According to an audit from the Secretary of State, Oregon’s books show the state incorrectly counted billions of dollars in federal funding in 2020, a state government news organization the Center Square reported last week. A total of 14 federal programs incorrectly accounted for $6.4 billion in funds. While the Read More
An audit conducted by the New York City Department of Investigation (DOI) uncovered $1.4 billion in unpaid fines, Gothamist reports. This includes $782 million in fines issued by the city’s Environmental Control Board for infractions such as uncleaned streets, health and building code violations, and illegal street vending, water disposal, Read More
New York state auditors uncovered $700 million in “improper” and “questionable” spending by Medicaid during fiscal year 2019, the New York Post reports, including $605 million in overpayments for prescription drugs dispensed by managed-care companies under contract with the NY Department of Health. An additional $12 million was spent on Read More
An audit report found that weak oversight by the St. Louis city council and then-city auditor led to abuses by former-county executive Steven Stenger, who pleaded guilty to three federal counts of pay-to-play schemes that cost taxpayers between $250,000 and $550,000. The audit, conducted by Missouri Auditor Nicole Galloway’s office, Read More
An audit of Detroit’s Land Bank Authority uncovered troubling accounting practices and weak internal controls. An examination of four years’ worth of financial statements, several bank accounts, and general ledgers from 2014 to 2019 found lack of reporting and irregular transactions. The land bank had strengthened financial reporting in 2015 Read More
A North Carolina watchdog agency recently issued a scathing report on the internal audit program at the state’s Department of Transportation (NCDOT). During an evaluation, inspectors found that the department “has not maintained a robust and viable internal audit effort,” leading to budget and cash flow problems at the department. Read More
President Donald J. Trump has ordered an internal audit of all federal agencies to make sure that only American citizens hold positions in federal jobs. Trump is signing an executive order requiring all federal agencies to complete an internal audit that assesses the agency’s compliance with Executive Order 11935, signed Read More
The city of Palo Alto is looking to hire an independent contractor as city auditor to save money and bring consistency to the city. The city is interviewing four auditing firms to replace the city’s last auditor, Harriet Richardson, who left in February 2019 with the staff in the auditor’s Read More
The Information Commissioner’s Office, the U.K.’s data watchdog, got a rating of “adequate” from an internal audit as the agency faces uncertainty regarding enforcement because of Brexit and COVID-19. The Coronavirus Crisis has disrupted the body’s work and the organization had announced that it will take a more relaxed approach Read More
An internal audit found fraud, bullying, and sabotaged vehicles at an English city’s rubbish and recycling department Cityclean. Brighton and Hove’s city council audit began after a whistleblower complaint, but the auditors were so concerned that they called in the county police. The auditors found the budget was overspent by Read More
