The Audit Unit (AU) conducts audits of District agencies, programs, functions, and activities. In addition, AU monitors and oversees the audit process for the District of Columbia Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR).
Slemo Warigon, Assistant Inspector General for Audits
Dr. Slemo D. Warigon is the Assistant Inspector General for Audits. He joined the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) in 2007 as Senior Auditor and rose through the ranks to serve in his current capacity. During his tenure at OIG, he has worked in various leadership roles, including the Deputy Inspector General for Quality Management, Acting Deputy Assistant Inspector General for Audits, and Director of Quality Assurance and Technical Audits Directorate. He has more than three decades of experience in organizational leadership, strategic management, organizational assessment and transformation, financial analysis, performance measurement, enterprise risk management, audit, and oversight in the higher education and government sectors.
Prior to joining the District of Columbia OIG, Dr. Warigon worked as Staff Internal Auditor with Texas A&M University-Commerce and as Senior Internal Auditor with the University of California, Santa Barbara. He then moved to Gallaudet University, Washington, DC, where he served as Director of Audit and Management Advisory Services and Director of Information Technology Services, becoming recognized as Gallaudet University's first deaf Director of Information Technology Services.
In addition, Dr. Warigon has held adjunct faculty roles at three universities and is a prolific writer. He has written extensively on government auditing, information systems control and security, and effective audit leadership. His articles appeared in numerous professional publications. The Institute of Internal Auditors presented him the 1999 Outstanding Contributor Award for his article, Data Warehouse Control and Security. He was named the first and only deaf Editor-In-Chief of the College and University Auditor Journal for the Association of College and University Auditors, serving audit professionals in higher education across the globe.
Dr. Warigon holds doctoral degrees from Northcentral University (Organizational Leadership) and Nova Southeastern University (IT Management), an MBA from Texas A&M University-Commerce (General Business and Systems Management), and dual Bachelor of Science degrees in Accounting and Computer Information Systems from Gallaudet University. He served on the Boards of the Reaching Your Dream Foundation, United States Racquetball Association, and the International Racquetball Tour. He is a Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Information Systems Auditor, Certified Internal Auditor, Certified Internal Controls Auditor, and Certified Inspector General Auditor. Dr. Warigon is proficient in American Sign Language.
