Audit-Ready or Audit-Reactive? What Federal Program Offices Wish They Had Done Sooner
June 4, 2026
Federal audits do not wait for agencies to be ready. They arrive on a schedule that reflects the auditor’s priorities, not the agency’s workload. When an agency is not prepared — when documentation is incomplete, internal controls are untested, and staff are unclear on what auditors will ask — the results show up in findings that take years to close and recommendations that follow the agency into every subsequent budget justification. Audit readiness is not a project you launch when an audit is announced. It is a condition the agency either maintains or does not. We help federal agencies achieve