#audit

#audit

San Jose struggles to track $300 million spent on homelessness, lacks clear goals, and faces inadequate transparency issues. [ more ]

California lawmakers allocated billions for homelessness, but audit finds lack of expenditure evaluation.

State Auditor calls for more assessment of cost-effectiveness in California's homelessness programs. [ more ]

State is tightening remote work policies and documentation.

Audit found discrepancies in employees working in the office versus remote. [ more ]

Wisconsin state employees are spending a significant amount of time working remotely

Some Republican lawmakers are calling for layoffs and criticizing remote work policies [ more ]

Republican lawmakers call for layoffs at Wisconsin agencies and criticize remote work policies.

Audit reveals that state employees spend more time working from home than in office, but remote work is seen as increasing efficiency. [ more ]

Former KBS Realty Advisors chief auditor Varun Aggarwal sentenced to 33 months in prison for embezzlement.

Aggarwal used vendors controlled by family/friends to submit fake invoices and paid $2.8 million in restitution. [ more ]

The LAPD defends the value of its helicopter program against criticism

There is a discrepancy between the LAPD's and the city controller's office's views on the helicopter program [ more ]

NYC overpaid for services for asylum seekers

Contracts lacked competitive bidding process [ more ]

The chief of the FAA has expressed concerns about the safety oversight of Boeing. The FAA is currently conducting an audit of Boeing's manufacturing practices.

The FAA is investigating issues with a Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliner that experienced an emergency door panel blow off at 4,800 meters over Oregon. [ more ]

Pride Toronto is repaying over $505,000 in grant funding after an audit found the organization could not prove completion of projects.

KPMG discovered that documentation was lacking for expenditures from 2017 to 2021. [ more ]

DataSnipper raises $100 million in Series B funding [ more ]

Tether, the leading stablecoin issuer, has over $2.8 billion in Bitcoin holdings.

Tether achieved a profit of $6.2 billion in 2023. [ more ]

Auditing a large amount of Captivate files for key words can be time-consuming and tedious.

Using AI to scan for key words in Captivate files may not be possible due to limitations in file format. [ more ]

Sir Dave Brailsford has left his role as team principal of the Ineos Grenadiers cycling team.

Brailsford has been appointed to the Manchester United board and is conducting an audit of the football operations and personnel. [ more ]

SF SAFE is accused of withholding $625,000 for services already provided by another nonprofit.

The Latino Task Force has sent a letter to the Mayor's Office urging intervention and payment for the work completed. [ more ]

Ceasefire, Oakland's successful gun violence reduction program, needs long-term funding.

The audit of Ceasefire revealed operational decisions that diverted resources from the program, leading to increased gun violence in Oakland. [ more ]

Boys can sign up to audition for the San Francisco Boys Chorus

Boys in K, Pre-K do not need an audition and will be automatically accepted into the Junior music group [ more ]