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A management "meltdown" in a department run by one of Mayor Byron W. Brown's political allies has sparked problems that include overpayments of health insurance premiums and the possibility that premiums were paid for some former workers, including dead people.
The scathing audit also found that the Human Resources Department made double payments for health insurance for up to 250 sanitation and water division workers, resulting in a $526,309 overpayment. The city is seeking reimbursement from the insurer.
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MADISON, Wis. - Wisconsin has dramatically increased the use of private vendors to administer Medicaid programs, which have grown in size and complexity too fast for budgeting and financial management practices to keep pace, an audit released Tuesday said.
The nonpartisan Legislative Audit Bureau report recommended a series of improvements to better track the $7.5 billion in annual spending on Medicaid programs like BadgerCare, Senior Care and Family Care, which benefit nearly 1.2 million poor, elderly and disabled Wisconsin residents.
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A Milwaukee County audit released Thursday alleges in stunning new detail a web of deceit, misjudgment, nepotism, failed business ventures and runaway spending at the Milwaukee Public Museum as it spiraled into near insolvency over four years.
Milwaukee County District Attorney E. Michael McCann's office will open a criminal investigation into museum practices, Assistant District Attorney David Feiss said after the release of the audit.
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The submission of an internal audit report to management is far from being the end of the internal auditor's professional responsibilities. According to Statement of Internal Auditing Standard (SIAS) No. 13, the completion of the auditing report is only the start of the internal auditing department's job. Guideline 440.01 of SIAS 13 requires internal auditors to make certain that the company is taking remedial actions on reported findings and is achieving desired results, or that top management or the board of directors has taken responsibility for the organization's failure to adopt corrective measures. According to SIAS 13, an effective audit follow-up involves the assessment of the remedial actions taken by management on internal and external audit findings in terms of their adequacy...
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...(2) The internal audit personnel shall report directly to the Tribe, Tribal gaming regulatory au...(v) Management's response. (e) Material exceptions. All material ...
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Taxpayers should demand change in SPSA management
The October 2008 Audit Report on the Southeastern Public Service Authority (SPSA) by the Commonwealth's Auditor of Public Accounts should be required reading for all area taxpayers. The mismanagement and incompetence detailed in this report is breathtaking.
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CARLSBAD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 15, 1998--NTN Communications Inc. (AMEX:NTN) today reported that its auditors, KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, issued ...
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Consultants hired by the city to clear up the fiscal mess tossed a hot rock at City Council as they departed with $20 million of taxpayers' money. It ...
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The Pennsylvania Game Commission's deer-management program -- which received generally good marks in an independent audit -- fared pretty well in another review, too.
The Quality Deer Management "Whitetail Report 2010" describes Pennsylvania's deer-management program as solid.
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INDUSTRY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
July 13, 1999-
Company Reports Probable Reduction of Reported Revenues for Second and Third Quarters of Fiscal...