State Comptroller and Ombudsman of Israel - משרד מבקר המדינה ונציב תלונות הציבור

What State Comptroller and Ombudsman of Israel - משרד מבקר המדינה ונציב תלונות הציבור does

The State Comptroller and Ombudsman of Israel (משרד מבקר המדינה ונציב תלונות הציבור) is an independent constitutional body of the State of Israel, established under Basic Law: The State Comptroller in 1948, with the Ombudsman function formally integrated in 1971. It operates as a statutory external auditor of government bodies and as the Public Ombudsman, with authority extending to all government ministries, local authorities, government corporations, the security establishment, the Prime Minister's Office, and political party financing oversight. The Office reports directly to the Knesset (Israeli Parliament) and is led by State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman, who simultaneously serves as President of EUROSAI. The Office currently employs approximately 117 staff across six physical locations in Jerusalem (headquarters), Tel Aviv, Haifa, Beersheba, Lod, and Nof HaGalil/Nazareth.

Name

State Comptroller and Ombudsman of Israel - משרד מבקר המדינה ונציב תלונות הציבור

Legal name

State Comptroller and Ombudsman of Israel (משרד מבקר המדינה ונציב תלונות הציבור)

Website

https://mevaker.gov.il

Company type

Public

Founded year

1948

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

The State Comptroller and Ombudsman of Israel is an independent constitutional body that audits all Israeli government entities and investigates citizen complaints against public authorities, operating across six offices and multilingual digital portals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Audit and Oversight Services

NAICS

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921), Public Administration (92), Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (9211), Executive and Legislative Offices, Combined (921140)

akta.pro primary industry

Central Government Policy, Strategy & Performance (incl. OMB-style functions) (BPAIAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Government Accounting & Financial Reporting (BPAIAEAD), Financial Risk, Controls & Audit (Public Sector) (BPAIAEAH), National Archives, Records & Information Governance (BPAIAAAG)

Keywords

• Government audit services
• Public ombudsman services
• Financial oversight
• Whistleblower protection
• Government accountability

Headquarters

HQ city

Jerusalem

HQ country

Israel

HQ region

Middle East

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Budget Allocation: As a statutory government oversight body, the Office is funded entirely through the state budget. It does not generate commercial revenue. Its functions include state audit, Ombudsman services, and political party financing oversight.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

The State Comptroller and Ombudsman of Israel is a constitutional state body that performs financial, legal, and operational audits of government ministries, state institutions, statutory corporations, local authorities, and government-funded bodies. It also operates as the national Ombudsman, receiving and investigating public complaints against government bodies, public institutions, and statutory corporations, and provides whistleblower protection.

Product overview

The State Comptroller and Ombudsman of Israel operates a portfolio of government digital services centered on audit oversight and citizen complaint resolution. The core offerings include: the main institutional website (mevaker.gov.il) providing access to audit reports, publications, and office information; the complaint submission portal (complaint.mevaker.gov.il) available in four languages for filing Ombudsman complaints; the digital publications library (library.mevaker.gov.il) hosting all official reports; the BI dashboard (omb.mevaker.gov.il) for real-time complaint data analysis; party financing management systems for election oversight; and a career portal for recruitment. The office website also incorporates an AI-powered bot for user assistance. These services collectively support the dual mandate of state audit and public ombudsman functions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Government Audit and Oversight
• Public Complaint Investigation (Ombudsman)
• Whistleblower Protection Program
• Political Party Financing Oversight
• Online Complaint Submission Portal
• AI-Powered Website Assistant
• Digital Library and Publications Portal
• Business Intelligence and Analytics Dashboard

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• EUROSAI (European Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Israel's State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman serves as President of EUROSAI. The Office led a multinational parallel audit on AI governmental preparedness involving 12 countries (France, Italy, Switzerland, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Albania, North Macedonia, and Israel), conducted between May 2024 and December 2025.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• United States Government Accountability Office (GAO): Congressional audit body that performs oversight of the U.S. federal executive branch and reports to Congress. Most directly comparable to the Israeli State Comptroller in scope, constitutional authority, and publication model.
• UK National Audit Office (NAO): Independent parliamentary body that audits UK central government expenditures and reports to Parliament. Comparable function to the Israeli State Comptroller's audit and value-for-money reviews.
• Swedish National Audit Office (Riksrevisionen): Swedish supreme audit institution that audits state activities and reports to the Riksdag. EUROSAI member with an audit and ombudsman-like remit comparable to the Israeli State Comptroller.
• European Court of Auditors (ECA): EU institution auditing EU revenues and expenditures. Comparable to the Israeli State Comptroller in audit mandate, publication of annual reports, and role within the broader EUROSAI community.
• Australian National Audit Office (ANAO): Performs financial statement and performance audits of Australian Commonwealth entities and reports to Parliament. Comparable role and institutional design to the Israeli State Comptroller.
• British Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO): Investigates complaints from the UK public about government bodies and the NHS. Comparable to the Ombudsman half of the Israeli State Comptroller's dual mandate.
• Office of the Auditor General of Canada: Independent federal audit office reporting to the Canadian Parliament. Functionally analogous to the State Comptroller of Israel in terms of mandate, independence, and reporting lines.

Others

• INTOSAI (International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions): Global umbrella for supreme audit institutions. The Israeli State Comptroller participates through EUROSAI; INTOSAI sets methodological standards that shape the Office's audit approach.
• Israel State Archives (ארכיון המדינה): National records and information governance body adjacent to the State Comptroller's records and transparency functions. Operates in the same Israeli government accountability ecosystem.
• Israel Democracy Institute (IDI): Independent think tank focused on Israeli democracy, governance, and rule of law. Complementary to the State Comptroller's oversight mandate through research and policy work on government accountability.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MevakerGov
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/mevakerHamedina
• Facebookfacebook.com/mevakerhamedina
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mevakerhamedina
• Instagraminstagram.com/mevaker.gov.il
• TikToktiktok.com/@mevaker.gov.il

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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