Announcements
SAO conducts new audits of local agency compliance with requirements to report police officer misconduct
The Office of the Washington State Auditor is conducting new “police training and certification audits” to determine if law enforcement agencies fully comply with officer conduct reporting requirements.
Annual report: See how our Office provided accountability and transparency of public funds in 2024
The State Auditor’s Office invites you to scroll through an interactive report of our activities during fiscal year 2024. We are proud of our efforts to work with local governments and state agencies to ensure accountability and transparency for public resources.
Audit finds significant lack of financial oversight at Port of Peninsula
The Port of Peninsula mismanaged its revenues, resulting in financial disarray, and failed to follow parts of the Open Public Meetings Act, the Office of the Washington State Auditor reported today.
FDTA proposed rules public comment period is open
The State Auditor’s Office has been closely monitoring actions concerning the Financial Data Transparency Act (FDTA), which was passed into law at the end of 2022. The act seeks to modernize the collection and dissemination of financial data by federal financial regulators by requiring information submitted to the agencies to be in a machine-readable format.
Performance audit identifies gap in transferring college credit earned in high school
Washington colleges and universities accept nearly all the college-level credits students earn in high school – if the students follow through on a crucial step in the transfer process, according to a report released today by the Office of the Washington State Auditor.
Small city of Morton lost more than $900,000 over a decade, audit finds
The clerk-treasurer of a small city in the Cascades misappropriated more than $900,000 in public funds over nearly a decade, despite warning signs that improper activity was occurring, the Office of the Washington State Auditor found in a fraud report issued today.
State has taken appropriate steps in transition to new financial system, but risks remain, audit finds
Each month, Washington relies on the aging Agency Financial Reporting System to process $4.3 billion in payments. In less than a year, the state plans to move to a new administrative system, a necessary but immensely complex information technology project affecting more than 100 agencies.
The project is overseen by the One Washington program, which chose Workday, a cloud-based enterprise resource planning system, to modernize the state's administrative systems.
Marysville School District’s financial condition jeopardizes future operations, audit finds
The Marysville School District’s ability to keep operating is in doubt, based on its declining financial condition, according to an audit by the Office of the Washington State Auditor.
The district serves about 9,700 students, and its finances have eroded rapidly over the past year. Auditors found the district’s current financial position “raises substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern.”
Performance audit identifies key strategies to recruit and retain special education staff
Like most states, Washington reports shortages of qualified special education staff. Without properly trained staff, school districts struggle to provide eligible students with important services like lessons to develop study skills, speech or physical therapy, behavior management and vocational education.
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