Join the AI Boot Camp for Auditors & Finance Professionals Las Vegas • February 26–27, 2026 — Earn 16 CPE Credits The audit and finance world is being upended by artificial intelligence. If you think “we’ll deal with it later,” you’re already late. AI isn’t just another tech fad — it’s rewriting job descriptions, reshaping workflows, and redefining professionalism across audit, accounting, finance, and compliance. That’s exactly why you need to be in Las Vegas on February 26–27  for the AI...

Datacenters are not abstract technology concepts. They are high-value operational assets  that carry financial, regulatory, cybersecurity, and business-continuity risk. If your audit program treats the datacenter as “just IT,” you are already behind. To fix that, we’re publishing a Datacenter Audit Procedure spreadsheet  designed for auditors who need structure, completeness, and defensible coverage —not generic checklists. This post explains how to use the spreadsheet, what risks it...

Why “passing the audit” is not the same as protecting taxpayer money Local school districts manage hundreds of millions of dollars  across payroll, procurement, grants, construction, and student programs. Yet most districts rely on a compliance audit  to reassure the board and the public that things are “under control.” I have experienced this at the school district where I am a volunteer on the Audit Committee. It is a management responsibility to have risk assessments in place to evaluation...