A recent audit of a Louisiana agency that manages flood protection in three parishes found a variety of human resources issues, from alleged discrimination, to civil service rule violations to problems with the agency’s grievance process. Louisiana Legislative Auditor Mike Waguespack issued a report this week that examined policies and Read More
The University of Missouri says that an internal audit has led to the discovery of stolen funds and financial mismanagement, as well as employee terminations at the college. The internal audit was initiated following allegations of financial mismanagement in the College of Engineering. As a result of information uncovered during Read More
What had typically been a routine vote to renew the contract of Baltimore School Board Chief Auditor Andrea Barr was anything but typical this time around. The school board effectively fired Barr, who had been the chief auditor for 36 years, when several members simply abstained from voting. In a Read More
Continuing a long-standing tradition that started in the 1990s, the internal audit profession is observing “International Internal Audit Awareness Month” this May. During the month, internal auditors around the world share examples of how the profession provides value to organizations, spotlight the profession’s commitment to good governance and risk management, Read More
A special investigation of the University of Iowa Health Care and Clinics’ Care Coordination Division found that more than $16,000 of gift cards were unaccounted for, the Iowa Auditor of State reported Tuesday. University of Iowa officials requested the special investigation for the period of August 2012 through 2020 since Read More
Longtime internal auditor for the city of Fort Lauderdale, John Herbst, was abruptly fired from his job last month after initiating an investigation of the city’s chief of police. Now he is firing back by filing a formal compliant under the Whistleblower Act, alleging that he was retaliated against and Read More
The increasing number of organizational failures in government and non-government sectors have resulted in major reforms in corporate governance codes and practices worldwide. The reforms, such as the Sarbanes Oxley Act in 2002 and The Cadbury Report in 1992, focused mainly on enhancing transparency, accountability, and responsibility at various organizational Read More
An internal audit of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife conducted by the Office of the Washington State Auditor, found problems with communication, bullying, and internal accountability at the state agency, according to a publicly released audit report. The culture audit, however, which is the first of its kind Read More
A new internal audit finds that Fresno police officers continue to work second jobs on city time even after a previous internal audit brought such “moonlighting” problems to light. A six month internal audit review found that some officers exceeded the maximum 16 hours of outside work nine times. One Read More
The Massachusetts Office of State Auditor (OSA) released an audit showing improvements in oversight of lottery sales and game integrity at the Massachusetts State Lottery Commission (MSLC), television news station WWLP reported. The audit, which studied April 2019 through March 2020, found deficiencies in criminal background record checks for lottery Read More
