1 Jul 2021 | Breakdowns in Accountability, Inadequate Systems, Non-compliance, Operational Failures
Future public inquiries such as the recent Alex Salmond affair at Holyrood could be jeopardised by poor information management practices, a government internal review has found. The way that the Scottish Government stores information across departments is...18 Jun 2021 | Exposed through audit, Implementation failure, Non-compliance
“A report into the use of statutory powers by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) has given these a pass mark but uncovered serious deficiencies in the AFP’s record-keeping practices and processes. The Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) found that “The...18 Feb 2021 | Alteration of Records, Holes in history, Incomplete records, Non-compliance, Systemic failure
After insisting his administration had done nothing wrong last week, Governor Andrew Cuomo, on Monday, did not directly apologize for a lack of transparency surrounding the record-keeping of COVID deaths in nursing homes during the pandemic. Instead, he admitted that...22 Jan 2021 | Inaccurate records, Inappropriate Disposal or Destruction, Lack of transparency, Non-compliance
The NSW premier’s office broke state record-keeping laws by shredding documents related to a pork-barrelling scheme, a watchdog has found. … An adviser to the premier in October told a parliamentary committee she shredded “working advice notes” showing...11 Apr 2018 | Breakdowns in Accountability, Inappropriate Disposal or Destruction, Lack of transparency, Non-compliance
David Livingston was convicted of unauthorized use of a computer system for arranging a password that enabled a private contractor to clear hard drives in the premier’s office before Kathleen Wynne took power. In his ruling, Lipson said Livingston “deceived” the...24 Mar 2015 | Alteration of Records, Breakdowns in Accountability, Exposed through audit, Inappropriate Disposal or Destruction, Lack of transparency, Non-compliance, Operational Failures, Systemic failure
After a nine-month probe, the VA’s Office of Inspector General made 35 recommendations to address shoddy record-keeping, bungled claims, inadequate security, and poor working conditions at the Philadelphia office. Scrutiny at its Germantown facility –...6 Mar 2015 | Breakdowns in Accountability, Lack of transparency, Non-compliance
Investigative reporters are combing through federal rules and regulations to discover what criminal charges Clinton could face for her actions. Here are the three most frequently cited laws that appear to have been violated by Clinton: Mishandling Classified...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...11 Sep 2014 | Inaccurate records, Inadequate Systems, Incomplete records, Lack of transparency, Non-compliance, Systemic failure
If the mysterious disappearance of 28 700-pound water meters and an $80,000 backhoe didn’t alert you to laughably bad security at the Department of Watershed Management’s warehouses, the city auditor has conveniently documented the failures for you in a scathing...
28 Jun 2014 | Inadequate Systems, Inappropriate Disposal or Destruction, Non-compliance
Melanie Sloan and Anne Weismann — executive director and chief counsel, respectively, of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington — made two important points in yesterday’s edition of the Washington Post. First, the IRS is far from the...
