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Audit News February 20, 2025

Auditor General DeFoor Releases Cyber Charter School Performance Audit and Calls for Major Reform to How They are Funded

HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today released a performance audit of five cyber charter schools which shows from 2020 to 2023, they legally increased revenues by $425 million and reserves by 144%, due in part to an outdated funding formula that does not use actual instruction costs to determine tuition, set guidelines for […]

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Audit News February 18, 2025

Auditor General DeFoor Releases Audits of Municipal Pension Plans in 16 Counties

HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced the release of audits of 44 municipal and police pension plans in Allegheny, Beaver, Berks, Cambria, Carbon, Clearfield, Columbia, Delaware, Indiana, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lawrence, Montgomery, Northampton, Susquehanna and York counties. “Our audits make sure state pension aid is used as required by law, which helps to […]

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Be Audit Smart February 13, 2025

Auditor General DeFoor: DCNR Ignored its Internal Policies and Procedures When Awarding Grants for Conservation Projects

HARRISBURG, Pa. – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today released an audit of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) that showed it did not award all Community Conservation Partnerships Program (C2P2) grants competitively, instead using its own discretion when awarding some grants despite advertising it as a competitive process.   “We found instances where […]

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Audit News February 12, 2025

Auditor General DeFoor Releases Audits for Volunteer Firefighters’ Relief Associations in 23 Counties

HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy DeFoor today announced the release of audit reports for 35 volunteer firefighters’ relief associations (VFRAs) in Adams, Allegheny, Bedford, Bucks, Butler, Carbon, Clearfield, Crawford, Indiana, Lawrence, Lebanon, Luzerne, Montgomery, Montour, Northampton, Northumberland, Potter, Schuylkill, Washington, Wayne, Westmoreland, Wyoming and York counties. “Relief associations provide vital support to Pennsylvania’s dedicated first […]

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Audit News January 30, 2025

Auditor General DeFoor Releases Audits for Volunteer Firefighters’ Relief Associations in 29 Counties

HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy DeFoor today announced the release of audit reports for 45 volunteer firefighters’ relief associations (VFRAs) in Adams, Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Bucks, Butler, Carbon, Clearfield, Columbia, Cumberland, Delaware, Erie, Fayette, Huntingdon, Indiana, Jefferson, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne, McKean, Montgomery, Montour, Northampton, Susquehanna, Venango, Warren, Washington, Westmoreland and York counties. “Relief associations provide […]

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Audit News January 28, 2025

Auditor General DeFoor Releases Audits of Municipal Pension Plans in 11 Counties

HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced the release of audits of 29 municipal and police pension plans in Allegheny, Beaver, Blair, Cambria, Lancaster, Lehigh, Mercer, Montgomery, Susquehanna, Washington, Westmoreland and York counties. “Our audits make sure state pension aid is used as required by law, which helps to reduce financial burdens on […]

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Audit News January 7, 2025

Auditor General DeFoor Releases Audits of Municipal Pension Plans in 17 Counties

HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced the release of audits of 39 municipal and police pension plans in Allegheny, Armstrong, Centre, Columbia, Cumberland, Erie, Huntingdon, Lancaster, Lawrence, Luzerne, McKean, Mercer, Pike, Somerset, Tioga, Wyoming and York counties. “Our audits make sure state pension aid is used as required by law, which helps […]

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Audit News December 30, 2024

Auditor General DeFoor Announces County Children & Youth Agency Audits Released in Fourth Quarter of 2024

HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today released audits of nine county children and youth services agencies performed during the fourth quarter of 2024. “Our audits ensure that counties are properly using state funds to protect at-risk children,” Auditor General DeFoor said. By law, the department audits the fiscal reports that county CYS agencies […]

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Audit News December 27, 2024

Auditor General DeFoor Releases Audits for Volunteer Firefighters’ Relief Associations in 25 Counties

HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy DeFoor today announced the release of audit reports for 33 volunteer firefighters’ relief associations (VFRAs) in Adams, Allegheny, Beaver, Blair, Bucks, Butler, Cambria, Fayette, Lawrence, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne, McKean, Mercer, Montgomery, Montour, Northampton, Northumberland, Perry, Potter, Schuylkill, Venango, Washington, Westmoreland and York counties. “Relief associations provide vital support to Pennsylvania’s […]

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Audit News December 17, 2024

Auditor General DeFoor Releases Audits of Municipal Pension Plans in 17 Counties

HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced the release of audits of 37 municipal and police pension plans in Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Berks, Blair, Butler, Carbon, Chester, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lawrence, Luzerne, Monroe, Montour, Tioga, Washington and Westmoreland counties. “Our audits make sure state pension aid is used as required by law, which helps […]

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