12 Jun 2014 | Breakdowns in Accountability, Exposed through audit, Inaccurate records, Lack of transparency, Non-compliance
The Directorate of Public service management (DPSM) has long been besieged by reports and complaints of maladministration and general malpractice in the running of the civil service. Recent Public Accounts Committee meetings have revealed among others the existence of...30 May 2014 | Alteration of Records, Breakdowns in Accountability
Barack Obama has announced the resignation of his veterans chief amid a mushrooming scandal over appointment delays, falsified recordkeeping and other problems plaguing the strained healthcare system for ex-soldiers. The US president said yesterday that he accepted...8 May 2014 | Breakdowns in Accountability, Financial loss, Inaccurate records, Incomplete records, Non-compliance
Larger fund managers with ‘fragmented’ manual record-keeping processes risk fines from a more inquisitive regulator, according to a compliance specialist. The warning follows last week’s shock reprimand for asset management giant Invesco Perpetual. ...6 May 2014 | Breakdowns in Accountability, Data Protection & Privacy Breaches, Inadequate Systems, Inappropriate Disposal or Destruction, Non-compliance, Systemic failure
Following two recent scandals involving public records, the Quincy city clerk says Quincy’s department heads will be required to undergo records-management training. In March, the city’s public works department illegally burned 49 boxes of old records without first...9 Jul 2013 | Breakdowns in Accountability, Lack of transparency, Non-compliance, Operational Failures
The British engine maker denies claims by two former employees that it concealed records of defects in a “secret set of books”. Two former Rolls-Royce employees have alleged the engine maker “cut corners on quality control requirements” and...8 May 2013 | Breakdowns in Accountability, Incomplete records, Lack of transparency
On behalf of homeowners, a North Carolina public official s is holding 29 banks responsible for the mess he says they have created in his office. (Cases like Andrea Metcalf’s described here) are what prompted Jeff Thigpen, Guilford County’s Register of Deeds, to...27 Mar 2013 | Breakdowns in Accountability, Financial loss, Non-compliance
Could careless record keeping cost Missouri taxpayers millions of dollars? It’s a possibility as the feds try to recoup millions in questionable welfare payouts. Missouri State Auditor Tom Schweich latest Single State Audit reveals some startling numbers. “Right...14 Feb 2013 | Breakdowns in Accountability, Inadequate Systems, Lack of transparency, Non-compliance
Difficulties in retrieving poorly filed national documents threaten to hamper the work of the Judgement Debt Commission (JDC) as witnesses continue to plead for more time to search for and furnish the Commission with documents on judgement debt payments. At the public...10 Oct 2012 | Breakdowns in Accountability, Exposed through audit, Inadequate Systems, Incomplete records, Lack of transparency, Non-compliance
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...17 May 2012 | Alteration of Records, Breakdowns in Accountability, Inappropriate Disposal or Destruction, Incomplete records
Nobody knows exactly how many Spanish women were victims of the baby-snatching industry. Because it seemed to operate with the willful ignorance — at the very least — of the state, and with the collusion of the Catholic Church, the record keeping was...
