The Department of Children and Family Services is mandated by
the Fiscal Control and Internal Auditing Act [30 ILCS 10 ] to monitor, report
on, and enforce Department compliance with federal and State statutes,
Department rules, policy, and management directives, as well as to ensure the
integrity of Department assets through the review and monitoring of internal
accounting controls. The Associate Deputy Director reports and is directly
responsible to the Deputy Director of the Purchase of Service Monitoring
Division. In order to fulfill their duties, the Department's Office of Field
Audits regularly undertakes audits and annual Desk Reviews of purchase of
service providers and other entities that have contracts with or are licensed
by the Department in order to assess their compliance with contracts, federal
and State rules and regulations.
