Our Core Values:

• Honesty and Integrity-- We must be honest in all we do and say in order to reflect the highest degree of integrity.
• Accuracy and Reliability-- The work we produce must be relevant, correct, professional and objective. Decision-makers and their publics must be able to depend on our work.
• Accountability-- We must accept personal responsibility for the work we each perform and the Office must take organizational responsibility for the work we collectively perform.

 Our Purpose:

 Our Purpose is to serve the people of Tennessee by:

• Contributing to the protection of the public trust and promoting the public interest;
• Enhancing effective public policy decisions at all levels of government; and,
• Fulfilling operational and oversight responsibilities as may be assigned with the highest possible degree of excellence, efficiency and effectiveness.

 Our Mission:

 To improve the quality of life for all Tennesseans by making government work better.

Last Revised: 10/9/07