MORE ON: California State Auditor

Daily Report: Money and Politics

State analyst supports accounting system overhaul despite cost

May 4, 2012, 12:05 AM
The Legislative Analyst's Office is urging lawmakers to continue an overhaul of the state's accounting systems despite ballooning costs that have plagued the effort. Called the Financial Information System for California, or FI$Cal, the project seeks to build a single statewide system... + read more
Daily Report: Money and Politics

Audit: State agencies lack uniform policy on intellectual property

November 30, 2011, 12:05 AM
More than a decade after state auditors recommended ways that the state could make money from its intellectual property, only a handful of agencies have implemented policies for managing their copyrights, trademarks, patents and trade secrets, a new report from the California State Auditor said.... + read more
Daily Report: Money and Politics

State agency risks losing unspent federal stimulus money

July 8, 2011, 12:05 AM
California's Emergency Management Agency is finally distributing federal stimulus funds, but the agency needs to monitor spending closely to use all the money by its 2013 deadline, the state auditor said in a report [PDF] issued yesterday. The outlook for spending the $136 million is more... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

State auditor critical of Marin, Sacramento family courts

January 21, 2011, 12:06 AM
Family courts in Sacramento and Marin counties could not show whether mediators and other appointees handling child custody disputes met minimum qualifications and training requirements, according to a long-awaited report released yesterday by the state auditor. The audit, which covered... + read more
Daily Report: Public Safety

State auditor: Lingering prison probe wasted $366,000

January 19, 2011, 12:05 AM
The California Department of Corrections allowed a prison psychiatrist to continue to treat patients for four months after allegations of incompetence surfaced and wasted hundreds of thousands of dollars in salary during its three-year misconduct probe, according to the state auditor. The case... + read more
Daily Report: General Assignment

Auditor: Some state agencies balk at making fixes

January 14, 2011, 12:05 AM
Some state agencies are failing to implement auditors' advice to fix inefficient and ineffective practices, possibly causing taxpayer funds to be wasted, according to a report released yesterday. The Bureau of State Audits said that it found 137 recommendations made to 28 state agencies... + read more
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