DFAIT brings in external auditors

Published October 7, 2009

Despite ongoing penny-pinching and belt-tightening measures imposed on all employees, the Department of Foreign Affairs has taken the unusual step of calling in accounting firm Deloitte to help it get its financial house in order in the face of "continued budget limitations into next year," Embassy has learned.

Experts say the decision to call in external auditors is likely a preemptive move aimed...