State investigators scolded the Arizona Department of Transportation in a report that showed the agency depends too heavily on private consultants, potentially costing taxpayers more than it should.

State investigators scolded the Arizona Department of Transportation in a report that showed the agency depends too heavily on private consultants, potentially costing taxpayers more than it should.

Security weaknesses in the Arizona Department of Education’s computer system are leaving teachers’ Social Security numbers and other private information vulnerable to hackers, the state Auditor General’s Office has concluded.

Scottsdale City Auditor Cheryl Dreska — whose office has released hard-hitting reviews of city department operations — has been the subject of three closed-door City Council discussions because a former colleague filed a complaint against her during his last week on the job, the Tribune has learned.

A lack of financial oversight during its first year of operations left the Mesa Arts Center with accounting discrepancies that made it hard for city auditors to track and document ticket revenue, an internal audit revealed.

A city audit has uncovered irregular spending habits by a Scottsdale grant program charged with helping residents improve the look and safety of their aging neighborhoods.

A city audit has uncovered irregular spending habits by a Scottsdale grant program charged with helping residents improve the look and safety of their aging neighborhoods.

A shortage of staff is threatening to increase the number of errors made in determining who is — and is not — eligible for welfare benefits, state Auditor General Debbie Davenport said Tuesday.

December 31, 2004

The state agency responsible for investigating reports of child abuse and neglect needs to do a better job, state auditors said Tuesday.

The controversial property tax vote has been all the buzz around Mesa.

The controversial property tax vote has been all the buzz around Mesa.

The Maricopa County Community College District illegally put 26 nonemployees on its payroll, and a majority of them in the state retirement system, the Arizona Auditor General's Office announced in a report Tuesday morning.

December 16, 2004

Andrei Cherny and Doug Ducey want voters to know that the job of state treasurer is much more than keeping track of Arizona’s dollars and cents.

Probation officers need to evaluate juveniles in the court system more quickly and consistently, and the courts need to better monitor the vendors they use for juvenile treatment services, according to a state audit released Tuesday.

The Arizona Auditor General's Office is wrapping up an investigation into special deals by the Maricopa County Community College District that allowed private lobbyists to improperly enroll in the state retirement system.

 Our View: The Maricopa County Community College District and its chancellor, Rufus Glasper, have landed in a no-win situation in addressing a collection of improper deals to pay the salaries and retirement benefits of people working for special-interest groups.

Arizona’s three state universities should do more to market the inventions of their staffers, a state auditor’s study says. The new report by the Arizona Auditor General’s Office said all three schools need to increase their use of incentives to encourage more faculty members to get involved in technology transfer programs.

A state audit has found problems with the way the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office and County Attorney's Office use and account for money that has been seized from crooks.

The state board charged with overseeing Arizona’s public charter schools is doing an inadequate job of monitoring those schools, according to a state audit released Tuesday.

The Pinal County Board of Supervisors put County Manager Stan Griffis on paid administrative leave Friday, pending the outcome of an investigation into purchases of firearms and accessories that Griffis made with county funds.