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Auditor General DeFoor Celebrates First Graduate of Intern to Hire Program; Creates Pathways to Employment by Expanding Intern to Hire Program and Job Opportunities

WEST CHESTER, PA – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today recognized Montgomery County resident Francisco Molina as the department’s first graduate of the Intern to Hire program, an initiative designed to provide career pathways through internships to students at Pennsylvania colleges and universities. “It’s hard to believe that it was just 16 months ago that […]

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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 42 municipal and police pension plans in Adams, Beaver, Bucks, Cambria, Carbon, Centre, Chester, Clinton, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Montgomery, Perry, Snyder, Venango, Wayne and Westmoreland counties. “Our audits make sure state pension aid is used as required by law, which helps […]

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Auditor General DeFoor Creates Pathways to Employment by Expanding Job Opportunities to Associate Degree Graduates

HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced his department is expanding its career pathways to include graduates of accredited associate degree programs in the areas of accounting, business, data analytics, finance, economics, math or another closely related field. “Our goal is to create pathways to careers and expand opportunities to good jobs to […]

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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