Johnson County’s County Auditor's Office has conducted a performance audit on how the county manages data. It found the county is making progress Identifying and classifying data, but more awareness of vendor security reviews is needed.

This performance audit focuses on how the county manages data through the efforts of the Department of Technology and Innovation to identify data custodians, classify data and review vendor information security. Although a vendor information security review process is in place, the county uses some vendors of software and software subscriptions that have not been assessed.

Audit Services conducts performance audits on a regular basis. Audits provide an independent, objective assessment of the stewardship, performance or cost of policies, programs or operations, and are essential to government accountability to the public.

The purpose of audits can vary, depending on the scope of the audit and the audit objectives. You can view previous year’s reports on the Audit Reports webpage.