Description

$275 (per person) includes an online webinar for 4 hours of CPE credit

Surveys are a powerful yet often underutilized tool in the government auditor’s toolkit. When designed and administered correctly, they provide credible testimonial evidence that strengthens findings, supports conclusions, and meets the rigorous requirements under GAGAS. This practical 4-hour course gives government auditors the knowledge and confidence to incorporate surveys into their audit methodology with intention and precision. Participants will explore when surveys are the right choice for meeting audit objectives and how they compare to other forms of evidence, including interviews. From crafting well-constructed questions to navigating the full survey development process, this course walks auditors through every stage with real-world examples drawn directly from government audit practice. Participants will see firsthand how surveys are applied in a live audit environment and leave with strategies they can connect to their own audit work. This course is ideal for government auditors at any experience level who want to expand their methodological toolkit and produce audit evidence that is objective, credible, and defensible under government auditing standards. Learning Objectives:

• Identify situations where using a survey may best meet the audit objectives
• Determine how to identify the information that needs to be collected
• Recognize what constitutes a well-constructed question
• Describe the survey development process

Program Knowledge Level: Basic NASBA Field of Study: Auditing (Governmental) Learning Program Type: Group Delivery Method: Webinar Who Should Attend: Government Auditors Prerequisites: None Advance Preparation: None Recommended CPE Credit: 4 Hours Date: Thursday, January 28, 2027 Time: 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Central

Webinar Leader:

George Zipf George Zipf brings more than three decades of experience spanning statistics, survey methodology, data science, federal contracting, and teaching. His career reflects a rare combination of technical depth, strategic thinking, and hands-on leadership, earned through key roles in federal survey design, audit statistical and machine learning analysis, complex contract management, and staff development. The result is a professional who doesn’t just analyze data, but translates it into clear, actionable solutions across data analytics, statistical sampling, audits, and federal contract guidance. Most recently, George served as Chief Statistician at the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspector General, Audits, where he was responsible for the statistical methodologies behind federal audits, designing sampling methodologies, building dashboards to track audit progress, and integrating machine learning into the audit workflow. He collaborated closely with audit project managers and the OIG’s Chief Economist and Chief Data Scientist, oversaw contracts for statistical and audit services, and mentored a team of IT, statistical, and data science professionals. He is also a co-author of the R package PracTools, which contains functions for sample size calculation.   Questions? You can find our FAQ here and our policies here. To see a breakdown of how many polls and minutes of attendance are required for this webinar, see this page.