Gwent Police were called in after a critical Wales Audit Office report said the council had acted unlawfully in awarding Anthony O'Sullivan a pay rise.

BBC: Caerphilly council chief suspended in pay row inquiry

Laurie Morgan, the former chief minister, resigned with the Policy Council after a highly critical report by the Wales Audit Office (WAO).

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The council's 11 members, including the chief minister, offered to resign following a highly critical report by the Wales Audit Office (WAO).

BBC: NEWS | Europe | Guernsey | Resignation letters go to States

Nor has it planned properly for the roads and railways, which can take ten years or more to build, according to a critical report from the National Audit Office.

ECONOMIST: Most Britons want their own homes, and green spaces too

The report by the cross-party group comes after the National Audit Office and Diabetes UK both published critical studies on diabetes care this year.

BBC: Diabetes care depressingly poor, say MPs

However, the civil service has also faced repeated criticism in recent years from the Wales Audit Office, which has published a number of highly critical reports into the Welsh government's management of the grants it gives to outside organisations.

BBC: Welsh government must be more agile - permanent secretary

According to the report, support personnel working with an unidentified DOD system were able to alter system audit logs, which record all system activity and are a critical tool in identifying fraud and unauthorized access.

CNN: Extensive security gaps persist in DOD networks

Stinebrickner-Kauffman is critical of the non-profit group, the Fair Labor Association, which Apple has invited to audit most of its manufacturing facilities in China.

FORBES: Heat Turning Up On Apple After 'Nightline' Broadcast

The Joint Legislative Audit Committee hearing suggests that the State of California and its public employee retirement funds may play a critical role in fashioning a template for a truly national effort to introduce new national security- and human rights-minded "due diligence" into debt and equity purchasing decisions.

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"At least nine of the contractors we interviewed had shipments of goods critical to U.S. and coalition operations delayed as a result of unresolved tax assessments, " the Sigar audit said.

WSJ: Kabul's Tax Levies Raise Flags From U.S. Watchdog