Child Services #
- Arizona, Auditor General: Arizona Department of Child Safety—Caseworker Caseload Standards, July 2020
- California, State Auditor: The Child Abuse Central Index: The Unreliability of This Database Puts Children at Risk and May Violate Individuals’ Rights, May 2022
- Florida, Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability: Annual Report on the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children in Florida, July 2022
- Idaho, Legislative Services Office: Department of Health and Welfare – Child Care and Development Fund, Aug. 2023
- Idaho, Office of Performance Evaluations: Evaluation and Retention of Child Neglect Referrals, Aug. 2021
- Iowa, Office of Ombudsman: Misplaced Trust: An Investigation of the Death of Sabrina Ray, Sept. 2020
- Iowa, Office of Ombudsman: A Tragedy of Errors: An Investigation of the Death of Natalie Finn, Feb. 2020
- Kentucky, Legislative Research Commission: Kentucky Child Fatality and Near Fatality External Review Panel 2022 Update, Nov. 2022
- Maine, Office of Program Evaluation & Government Accountability: Child Protective Services Investigations, March 2022
- Michigan, Office of the Auditor General: Michigan Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System (MiSACWIS), June 2017
- Michigan, Office of the Auditor General: Children’s Protective Services Investigations, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Sept. 2018
- Minnesota, Inspector General of the Department of Human Services, Children and Family Services: Status of Child Care in Minnesota, 2019; Feb. 2020
- Nevada, Legislative Counsel Bureau (Audit Division): Governmental and Private Facilities for Children – Inspections, Dec. 2022
Contracting #
- California: Office of the State Auditor: City of Anaheim: It Has Not Properly Managed Tourism-Related Contracts and Millions of Dollars in Related Funds, Jan. 2024
- Colorado, Office of the State Auditor: Performance Audit: Department of Transportation, Alternative Delivery Contracting Methods, March 2023
- District of Columbia, Office of the Inspector General: OCP (Office of Contracting and Procurement) Did Not Implement Internal Controls Over Warehouse Operations as the District Emergency Response Plan Required, April 2023
- Texas, State Auditor’s Office: An Audit Report of On-site Financial Audits of Selected Residential Foster Care Contractors, Oct. 2023
Corrections #
- California, Office of the Inspector General of Independent Prison Oversight: Special Review: The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s Implementation of Transgender Respect, Agency, and Dignity Act, Aug. 2023
- California, Office of the Inspector General of Independent Prison Oversight: Audit of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s Controlled Substances Contraband Interdiction Efforts, Jan. 2023
- California, Office of the Inspector General of Independent Prison Oversight: The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s Processing of Disabled Incarcerated Persons’ Allegations of Staff Misconduct at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility, March 2022
- Maine, Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability: Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services (MCILS): An evaluation of MCILS’s structure of oversight and the adequacy of its systems and procedures to administer payments and expenditures, Nov. 2020
- Massachusetts, Office of the State Auditor: Sex Offender Registry Board, Oct. 2023
- Nebraska, Office of Inspector General of Corrections: Use of ‘Controlled Movement Units’ Within NDCS Facilities, Oct. 2022
- Nebraska, Office of Inspector General of Corrections: Investigative Report: Fire at Lincoln Correctional Center Restrictive Housing Unit, Aug. 2022
- New Jersey, State Auditor: Department of Corrections, Mid-State Correctional Facility, May 2023
- New Jersey, State Auditor: Sexual Assault Examination Process July 1, 2017 to August 31, 2018; June 2019
- New York, Office of the Inspector General: Racial Disparities in the Administration of Discipline in New York State Prisons, Nov. 2022
- New York, Office of the Inspector General: Investigation of New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision Incarcerated Individual Drug Testing Program, Jan. 2022
- Utah, Office of the Legislative Auditor General: A Performance Audit of the Oversight and Effectiveness of Adult Probation and Parole, Nov. 2022
- Utah, Office of the Legislative Auditor General: A Performance Audit of Healthcare in State Prisons, Dec. 2021
- Utah, Office of the Legislative Auditor General: A Performance Audit of the Justice Reinvestment Initiative, Oct. 2020
- Utah, Office of the Legislative Auditor General: A Performance Audit of Information Sharing in the Criminal Justice System, Oct. 2020
- Vermont, Office of the State Auditor: Significant Deficiencies Demonstrate Need for Overhaul of the Prisoner Grievance Process, Dec. 2022
- Washington, The Office of the Washington State Auditor: Reforming Bail Practices in Washington, Feb. 2019
COVID-19 #
- California, Little Hoover Commission: COVID-19 and Children’s Mental Health: Addressing the Impact, Aug. 2021
- California, State Auditor: State High Risk: Federal COVID-19 Funding: Emergency Rental Assistance Program, Sept. 2021
- District of Columbia, Office of the D.C. Auditor: Controls Lacking in CARES Act/Coronavirus Relief Fund Spending, Aug. 2023
- District of Columbia, Office of the D.C. Auditor: D.C. Nursing Homes Saw Better Outcomes than Elsewhere During Early COVID-19 Waves, June 2023
- Iowa, Auditor of State: Report on a Review of the State of Iowa’s Reporting of COVID-19 Data Administered by the Iowa Department of Public Health for the Period March 1, 2020 through May 17, 2021; Dec. 2021
- Michigan, Office of the Auditor General: COVID-19 Expenditures, Nov. 2023
- Michigan, Office of the Auditor General: Claims Processing During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Jan. 2023
- Michigan, Office of the Auditor General: Review of COVID-19 Death Records Linked to Long-Term Care Facilities in Michigan, Jan. 2022
- Vermont, State Auditor: COVID-19 Emergency Economic Recovery Grant Program: Agency of Commerce and Community Development, Sept. 2021
Economy/Employment #
- California, Little Hoover Commission: Equitable Economic Development across California, Nov. 2022
- California, State Auditor: The California Labor Commissioner’s Office – Inadequate Staffing and Poor Oversight Have Weakened Protections for Workers, May 2024
- District of Columbia, Office of the Inspector General: Audit of the District of Columbia Agencies’ Overtime Usage, Nov. 2023
- District of Columbia, Office of the Inspector General: DOES (Department of Employment Services) Struggled to Handle Surge in Unemployment Insurance Claims During April 2020 through September 30, 2021; April 2023
- District of Columbia, Office of the Inspector General: Special Evaluation of D.C. Main Streets Program, Feb. 2023
- Illinois, Office of the Auditor General: Performance Audit of the IDES Unemployment Insurance Programs, July 2023
- Kansas, Legislative Division of Post Audit: Evaluating the Department of Commerce’s Major Economic Development Incentive Programs, Jan. 2023
- Kansas, Legislative Division of Post Audit: Evaluating New Economic Development Incentive Programs Created in 2021, Dec. 2022
- Minnesota, Office of the Legislative Auditor: Minnesota Frontline Worker Pay Program Performance Audit, June 2024
- Mississippi, State Auditor: Mississippi’s Historic Unemployment Fraud, Sept. 2023
- New York, Office of the State Comptroller: Employment Recovery Is Slow for New Yorkers with Disabilities, April 2023
- Washington, Office of the Washington State Auditor: Washington’s Unemployment Benefit Programs in 2020: Understanding improper payments and service delays during the COVID-19 pandemic, April 2021
- Washington, Office of the Washington State Auditor: Reassessing Implementation of the Regulatory Fairness Act, Nov. 2020
- Wisconsin, Legislative Audit Bureau: Wisconsin Retirement System and Other Benefit Programs, Sept, 2023
Education #
- Alabama, Commission on the Evaluation of Services: Teacher Workforce Recruitment & Retention, July 2022
- California, State Auditor: California Community Colleges: Increasing Full-Time Faculty and Diversity Remains a Challenge, Feb. 2023
- California, State Auditor: Charter School Facility Grant Program and Conduit Financing Program: The Programs Are Generally Achieving Their Purpose of Increasing Charter Schools’ Access to Facility Funding, Feb. 2023
- California, State Auditor: K–12 Strong Workforce Program: State and Regional Administrative Shortcomings Limit the Program’s Effectiveness in Supporting Grant Applicants, Feb. 2022
- Florida, Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability: Homeless and Foster Youth Services, Dec. 2022
- Georgia, Department of Audits & Accounts: Gifted Program: Services are not aligned with funding intent, Aug. 2023
- Idaho, Office of Performance Evaluations: K-12 Public Classified Employees, Dec. 2022
- Idaho, Office of Performance Evaluations: K-12 Public School Buildings, Jan. 2022
- Kansas, Legislative Division of Post Audit: Estimating the Cost of K-12 Education, Oct. 2023
- Kansas, Legislative Division of Post Audit: Trends in Social Workers Employed by School Districts, April 2022
- Kentucky, Legislative Research Commission: From Snow-Bound Pilot to Statewide Implementation: Lessons Learned From Kentucky’s Nontraditional (Remote) Instruction Program, 2012 – 2021; Nov. 2021
- Louisiana, Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice, Performance Audit Services: Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) Program, June 2024
- Mississippi, Office of the State Auditor: How Chronic Absenteeism Hurts Students and Taxpayers, June 2024
- Michigan, Office of the Auditor General: Fingerprinting and Criminal Conviction Monitoring of Public School Contracted Staff, June 2023
- New York, Office of the State Comptroller: “Nation’s Report Card” Underscores New York’s Need for Academic Recovery, March 2023
- Ohio, Auditor of the State: College Credit Plus (CCP), Aug. 2022
- Utah, Office of the Legislative Auditor General: A Performance Audit of Teacher and Principal Performance Within Utah’s Public Education System, April 2022
- Virginia, Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission: Virginia’s K-12 Teacher Pipeline, Sept. 2023
- Washington, The Office of the Washington State Auditor: Schools Can Influence Student Eating Habits Through Lunch Scheduling Practices, Aug. 2019
Elections #
- California, Little Hoover Commission: Reforming the Recall, Feb. 2022
- Kansas, Legislative Division of Post Audit: Reviewing Kansas’s Procedures for Election Security, Part 1, Feb. 2023
- Louisiana, Legislative Auditor: Department of State, Election Integrity, March 2022
- New Jersey, Commission of Investigation: An Inquiry into Allegations of Impropriety in the Congressional Redistricting Process in New Jersey, Sept. 2023
- Oregon, Legislative Fiscal Office: Oregon Vote by Mail, Oct. 2022
- Utah, Office of the Legislative Auditor General: A Performance Audit of Utah’s Election System and Controls, Dec. 2022
- Washington, The Office of the Washington State Auditor: Evaluating Washington’s Ballot Rejection Rates, Feb. 2022
Environment/Climate Change #
- California, State Auditor: California Air Resources Board: Improved Program Measurement Would Help California Work More Strategically to Meet Its Climate Change Goals, Feb. 2021
- California, State Auditor: California Department of Toxic Substances Control: The State’s Poor Management of the Exide Cleanup Project Has Left Californians at Continued Risk of Lead Poisoning, Oct. 2020
- Guam, Office of Public Accountability: Chamorro Land Trust Commission Oversight of the Removal of Coral Material from the Guam International Raceway Park, Sept. 2023
Equity/Diversity #
- Minnesota, Office of the Legislative Auditor: State Programs That Support Minnesotans on the Basis of Racial, Ethnic, or American Indian Identity, Feb. 2023
- Oregon, Audits Division of the Secretary of State: Oregon Must do More to Close Persistent Wage Gaps for Women and People of Color in State Government, March 2023
Government Operations #
- Arizona, Auditor General: Arizona Department of Transportation – Motor Vehicle Division’s (MVD) Oversight of Third Parties, Aug. 2023
- California, State Auditor: Local Cannabis Permitting: Cities and Counties Can Improve Their Permitting Practices to Bolster Public Confidence, March 2024
- California, State Auditor: State High-Risk Update—Information Security: The California Department of Technology’s Inadequate Oversight Limits the State’s Ability to Ensure Information Security, Jan. 2022
- Hawaii, Legislative Reference Bureau: Hear Here or Hear There? A Review of Centralizing Administrative Hearing Functions, Jan. 2020
- Idaho, Legislative Services Office: Department of Health and Welfare Accountability Report, Aug. 2023
- Michigan, Office of the Auditor General: Office of Aeronautics, Michigan Department of Transportation, Dec. 2023
- Minnesota, Office of the Legislative Auditor: Minnesota Department of Education: Oversight of Feeding Our Future, June 2024
- Nebraska, Legislative Audit Office: Overtime Use at the Departments of Correctional Services, Health and Human Services, and Transportation, Oct. 2022
- Vermont, State Auditor: Agency of Digital Services: Selected Information Technology Projects Had Cost Increases, Schedule Delays, and Poorly Defined Measures, May 2023
- Washington, Office of the State Auditor: Controls To Manage Outdated Computer Applications, Sept. 2023
- Wisconsin, Legislative Audit Bureau: Unemployment Insurance Call Centers, Department of Workforce Development, Sept. 2020
- Nebraska, Auditor of Public Accounts: Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Child Care NFocus Aid Payments, July 2024
Health Care #
- Alabama, Commission on the Evaluation of Services: Addressing Provider Shortages in Rural & Underserved Alabama, July 2021
- Arizona, Auditor General: A Performance Audit and Sunset Review of the Arizona Department of Health Services, Sept. 2019
- California, State Auditor: California Department of Health: It Has Missed Opportunities to Collect and Report Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Data, April 2023
- California, State Auditor: In-Home Respite Services: The Department of Developmental Services Has Not Adequately Reduced Barriers to Some Families’ Use of In-Home Respite Services, Aug. 2022
- California, State Auditor: California Hospice Licensure and Oversight: The State’s Weak Oversight of Hospice Agencies Has Created Opportunities for Large-Scale Fraud and Abuse, March 2022
- Colorado Office of the State Auditor: Department of Health Care Policy & Financing Medicaid Correspondence, Sept. 2023
- Connecticut, Office of Legislative Research: Connecticut’s E-Cigarette Laws, March 2023
- District of Columbia, Office of the Budget Director: Supporting Access to Reproductive Health Care, Jan. 2023
- Hawaii, Office of the Auditor: Study of Proposed Mandatory Health Insurance Coverage for Early Access Breast Cancer Screening, Feb. 2023
- Idaho, Office of Performance Evaluations: State Oversight of Idaho’s Health Information Exchange, Oct. 2023
- Idaho, Office of Performance Evaluations: Sustainability of Idaho’s Direct Care Workforce, March 2023
- Idaho, Office of Performance Evaluations: Medicaid Rate Setting, March 2022
- Idaho, Office of Performance Evaluations: Volunteer Providers of Emergency Medical Services, Nov. 2021
- Kansas, Legislative Research Department: State Legislature Involvement with State Medicaid Managed Care Organization Request for Proposal Process and Selection, Nov. 2023
- Maryland, Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability: Evaluation of the Center of Excellence on Problem Gambling, July 2023
- Michigan, Office of the Auditor General: Licensing and Inspections of Homes for the Aged, Bureau of Community and Health Systems Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, March 2023
- Michigan, Office of the Auditor General: Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program Client Eligibility Determinations, March 2022
- Mississippi, Office of the State Auditor: UMMC (University of Mississippi Medical Center) Rural Scholarships Programs, Aug. 2023
- New Hampshire, Office of the Legislative Budget Assistant: Mental Health Workforce Licensing, Oct. 2023
- New Mexico, Legislative Finance Committee Program Evaluation Unit: Program Evaluation: Medicaid Network, Adequacy, Access, and Utilization, Dec. 2022
- Oklahoma, Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency: Delivery of Mental Health Services, Aug. 2022
- South Carolina, Legislative Audit Council: A Limited Review of the South Carolina Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services, Sept. 2022
- Virginia, Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission: Virginia’s State Psychiatric Hospitals, Dec. 2023
- Washington, Office of the State Auditor: Examining Lead Testing for Children Enrolled in Medicaid, Dec. 2023
Housing, Homelessness #
- California, Little Hoover Commission: California Housing: Building a More Affordable Future, March 2022
- California, State Auditor: Homelessness in California: The State Must Do More to Assess the Cost-Effectiveness of Its Homelessness Programs, April 2024
- California, State Auditor: Regional Housing Needs Assessments: The Department of Housing and Community Development Must Improve Its Processes to Ensure That Communities Can Adequately Plan for Housing, March 2022
- California, State Auditor: State Surplus Property: The State Should Use Its Available Property More Effectively to Help Alleviate the Affordable Housing Crisis, March 2022
- California, State Auditor: California Department of Housing and Community Development: It Failed to Expedite Access to Federal Funding to Address the Impact of the COVID‑19 Pandemic on California’s Homeless Population, Aug. 2021
- California, State Auditor: Homelessness in California: The State’s Uncoordinated Approach to Addressing Homelessness Has Hampered the Effectiveness of Its Efforts, Feb. 2021
- District of Columbia, Office of the Inspector General: Evaluation of the District of Columbia Family Re-Housing and Stabilization Program, Jan. 2022
- Utah, Office of the Legislative Auditor General: A Performance Audit of Utah Housing Policy: A Cast for Statewide Strategic Planning and Accountability, Nov. 2023
- Vermont, State Auditor: Vermont’s Commitment to End Homelessness: Spending and Homeless Totals FY17 to FY22; July 2022
- Washington, The Office of the Washington State Auditor: Contracted Homeless Services, Nov. 2022
Infrastructure/Transportation #
- California, Legislative Analyst’s Office: The 2024-2025 Budget, Broadband Infrastructure, Feb. 2024
- California, State Auditor: Electricity and Natural Gas Rates: The California Public Utilities Commission and Cal Advocates Can Better Ensure That Rate Increases Are Necessary, Aug. 2023
- California, State Auditor: Orange County Power Authority: Increased Board Oversight Is Needed to Improve Its Operations, Feb. 2023
- California, State Auditor: State Water Resources Control Board: It Lacks the Urgency Necessary to Ensure That Failing Water Systems Receive Needed Assistance in a Timely Manner, July 2022
- California, State Auditor: Electrical System Safety: California’s Oversight of the Efforts by Investor‑Owned Utilities to Mitigate the Risk of Wildfires Needs Improvement, March 2022
- District of Columbia, Office of the Budget Director: Analysis of the Metro for D.C. Amendment Act of 2022; May 2022
- Kansas, Legislative Division of Post Audit: Evaluating Groundwater Management Districts’ Efforts to Conserve Water, Feb. 2023
- Kentucky, Legislative Research Commission: Broadband in Kentucky, June 2022
- Louisiana, Legislative Auditor: Broadband Expansion in Louisiana, May 2024
- Massachusetts, Office of the State Auditor: Assessing Transportation Network Companies’ Financial Obligations to Massachusetts Programs, April 2024
- Massachusetts, Office of the State Auditor: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority – Block by Block Contract, July 2024
- Montana, Legislative Audit Division: Fly the Big Sky: Division of Aeronautics and Yellowstone Airport Operations, Montana Department of Transportation, Sept. 2022
- Ohio, Office of the Inspector General: Ohio Turnpike & Infrastructure Commission Compliance Review, Aug. 2023
- Vermont, Office of the State Auditor: Significant Deviations in Cost and Schedule Estimates for Complex Projects Underscores the Need for Performance Measures, March 2023
- West Virginia, Office of the Legislative Auditor, Performance Evaluation & Research Division: Performance Review of the Division of Public Transit, Aug. 2023
Juvenile Justice #
- Kentucky, Auditor of Public Accounts: Juvenile Justice Performance Assessment of Facilities, Jan. 2024
- Kentucky, Legislative Research Commission, Legislative Oversight and Investigations Committee: Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice Regional Juvenile Detention Centers, July 2023
- Nebraska, Office of Inspector General of Nebraska Child Welfare: Juvenile Room Confinement in Nebraska Annual Report 2020-2021; Dec. 2021
Law Enforcement #
- California, Little Hoover Commission: Law Enforcement Training: Identifying What Works for Officers and Communities, Nov. 2021
- California, State Auditor: Peace Officers—Hate Group Affiliations: Law Enforcement Departments Have Not Adequately Guarded Against Biased Conduct, April 2022
- Connecticut, Connecticut Racial Profiling Prohibition Project: Connecticut State Police Traffic Stop Data Audit Report, 2014-21; June 2023
- District of Columbia, Office of the Inspector General: District’s 911 System: Reforms Needed to Meet Safety Needs, Oct. 2021
- Massachusetts, Office of the Inspector General: A Review of the MBTA’s Police Dispatch Services Contract with IXP Corporation, Dec. 2022
- New Jersey, Office of the State Comptroller: Ninth Review on Law Enforcement Professional Standards: New Jersey State Police, Office of Law Enforcement Professional Standards Failed to Comply with Key Reforms, May 2024
- New Jersey, Commission of Investigation: Abusing the Badge: A Report on the SCI’s Investigation into Constables in New Jersey, Dec. 2021
- Vermont, State Auditor: Vermont Criminal Justice Council (VCJC): VCJC Did Not Confirm That Law Enforcement Officers Met Training Requirements, Sept. 2022
- Washington, Office of the State Auditor: Civil Asset Forfeiture, April 2024
Natural Resources #
- Montana, Legislative Audit Division: Data Quality in the Montana Water Rights Information System, Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, Nov. 2022
- Washington, The Office of the Washington State Auditor: Washington’s Agricultural Commodity Commissions, Jan. 2023
Social Services #
- California, Little Hoover Commission: Implementation Review: Intimate Partner Violence, Feb. 2024
- California, State Auditor: Department of Developmental Services: It Has Not Ensured That Regional Centers Have the Necessary Resources to Effectively Serve Californians With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, June 2022
- Connecticut, Auditors of Public Accounts: Performance Audit, Department of Social Services and Veyo – Non-Emergency Medical Transportation, Feb. 2020