Performance Audits

The Performance Audit group performs audits that evaluate the efficiency of operations and the effectiveness of programs, and can range from an audit of a specific case or individual to an audit of an entire agency. Performance audits can also measure operational compliance to given criteria such as state/federal law, administrative rule, or policy and the adequacy of such standards. Below are links to recent Performance Audit Reports.

Office of the State Auditor Releases a Performance Audit of the Utah Department of Corrections Inmate Placement Program Performance Audit No. 20‐01 – January 2020

News Release – Office of the State Auditor Releases a Performance Audit of the Utah Department of Corrections Inmate Placement Program
Audit Report – Performance Audit of the Utah Department of Corrections Inmate Placement Program

Office of the State Auditor Releases Public Education Performance Dashboards – November 2019

News Release – Office of the State Auditor Releases Public Education Performance Dashboards
Interactive Dashboards – Public Education Performance Dashboards

Office of the State Auditor Releases a Public Education Spending Dashboard To Help Show “Where Does The Money Go in Public Education?”

Office of the State Auditor Releases an Audit of Evidence Storage and Management Among Selected Utah District and Juvenile Courts – August 2019

Office of the State Auditor Releases a Review of Property and Evidence Storage and Management Among Selected Utah Law Enforcement Agencies – May 2019

Office of the State Auditor Releases A Performance Audit of Police Officer Standards and Training – January 2019

News Release – Office of the State Auditor Releases A Performance Audit of Police Officer Standards and Training
Audit Report – A Performance Audit of Police Officer Standards and Training

Office of the State Auditor Releases A Performance Audit of Educator Misconduct Reporting and Discipline within the Utah System of Public Education – November 2018

Office of the State Auditor Releases its Limited Performance Audit of Salt Lake City’s Police Department – April 2018

News Release – Office of the State Auditor Releases its Limited Performance Audit of Salt Lake City’s Police Department
Audit Report – Limited Performance Audit of Salt Lake City’s Police Department

Office of the State Auditor Releases Three Audits of Public Education Programs – March 2018

News Release – Office of the State Auditor Releases Three Audits of Public Education Programs
Audit – Performance Audit of Local Education Agency (LEA) Compliance with Procurement Requirements
Annual Audit – Minimum School Program (MSP)
Annual Audit – UPSTART Program

Office of the State Auditor Releases Total Compensation Study Covering Fiscal Year 2017 – January 2018

News Release – Office of the State Auditor Releases Total Compensation Study Covering FY 2017
Compensation Study – Total Compensation Study Covering Fiscal Year 2017
Summary Data – Overall Total Compensation Summary Data

Office of the State Auditor Releases Letters Addressing Observations of the Recently Completed Primary Election – September 2017

News Release – Office of the State Auditor Releases Letters Addressing Observations of the Recently Completed Primary Election
August 2017 Letter – Letter to Lieutenant Governor Cox highlighting Office’s review of the ballot counting process
September 2017 Letter – Letter to Lieutenant Governor Cox detailing issues related to the use of the Voter Information and State Tracking Application (VISTA)

Office of the State Auditor Releases A Performance Audit Of State Agency And Board Of Education Compliance With Performance Evaluation Requirements – March 2017

News Release – Office Releases A Performance Audit Of Compliance With Performance Evaluation Requirements
Audit Report – A Performance Audit Of State Agency And Board Of Education Compliance With Performance Evaluation Requirements

Office of the Utah State Auditor Releases A Performance Audit of Medicaid Prescription Drug Controls – August 2016

News Release – Office of the Utah State Auditor Releases A Performance Audit of Medicaid Prescription Drug Controls
Audit Brief – Audit Brief of A Performance Audit of Medicaid Prescription Drug Controls
Audit Report – Performance Audit of Medicaid Prescription Drug Controls – PA 16-02

Office of the Utah State Auditor Releases A Limited Performance Audit of Independent State Entity Transparency – July 2016

News Release – Office Releases A Limited Performance Audit of Independent State Entity Transparency
Audit Report – A Limited Performance Audit of Independent State Entity Transparency – PA 16-03

Department of Workforce Services Helps to Bring Down Multi-State Fraudster After Adopting Office’s Recommendations to Use Data Analytics Techniques to Detect SNAP Abuse – June 2016
(Follow up from original Performance Audit of Data Analytics Techniques to Detect SNAP Abuse – January 2016)

News Release – Workforce Services Helps to Bring Down Multi-State Fraudster

Office of the Utah State Auditor Releases A Performance Audit of Utah Communications Authority Financial Management and Transparency – May 2016

News Release – Office Releases A Performance Audit of Utah Communications Authority Financial Management and Transparency
Presentation 5/18/2016 – Presentation of the UCA Performance Audit to the Public Utilities, Energy and Technology Interim Committee of the Utah Legislature
Audit Report – A Performance Audit of Utah Communications Authority Financial Management and Transparency – PA 16-01
Audit Brief – Audit Brief of A Performance Audit of Utah Communications Authority Financial Management and Transparency

Office of the Utah State Auditor Releases A Performance Audit of Data Analytics Techniques to Detect SNAP Abuse – January 2016

News Release – Office Releases A Performance Audit of Data Analytics Techniques to Detect SNAP Abuse
Audit Report – A Performance Audit of Data Analytics Techniques to Detect SNAP Abuse
Audit Brief – Audit Brief of A Performance Audit of Data Analytics Techniques to Detect SNAP Abuse

Office Releases A Performance Audit of Financial Reporting in Public Education – November 2015

News Release – Office of the Utah State Auditor – A Performance Audit of Financial Reporting in Public Education
Audit Report – Office of the Utah State Auditor – Performance Audit No. 15-03 – A Performance Audit of Financial Reporting in Public Education
Audit Brief – A Performance Audit of Financial Reporting in Public Education

Office Releases Analysis Report – Steps to Improve College Graduation Rates – April 2015

News Release – Office of the Utah State Auditor – Steps to Improve College Graduation Rates
Report Brief – Office of the Utah State Auditor – Steps to Improve College Graduation Rates
Analysis Report – Office of the Utah State Auditor – Analysis Report No. AR 15-01 – Steps to Improve College Graduation Rates
Supplemental Information
- ACT Report – The Condition of College & Career Readiness 2014 -Utah
- Utah System of Higher Education- 2014 Data Book
- Arizona State University eAdvisor System Reports
  - ASU 4-year graduation rate up 20 points since 2002
  - The Economist – The log-on degree (ASU)

Office Releases a Performance Audit of Sex Offender Access to Vulnerable Populations – April 2015

News Release – Office of the Utah State Auditor – Performance Audit of Sex Offender Access to Vulnerable Populations

Audit Brief – Office of the Utah State Auditor – Performance Audit No. 15-02 A Performance Audit of Sex Offender Access to Vulnerable Populations

Audit Report – Performance Audit No. 15-02 – A Performance Audit of Sex Offender Access to Vulnerable Populations

Office Releases a Review of the Utah Universal Service
Fund (UUSF) – March 2015

Office Completes A Performance Audit of Utah’s Adult Felony Drug Courts – January 2015

Press Release – Office Issues A Performance Audit of Utah’s Adult Felony Drug Courts
Audit Brief – Performance Audit of Utah’s Adult Felony Drug Courts
Audit Report – Performance Audit No. 14-06 – A Performance Audit of Utah’s Adult Felony Drug Courts

Office Issues A Limited Performance Audit of The Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control

Audit Report, November 2014 – Performance Audit No. 14‐04 – A Limited Performance Audit of The Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control
Presentation – Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission, November 18 2014

Office Issues A Performance Audit of The Governor’s Office of Economic Development Corporate Incentives Program

Press Release – Office Issues Performance Audit of GOED’s Corporate Incentives Program
Audit Brief – Performance Audit of GOED’s Corporate Incentives Program
Audit Report – Audit No. 14-03 A Performance Audit of GOED’s Corporate Incentives Program
Presentation – Executive Appropriations Committee Presentation, Tuesday, October 14, 2014
Audio of Presentation – Executive Appropriations Committee Audio, Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Office Issues A Limited Review of the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) Client Satisfaction

Letter to Attorney General Reyes, September 2, 2014 – Office Issues A Limited Review of the Office of the Attorney General Client Satisfaction

Office Issues Analysis of Utah Property Tax System Showing Significant Calculation Errors Across the State

Press Release – Office Issues Analysis of Utah Property Tax System
Analysis Brief – Analysis of Utah Property Tax System Shows Significant
Calculation Errors Across the State
Report – New Growth Within Utah’s Property Tax System
Presentation – Legislative Presentation – New Growth Within Utah’s Property Tax System