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Category Archives: Exposed through audit
Audit finds little record keeping at B.C. company involved in fatal bus crash
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia-based tour operator involved in a fatal bus crash in Oregon failed to monitor how long its drivers were at the wheel and kept poor records on the maintenance of its vehicles, says a safety audit … Continue reading
Posted in Exposed through audit, Inadequate Systems, Incomplete records, Non-compliance, Operational Failures
Tagged Transportation
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Records of civil service pension payments ‘unacceptable’ admit officials
Inadequate records of civil service pension payments are “unacceptable”, the government has said after a spending watchdog raised concerns. The National Audit Office qualified the accounts of the Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme after Whitehall was unable to provide certain … Continue reading
Posted in Exposed through audit, Incomplete records, Operational Failures
Tagged Banking & Finance, Benefits & Superannuation
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Regulator slams Macquarie unit
AUSTRALIA’S biggest stockbroking firm, Macquarie Equities, has been forced by the corporate regulator to have an independent investigator oversee its operations after the broker was found to have ”serious compliance deficiencies” over four years. Macquarie Private Wealth, the retail division … Continue reading
Posted in Exposed through audit, Inadequate Systems, Non-compliance
Tagged Banking & Finance
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Call for overhaul of Major Projects Victoria
The Victorian auditor-general has released a scathing report into the operations and governance of Major Projects Victoria (MPV), saying the body does not operate effectively, efficiently or economically. The report found poor governance standards and a lack of accountability mean … Continue reading
Posted in Breakdowns in Accountability, Exposed through audit, Inadequate Systems, Incomplete records, Lack of transparency, Non-compliance
Tagged Contract management, Major project management
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Government agencies wrestle with records systems
Duplicate records, staff dissatisfaction and procurement woes have halted attempts by Federal Government departments to overcome an increasing sea of paper and electronic records, according to the Australian National Audit Office (pdf). But an audit into records management practices at … Continue reading
Detention sites ‘break torture victim rules’ (UK)
Victims of torture are routinely being held in British immigration detention centres in breach of the government’s own rules, a new investigation has revealed. The study by Medical Justice highlights the cases of 50 individuals who were detained despite medical … Continue reading
Audit: ND university awarded unearned degrees
Lax recordkeeping and oversight resulted in hundreds of degrees being awarded to students who didn’t finish their course work. Others enrolled who couldn’t speak English or hadn’t achieved the “C” average normally required for admission. The audit report depicts Dickinson … Continue reading
NSW Auditor slams agency contract extensions (AUS)
A recent audit by the NSW Audit Office criticised two state agencies for lack of transparency in contracting. NSW Police and NSW Health failed to produce records justifying a range of contract extensions worth $15million. Read more: ITNews February 1, … Continue reading
Update: U.S. Defense Department (still) can’t account for billions for Iraq
Reporting on two new government audits which are still trying to track down $2 billion for Iraq-related expenses. Read more: CNN January 29, 2012 Read more: Nationa Journal January 29, 2012
Audit takes to task food safety regime (AUS)
Canberra’s food safety inspection regime is being undermined by poor record keeping and staff shortages as it tries to enforce hygiene standards in restaurants, according to an auditor-general’s report. And the audit found evidence that many Canberra restaurants could have … Continue reading
Posted in Exposed through audit, Operational Failures
Tagged Food Safety, Public Safety
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No child welfare excuses / End to privatization urged (US)
LINCOLN — Gov. Dave Heineman acknowledged Thursday that Nebraska’s initiative to privatize child welfare services has “not gone as well as anyone would like.” … Heineman’s comments were his first since State Auditor Mike Foley released a scathing report on … Continue reading
Audit finds faults in disaster aid office (US)
A state program designed to assist hurricane victims and help property owners mitigate future storm damages was lax in its operations and record-keeping and even gave out wrong information on how high structures needed to be elevated to meet new … Continue reading
Audit finding sloppy procedures in the Baltimore Circuit Court Clerk’s office (US)
Maryland’s Office of Legislative Audits has uncovered some doozies of fraud, waste and abuse in its day, but that’s not what its recent report on the Baltimore Circuit Court Clerk’s Office found. Rather, it described an office with record keeping … Continue reading
Audit finds subpar record-keeping at Energy Dept.’s loan guarantee program (US)
One way to improve the Department of Energy’s controversial $71-billion loan guarantee program? Auditors recommend better record-keeping.
Posted in Breakdowns in Accountability, Exposed through audit, Incomplete records
Tagged Energy
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Nunavut weak at protecting children – Records not adequate (Canada)
Children in Nunavut are not adequately protected by the territory’s child and family services system, which does not even conduct criminal record checks on potential foster homes, according to federal Auditor General Sheila Fraser. In a shocking audit of Nunavut’s … Continue reading
Posted in Exposed through audit, Inadequate Systems, Operational Failures
Tagged Child Protection
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Ombudsman’s report slams poor recordkeeping (Australia)
The Ombudsman’s report into the probilty of the Hotel Windsor Redevelopment has slammed record keeping by several departments. “I was disappointed with the standard of record-keeping, especially that of the Department (of Planning and Community Development), Heritage Victoria, and the … Continue reading
Update: Pentagon Reports Billions of Dollars in Contractor Fraud (US)
The Pentagon paid hundreds of billions of dollars to defense contractors engaged in criminal or civil fraud — in some cases paying the companies after they were convicted, according to a new Defense Department report. The Pentagon said its own … Continue reading
Billions unaccounted for in Iraq and Afghanistan (US)
U.S. can’t untangle billions in Bush-era Afghan spending WASHINGTON — The U.S. government knows it’s awarded nearly $18 billion in contracts for rebuilding Afghanistan over the last three years, but it can’t account for spending before 2007. McClatchy Newspapers October … Continue reading
Report critical of MoD record keeping (UK)
The MoD understands the need to get the “right information to the right people at the right time”, however information management practices need to be dramatically improved, the National Archives has said in a report. Last year a coroner launched … Continue reading
Audit Says State Wasted $92 Million on Medicaid (US)
New York’s Medicaid system, the state’s largest single expense, lost at least $92 million to improper payments, billing errors and poor recordkeeping during the last five years, according to several audits released Tuesday by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Health & Safety
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