It also means more rigorous auditing of fish catches, so that stocks are not overfished to the point of collapse.
Ms. Queen said the state now has a much more rigorous application and audit process for certification programs.
However, a more rigorous system of monitoring and auditing was not in place and would be needed in the longer term for cost control.
Finally, if the study plans to utilize a Testing Lab not previously used, the Testing Lab may need to undergo a more rigorous qualification or biosample handing audit for a predictive biomarker than may be necessary for other types of biomarkers.
Many are very sensible – such as stricter audit processes, with more rigorous checks to weed out auditors' and officials' conflicts of interest.
Yet only a handful of states require rigorous audits, with only a handful more considering them.
There is a lesson from British experience in the 1980s, when several audit scandals led to both tougher regulation and more rigorous accounting standards.
Page A11 AUDIT FOR ENERGY LOANS The Department of Energy's loan guarantee program for alternative energy projects needs more rigorous financial oversight and stricter performance standards for recipients to reduce the chance of future defaults, according to an audit conducted by the White House.
In a rare disclosure about its enforcement efforts, though, the tax agency said it was auditing "a significant number" of credit counselors and is conducting a more rigorous review of new ones that apply for tax exemption.
In a written response to the audit, New Jersey officials told federal auditors that the state had set up a more rigorous screening process for Medicaid claims in 2002.
WASHINGTON — The Department of Energy's loan guarantee program for alternative energy projects, which produced the ill-fated loan to the solar panel maker Solyndra, needs more rigorous financial oversight and stricter performance standards for recipients to reduce the chance of future defaults, according to an audit conducted by the White House and released Friday.
