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2018 – 2022 News Releases

News Releases from the Office of the State Auditor – 2018 – 2022

2022 Audit Reports and News

Office of the State Auditor Completes Audit of the State of Utah’s 2022 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report – December 2022

The Office of the State Auditor Releases Limited Review of Scofield Town – November 2022

Office of the State Auditor Releases a Review of Certain Utah Inland Port Authority Procurement Practices – September 2022

Office of the State Auditor Releases Limited Review of the Wayne County School District Board – August 2022

Office of the State Auditor Releases Limited Review of the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Services – July 2022

Office of the State Auditor Completes Federal Funds Compliance Audit – July 2022

Office of the State Auditor Releases Limited Review of Minimum School Program – July 2022

Office of the State Auditor Project KIDS wins National Award from NSAA – June 2022

Office of the State Auditor Releases Report on UTOPIA Fiber – May 2022

Office of the State Auditor Releases High School Graduation Rates Report – May 22

Office of the State Auditor Releases Report on Kane County Water Conservancy District – May 2022

Office of the State Auditor Reviews Complaint About Process to Select Vendor to Perform Orem School District Feasibility Study – May 2022

Office of the State Auditor Releases Project KIDS Title I Program Effectiveness Report – February 2022

Office of the State Auditor Adds Medical Cannabis Visit Cost Information to Utah Health Cost Compare – February 2022

Attorney General Sean Reyes, State Treasurer Marlo Oaks and State Auditor John Dougall Lead 22 States in Letter to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Concerning Risk Management: Principles for Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Banks – February 2022

Office of the State Auditor Releases Special Report on Course and Program Fees in the Utah System of Higher Education – January 2022

Office of the State Auditor Completes Audit of the State of Utah’s 2021 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report – January 2022

2021 Audit Reports and News

Attorney General Sean Reyes, State Treasurer Marlo Oaks and State Auditor John Dougall Lead 23 States in Letter Opposing Proposed Department of Labor Rule That Puts Retirement Savings at Risk – December 2021

State Treasurer Marlo M. Oaks and State Auditor John Dougall join fellow state financial officers in push back against bank boycotts of traditional energy industries – December 2021

Office of the State Auditor Announces Appointment of State Privacy Officer – November 2021

Office of the State Auditor Releases Financial Audit of Uintah County – October 2021

State Auditor John Dougall and State Treasurer Marlo Oaks Join Fellow State Financial Officers Opposing Biden Proposal to Monitor Middle Class Bank Accounts – September 2021

Governor, Attorney General and State Auditor Announce Appointments to the Newly Created Personal Privacy Oversight Commission – June 2021

Office of the State Auditor Completes FY 2020 Federal Funds Compliance Audit – June 2021

Office of the State Auditor Announces the Release of a Review of Banjo, Inc. and its Public Safety Application – March 2021

Office of the State Auditor Releases an Analysis Report on NCAA Athletics Revenue Subsidization for Utah’s Degree-Granting Public Colleges and Universities – February 2021

Office of the State Auditor Announces the Release of Key Recommendations from the Commission on Protecting Privacy and Preventing Discrimination – February 2021

Office of the State Auditor Releases Upgraded Transparent Utah Website – January 2021

Office of the State Auditor Completes Audit of the State of Utah’s 2020 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report – January 2021

2020 Audit Reports and News

Office of the State Auditor Releases Letter Regarding Issues Related to the Performance of the Utah Department of Health Pandemic Response – December 2020

Office of the State Auditor Releases Limited Review of the Expenditure and Approval Processes of Various Utah Government Agencies and Offices – December 2020

Office of the State Auditor Releases its Limited Review of the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food – November 2020

Office of the State Auditor Releases Limited Review of State Emergency Procurements and Emergency Response – September 2020

Office of the State Auditor Announces the Availability of  Utah Health Cost Compare – A Healthcare Cost Comparison Tool – June 2020

Office of the State Auditor Releases a Report Identifying Concerns with Mandatory Fees in the Utah System of Higher Education – June 2020

Office of the State Auditor Releases Special Financial Audit of the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control
for Fiscal Year 2019 – June 2020

Office of the State Auditor Announces Formation of Commission on Protecting Privacy and Preventing Discrimination – June 2020

Who Audits the Auditor? – Office of the State Auditor Successfully Completes 2020 Peer Review – May 2020

Office of the State Auditor Announces Management Letter Concerning ProStart – March 2020

Office of the State Auditor Releases Transportation Fiscal Analysis  – Highlights the long-term ineffectiveness of the gas tax – February 2020

Office of the State Auditor Issues Reports and Letters for Utah’s Public Institutions of Higher Education – February 2020

Office of the State Auditor Releases Audits of Federal Financial Compliance and Internal Control Over Compliance – January 2020

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

Office of the State Auditor Announces Update to Transparent Utah – January 2020

2019 Audit Reports and News

Office of the State Auditor Completes 2019 Federal Funds Compliance Audit – December 2019

Office of the State Auditor Completes Audit of the State of Utah’s 2019 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report – December 2019

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

Office of the State Auditor Releases Financial Audit Reports of Ogden-Weber Technical College Report No. 19-02 – September 2019

Office of the State Auditor Releases the Second Report on its Information Systems Audit of the Department of Public Safety Driver License Division Report No. IT 18-03 – September 2019

Office of the State Auditor Releases a Public Education Spending Dashboard To Help Show “Where Does The Money Go in Public Education?” – September 2019

Office of the State Auditor Releases a Report on the Beaver County Waste Management Service District No. 5 – September 2019

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 Audits of the Utah Navajo Trust Fund – June 2019

Office of the State Auditor Releases Information Systems Audit of Weber State University – May 2019

Office of the State Auditor Releases Audits of the Utah State Fair Corporation – May 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 Information Systems Audit of the University of Utah – April 2019

Office of the State Auditor Releases Reports for Eight Public Technical Colleges – March 2019

Office of the State Auditor Issues Reports to Two Public Universities and Two Public Colleges – March 2019

Office of the State Auditor Releases Its Internal Control Report: An Evaluation of Utah’s Counties – February 2019

Office of the State Auditor Issues Management Letter to the Utah Department of Transportation – February 2019

Office of the State Auditor Releases its Information Systems Audit of the Controlled Substance Database – February 2019

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

Office of the State Auditor Releases Two Reports of Programs within Utah’s System of Public Education – January 2019

Office of the State Auditor Releases its Special Project Report on Fayette Town – January 2019

Office of the State Auditor Issues Athletic Department Agreed-Upon Procedures Reports to Five Utah Public Universities – January 2019

Office of the State Auditor Releases A Performance Audit of The Division of Emergency Management’s Budget and Performance Management Practices – January 2019

Office of the State Auditor Announces its Information Systems Audit of The Department of Public Safety, Driver License Division – January 2019

2018 Audit Reports and News

Office of the State Auditor Issues Management Letters to Four Public Universities – December 2018

Office of the State Auditor Completes Federal Funds Compliance Audit – December 2018

Office of the State Auditor Issues Two Management Letters – December 2018

Office of the State Auditor Issues Additional Management Letters – December 2018

Office of the State Auditor Completes Audit of the State of Utah’s 2018 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report – December 2018

Office of the State Auditor Releases 3 Additional Audits of Federal Financial Compliance and Internal Controls – November 2018

Office of the State Auditor Releases Reports on Improper Ballot-related Advocacy – November 2018

Office of the State Auditor Releases Audits of Federal Financial Compliance and Internal Control Over Compliance – November 2018

Office of the State Auditor Releases Reviews of Four Water Conservancy Districts – November 2018

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

Utah Leaders Evaluate Utah’s 10-year Financial Literacy Effort – Utah Jump$tart Coalition Partners Meeting – October 2018

Office of the State Auditor Releases Limited Review of  Southwest Utah Public Health Department – October 2018

Office of the State Auditor Releases Review of Emery County’s Distribution of Federal Mineral Lease Monies – October 2018

Office of the State Auditor Releases Program Review of Utah’s General Financial Literacy Graduation Requirement – October 2018

Joint Letter from State Auditor John Dougall, Lieutenant Governor Spencer J. Cox and Attorney General Sean Reyes concerning Political Activity of Public Entities – October 2018

Office of the State Auditor Releases Limited Review of the Unified Police Department – July 2018

Office of the State Auditor Releases its Internal Control Audit of the Office of the Attorney General and its Medicaid Fraud Control Unit – May 2018

Office of the State Auditor Announces Internal Control Audits of Three State Agencies  – May 2018

Office of the State Auditor Releases Internal Control Audit of the Administrative Office of the Courts – May 2018

Office of the State Auditor Releases its Special Project Report on Santa Clara City – April 2018

Office of the State Auditor Releases its Special Financial Audit of the Dept. of Alcoholic Beverage Control – April 2018

Office of the State Auditor Releases its Special Project Report on Plymouth Town for the Period July 2015 through May 2017 – April 2018

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

Office of the State Auditor Releases its Review of Washington County – April 2018

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

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