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Announcements February 16, 2024

Auditor General DeFoor: Audits Show Some Improvement in City of Chester Pension Plans, But Still in Severe Distress

HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today released audits of City of Chester’s pension plans from 2020-2022 showing that while the plans have made some improvements, they are still considered distressed and administrative issues remain. “We realize that the City of Chester’s financial issues have been decades in the making, but it must make […]

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Announcements February 15, 2024

Auditor General DeFoor: LPE Pilot Program Helps Auditors Complete Volunteer Fire Relief Association Audits Two Months Faster

Leetsdale, Pa. – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today joined members of the Leetsdale Volunteer Fire Relief Association (VFRA), State Sen. Devlin Robinson and State Rep. Val Gaydos to announce the department’s Limited Procedure Engagement (LPE) Pilot Program has saved two months of staff time to complete these audits, from an average of 119 days […]

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Audit News February 8, 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 38 volunteer firefighters’ relief associations (VFRAs) in Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Berks, Bucks, Cameron, Clearfield, Crawford, Dauphin, Delaware, Franklin, Greene, Lackawanna, Lebanon, Mercer, Monroe, Montgomery, Northampton, Schuylkill, Tioga, Venango, Warren, Washington, Wayne and York counties. “Relief associations provide vital support to Pennsylvania’s […]

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Audit News February 5, 2024

Auditor General DeFoor Announces Release of Compliance Audits for County Offices, District Courts

HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced the release of compliance audits of district courts and county government offices in Allegheny, Beaver, Bedford, Clarion, Clearfield, Delaware, Franklin, Juniata, Lancaster, Lehigh, Luzerne, Mercer, Mifflin, Monroe, Northampton, Perry, Snyder, Somerset, Susquehanna, Venango, Warren, Westmoreland and Wyoming counties. “These compliance audits determine whether all funds that […]

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Be Money Smart January 31, 2024

Auditor General DeFoor Promotes Pennsylvania Library Association’s PA Forward® Program, Giving Pennsylvanians Access to Free Resources Needed to Be Money Smart

Camp Hill, Pa. – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today visited the Cleve J. Fredricksen Library to promote the Pennsylvania Library Association’s (PaLA) PA Forward® Initiative, which fuels the types of knowledge essential to helping Pennsylvanian’s succeed. The initiative focuses on five literacy hubs: Basic Literacy; Information Literacy; Civic and Social Literacy; Health Literacy; and […]

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Audit News January 29, 2024

Auditor General DeFoor Releases Audits for Volunteer Firefighters’ Relief Associations in 31 Counties

HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy DeFoor today announced the release of audit reports for 42 volunteer firefighters’ relief associations (VFRAs) in Adams, Allegheny, Beaver, Bradford, Bucks, Butler, Cambria, Chester, Clarion, Clinton, Columbia, Crawford, Fayette, Franklin, Indiana, Lancaster, Lawrence, Lebanon, Luzerne, Lycoming, Mercer, Northampton, Perry, Potter, Schuylkill, Sullivan, Venango, Warren, Washington, Wayne and Westmoreland counties. “Relief […]

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Audit News January 23, 2024

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 40 municipal and police pension plans in Allegheny, Bedford, Bucks, Cambria, Clearfield, Cumberland, Delaware, Indiana, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe, Montgomery, Pike, Susquehanna, Venango and Westmoreland counties. “Our audits make sure state pension aid is used as required by law, which helps to […]

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Announcements January 17, 2024

Harrisburg University, Auditor General and Members 1st Federal Credit Union Launch 11th Annual Student Financial Literacy Scholarship Competition

HARRISBURG – Harrisburg University of Science and Technology President Dr. Eric Darr, Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor and Members 1st Federal Credit Union Chief Relationship Officer Chad Adams today launched the 11th annual student financial literacy scholarship competition entitled, “What Does Financial Literacy Mean to Me?” “In high school, students are learning personal finance skills […]

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Audit News January 16, 2024

Auditor General DeFoor Releases Audits for Volunteer Firefighters’ Relief Associations in 24 Counties

HARRISBURG –Auditor General Timothy DeFoor today announced the release of audit reports for 32 volunteer firefighters’ relief associations (VFRAs) in Allegheny, Beaver, Bucks, Chester, Clearfield, Dauphin, Erie, Huntingdon, Jefferson, Juniata, Lackawanna, Lawrence, Lebanon, McKean, Mercer, Montgomery, Schuylkill, Sullivan, Venango, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Westmoreland and York counties. “Relief associations provide vital support to Pennsylvania’s dedicated first […]

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Audit News January 9, 2024

Auditor General DeFoor Announces County Children & Youth Agency Audits Released in Fourth Quarter of 2023

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

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