The Institute of Internal Auditors voiced its full support of the U.S. House Armed Services Committee’s recommendation to reverse a proposal that would severely cut the U.S. Navy Audit Service’s budget and reduce its workforce from nearly 300 to 85 worldwide. The Trump administration had planned to reduce the Navy Read More
The Office of Inspector General and Department of Homeland Security found in an audit last week that the Science and Technology Directorate failed to adequately meet all internal purchase card policies and procedures. The Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act of 2012 requires the OIG to conduct an annual risk Read More
The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections failed to provide documentation for more than $1.6 million in federal COVID-19 aid spending, according to a recent state audit. The Louisiana Legislative Auditor, an agency tasked with providing financial accountability for public funds, examined the department’s internal handling of expense reimbursements Read More
The Justice Department is probing embattled electric-truck startup Lordstown Motors Corp., according to people familiar with the matter. The Securities and Exchange Commission is also looking at the company. The SEC first requested information from Lordstown Motors in February and has issued subpoenas regarding Lordstown Motors’ move last year to become Read More
The West Virginia State Auditor’s Office and the Logan County Prosecutor’s Office are working together to audit and investigate the financial activities of several Logan County fire departments. State Auditor John McCuskey announced the investigation in a statement this week. Logan County Prosecuting Attorney David Wandling said several of the Read More
In what appears to be a developing trend, congressional leaders have asked the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a racial diversity and equity audit. Reps. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.), Yvette Clarke (D-N.Y.), and Brenna Lawrence (D-Mich.) penned a letter to the FCC requesting an assessment of whether the agency’s policies and Read More
The Ohio Auditor’s office uncovered enough fraud in the state’s unemployment system to prompt a separate audit while simultaneously investigating the state agency that oversees unemployment assistance payments. To date, a total of $2 billion in fraudulent payments have been identified. A full audit report will be released in September. Read More
A group of bipartisan senators continued the decades long tradition of calling for a clean financial audit from the Department of Defense. In a letter to the Pentagon’s Chief Financial Officer, Michael McCord, the senators called attention to the thousands of outstanding recommendations from internal auditors and the limited progress Read More
In the wake of heavily increased levels of unemployment benefits provided across the country as part of COVID-19 relief packages, more states are uncovering flawed payments or abuses of the system. Mississippi is the latest state to announce that an audit found problems with unemployment benefits. State auditor Shad White Read More
Democrats in the Senate have called on Google, and its parent company Alphabet, to conduct an internal audit on racial equity. The goal of the requested audit, according to Sen. Corey Booker (D-N.J.), would be to investigate how Google and its products may perpetuate racial bias. “We are concerned about Read More
