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Report #: 21-105
Regents, Board of
Performance Audit

ABOR has established processes related to several of its statutory responsibilities we reviewed but can improve its effectiveness in other areas, including discussing the universities’ significant risk areas and plans...

Report #: 21-104
Juvenile Corrections, Department of
Performance Audit

Department has not always followed its policy and procedures for referring youth to temporary stabilization units (TSUs), and youth isolation can potentially have negative consequences and undermine the Department’s mission...

Report #: 21-103
Regents, Board of
Performance Audit

Universities have not consistently followed ABOR’s guidelines governing university relationships with affiliated organizations, limiting full transparency and accountability for some university resources provided to and the benefits received from these...

Report #: 21-102
Real Estate, Department of
Performance Audit

Department met some of its statutory objectives and purposes but did not ensure it selected high-risk brokerages for audit, confirm the validity of license applicants’ fingerprint clearance cards, and consistently...

Report #: 21-101
Veterans Services, Department of
Performance Audit

Department operates State Veterans’ Homes, reported implementing emergency actions to respond to COVID-19 pandemic, and took action to correct licensing, health, safety, and infection-control deficiencies, but preferences are shifting to...

Report #: 21-301
-Arizona, State of
Annual Review

As required by law, we completed a review of per diem compensation and expense reimbursement payments to members of State boards, commissions, councils, and advisory committees (collectively referred to as...

Report #: 20-302
Attorney General, Office of the
Special Review

As required by law, we completed our biennial review of the Attorney General’s Office use of Anti-racketeering Revolving Fund monies for fiscal years 2019 and 2020. We did not identify...

Report #: 20-113
Child Safety, Department of
Special Report

Although the Department has various practices that can help ensure the reliability of the underlying data it uses to calculate caseloads for 3 public reports, its method for calculating caseloads...

Report #: 20-112
Dispensing Opticians, Board of
Performance Audit

Board has generally met its statutory objective and purpose but should ensure that dispensing optician license applicants submit required lawful presence documentation, provide written notice of application deficiencies to license...

Report #: 20-111
Sports and Tourism Authority
Performance Audit

Authority distributed some revenues inconsistent with statutory requirements, discontinued a key Stadium management oversight practice and did not document other oversight practices, and did not receive enough tourism revenues to...

Report #: 20-110
Funeral Directors and Embalmers, Board of
Performance Audit

Board licensed/registered applicants without ensuring they met key public protection requirements and did not properly perform funeral establishment and crematory inspections or perform some of these inspections within the required...

Report #: 20-109
Corrections, Department of
Performance Audit

Department spending we reviewed was consistent with statutory and other requirements, but the Department has received a small percentage of its requested capital funding and has not addressed outstanding reconciliations...

Economic Security-ALTCS Contract, Department of
Financial Audit, IT Related Findings
Report #: 20-108
Agriculture, Department of
Performance Audit

Department did not comply with all statutory conflict-of-interest requirements and effectively safeguard its IT systems and sensitive data

Report #: 20-107
Agriculture, Department of
Performance Audit

Three Department divisions did not inspect some higher-risk establishments and inefficiently used inspection resources, and Department licensed applicants who did not meet all licensing requirements and did not retain public...

Report #: 20-106
Pharmacy, Board of
Performance Audit

Board did not fulfill several regulatory responsibilities, base its fees on the cost of providing services, enforce compliance with State Controlled Substances Prescription Monitoring Program (CSPMP) requirements, and provide accurate...

Report #: 20-105
Child Safety, Department of
Special Report

Best practice for caseload standards is evolving, and Department does not use caseload standards to manage caseworker workloads; instead, it moves cases or caseworkers in an effort to balance caseworker...

Report #: 20-104
Veterans Services, Department of
Performance Audit

Post-9/11 Advisory Committee and Department used Fund eligibility criteria beyond what statute set, restricting eligibility for financial assistance, and Department inadequately safeguarded Fund monies and exceeded award limits for some...

Treasurer, Office of the
Financial Audit

The Arizona State Treasurer receives annual financial and compliance audits:

  • Annual Financial Report includes our audit opinion on the reported financial information’s reliability. 

  • Report on Internal Control and on Compliance...

-Arizona, State of
Financial Audit, IT Related Findings, Single Audit

Annual financial and compliance reports: State and federal laws require the State of Arizona to receive annual financial and compliance audits, including audits of federal financial assistance programs, resulting in...