In a written statement issued after the publication of the audit, Bishop Boyce acknowledged "very poor judgments and mistakes" and apologized for them.
After the long run up to the audit, Galperin acknowledged "there's no guarantee that everything will still be there".
Audit participants acknowledged the overwhelming importance of health workers' attitudes and competence for a positive patient outcome.
That has held up some audits, he acknowledged, including that of Visiting Nurse Service, which is "still being reviewed and discussed with the entity and its lawyers to see what areas we agree on or disagree on".
The audit report acknowledges that there is a business need for temporary staff "given the unprecedented loss of skilled and experienced officers" as a result of the Patten scheme, which encouraged those officers to retire to make room for new recruits.
In a written response to the audit, the U.S.D.A. acknowledged the need for improvements, although in the majority of cases, it said, the auditors were incorrect in concluding that borrowers should not have qualified for loans.
While a steady base of 20,000 subscribers "keeps the engines running," Mr. Brown said (the magazine's circulation is not independently audited), he acknowledges, and others at Soldier of Fortune confirm, his newsstand sales have plummeted the last 10 years to around 40,000 in a good month, far from its high of 150,000 during the cold war.
Cynthia A. Schnedar, deputy inspector general, acknowledged the audit but would neither confirm nor deny an investigation.
It is acknowledged that audit data reflects recording of discussions rather than actual discussions.
Post-development auditing has been widely acknowledged as a means through which EIA could fulfill its potential to "learn from experience".
In the area of economics and management, it is acknowledged that auditing the creative process ensures the longevity and competitiveness of companies.
