks for listening!

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• We help government (it's true!)

  In addition to promoting fiscal responsibility in government through our audits of local and state governments, our Office also provides valuable help for governments. The Center for Government Innovation (a.k.a. the Center) is a special service of the Washington State Auditor’s Office that provides free resources, guides and services to help local governments run more efficiently and effectively. In essence, the Center provides tools to help governments help the people they serve.In this episode of the Aud Pod we talk with Debbie Pennick, the Center’s Assistant Director, who gives us the rundown of how the Center came about, what it does, and how local governments and Washingtonians benefit from its work. As always, if you have a question, topic suggestion or other feedback, send us an email at ⁠[email protected]⁠. Thanks for listening!

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• Learn to be Lean

  In this episode of The Aud Pod, SAO’s Joanna Bailey talks with an HR Director for a local government about their experience with our free Lean services workshop designed to help governments improve their work processes and run more efficiently. (Who doesn’t want that?) It’s chock full of great information and insight, so listen in today and add us to your playlist for future Aud Pod episodes!As always, if you have a question, topic suggestion or other feedback, send us an email at [email protected]. Thanks for listening!

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• Ep. 1 Performance Audits 101

  Our office gets a lot of questions about Performance Audits – for example, how are they different than other audits, and how do we choose the topics? In this episode of The Aud Pod, you’ll hear from our Director of Performance Audit, Scott Frank. We’ll do our best to tell you everything you might want to know about performance audits. If we didn’t cover one of your questions, or want to suggest a topic, send us an email at [email protected].

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• Introducing The Aud Pod!

  Who best to introduce The Aud Pod than State Auditor Pat McCarthy! Find out why we created a podcast for the Office (hint: it was thought of long before COVID-19 hit Washington), some common misconceptions she often hears about the Office and what you can expect to hear on upcoming episodes.

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