How to Find the Best Auditor for Your Circular A-133 Single Audit

• Auditee responsibilities for hiring an auditor and arranging for a single audit of its federal programs
• Steps for identifying and hiring a qualified auditor
• Procurement standards
• Authorized procurement methods
• Guidelines for competitive negotiation

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Adrianne Fielding is the managing editor of Thompson's line of award-winning grant publications. She has more than 7 years experience providing grant seekers, award recipients and funding agencies with the information and tools to connect policy with practice toward stronger applications, more successful grantees and effective grant program management. Ms. Fielding was previously an associate with Booz Allen Hamilton, directly supporting the Department of Commerce's recommendations of nearly $4 billion in Recovery Act broadband awards, and is also the former Director of Research and Content at eCivis, a grants research and technology firm. Ms. Fielding is a current board member of the National Grants Management Association. She graduated with honors from Wesleyan University with a bachelor's degree in sociology and received a master's degree and completed doctoral training in sociology at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

Erika Fitzpatrick has more than 16 years of experience writing about federal funding, policy, and legislation. She is a freelance writer and copyeditor who currently contributes articles to Thompson Publishing Group's Local/State Funding Report and the Educator's Guide to Controlling Sexual Harassment. Ms. Fitzpatrick graduated cum laude from Boston University's College of Communications in 1994 with a degree in journalism.