Work Group News

• The Internal Control Act Implementation Guide: Strengthening Compliance with the Act and Standards was issued in September 2006. Please review here.
• The new Standards for Internal Control in New York State Governement were issued in January. Please review here.
• For more details on the creation of the Internal Control Taskforce, read the committee's letter establishing the Task Force. 

Internal Control Act Implementation Guide Issued

In September 2006, the New York State Internal Control Task Force (ICTF) issued the Internal Control Act Implementation Guide: Strengthening Compliance with the Act and Standards. The Guide was developed to assist Commissioners in ensuring their agencies comply with the Internal Control Act. The issuance of the Guide was as a direct result of several Task Force work groups comprised of more than 70 Internal Audit Directors (IAD) and Internal Control Officers (ICO) representing 46 state agencies and authorities. A copy of the Guide was mailed to each agency Commissioner, with a copy to each IAD and ICO.

To see a copy of the letter sent to each Commissioner, click here. To view a roadmap of what is included in the Guide, click here.

Internal Control Task Force Created

In response to the Comptroller's audit report on State Agency Internal Audit Units' Compliance with the Internal Control Act (the Act), the Division of the Budget (DOB) -- in conjunction with the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) and the New York State Internal Control Association (NYSICA) -- created an interagency work group to address both the internal audit (IA) compliance issues identified in the report, as well as to provide compliance guidance on the broader internal control (IC) requirements of the Act.