6 Mar 2015 | Breakdowns in Accountability, Inadequate Systems, Incomplete records
The federal health department has been criticised by the Australian National Audit Office for its administration of a $15 billion agreement with pharmacists. The audit office identified several shortcomings in the department’s administration of the agreement,...18 Nov 2014 | Breakdowns in Accountability, Inaccurate records, Incomplete records, Lack of transparency, Non-compliance, Operational Failures, Systemic failure
The police are failing to record more than 800,000 offences, including a quarter of all sexual crimes, reported to them by the public each year, according to a damning official inquiry. Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary says it is an indefensible failure by...
17 Jun 2014 | Breakdowns in Accountability, Catastrophes, Incomplete records, Operational Failures, Systemic failure
AN investigation into a live-firing drill that sparked one of the biggest-ever bushfires in NSW has uncovered a litany of shocking Defence Force failures, including poor record keeping of anti-tank explosives and the presence of an unauthorised howitzer shell. The...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...
