Includes index.

Background of federal auditing -- Federal audit criteria : laws, regulations, audit standards -- The federal government and Sarbanes Oxley -- Auditors of federal agencies and programs : federal auditors, state auditors, independent auditors -- Federal budgeting, accounting and financial statement -- The federal budget -- Federal financial statements -- Auditing in ehte federal government -- The federal audit model -- Planning the audit -- Documenting internal controls : what, who, where, why? -- Assessing and evaluating control risks -- Test of controls, transactions and accounts -- End-of-audit, quality control. and reporting procedures -- Single audits -- Performance audits -- Procurement and contract audits -- Grant audits.