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Sherrod Brown: “While contract auditing can be an important control mechanism, in our current fiscal environment the reality is we…”

On the recordJanuary 31, 2011
While contract auditing can be an important control mechanism, in our current fiscal environment the reality is we cannot audit everything nor should we.
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Sherrod Brown
Democratic · Ohio

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Senator Brown discusses the limitations of contract auditing in fiscal management.

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