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Nov 20, 2012

Audit faults Md. Department of Disabilities

ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland Department of Disabilities is not consistently providing timely annual eligibility reevaluations to beneficiaries of its $1.2 million Attendant Care Program, which reimburses personal attendant services for […]

Oct 2, 2012

P.G. County town says it could go bankrupt

A Prince George’s County town is reporting it could go bankrupt, according to a review of local government audits by the state.

Aug 21, 2012

Audit faults governor’s office for poor record-keeping

ANNAPOLIS — The Executive Department and governor’s office had missing computer equipment, improper handling of cash receipts and unreliable inventory records, state auditors have found, and some of the problems […]

Feb 28, 2012

Bill would penalize agencies that repeat audit findings

ANNAPOLIS — Legislation that would strip state agencies of a portion of their budget should they have repeat audit findings would add teeth to such legislative audits, the bill’s sponsor […]

Feb 28, 2012

Repeat audit offenders would lose state money under proposed bill

ANNAPOLIS — Legislation that would strip state agencies of a portion of their budget should they have repeat audit findings would add teeth to such legislative audits, the bill’s sponsor […]

Feb 26, 2012

Audit cites MTA for unverified bills, control over payroll

ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland Transit Administration spent hundreds of millions of dollars without verifying bills and had little control over payroll, according to a report published Friday by the Office […]

Dec 9, 2011

Pipkin demands Maryland transportation head step down

State Sen. E.J. Pipkin, R-Upper Shore, has turned his sights on another branch of Gov. Martin O’Malley’s administration. The top Republican in the upper chamber, Pipkin called Friday for the […]

Dec 7, 2011

Audit: Cross-checking deaths could save state millions

The state could save millions of dollars by comparing the list of people receiving Medicaid with the Social Security Administration’s Master Death File, according to a report from the Office […]

Dec 2, 2011

‘Special review’ further faults State Highway Administration

The State Highway Administration hid cost overruns, handed out redundant contracts and skirted outside reviews of other spending while engaging in too-cozy relationships with its contractors, according to state auditors. […]

Oct 24, 2011

Controls faulted at Maryland Port Administration

The Maryland Port Administration showed “significant deficiencies” in its oversight of more than $60 million in revenue and $15.3 million in payments in fiscal 2010, state watchdogs said in an […]

Sep 16, 2011

Top 5: ‘Wrongly placed blame’

A simple broken wrist is costing the city of Baltimore $30,000, and two attorneys have been disbarred in Maryland for their conduct in Virginia and Washington, D.C. Those stories and […]

Sep 12, 2011

Audit faults Maryland child support program

The agency responsible for operating Maryland‘s child support program has been lacking in its collection efforts, according to a report published Monday by the Office of Legislative Audits. The state […]