Auditor General DePasquale Releases Pension Plan Audits for Municipalities in Armstrong, Beaver, Berks, Butler, Cambria, Clearfield, Lackawanna, Lebanon, McKean and Somerset Counties
May 24, 2013
HARRISBURG (May 24, 2013) – Auditor General Eugene DePasquale today released audits of municipal pension plans for local government employees in Armstrong, Beaver, Berks, Butler, Cambria, Clearfield, Lackawanna, Lebanon, McKean and Somerset counties.

Auditor General DePasquale Releases Audit Reports for School Entities in Columbia, York Counties
May 23, 2013
HARRISBURG (May 23, 2013) – Auditor General Eugene DePasquale today announced the release of audit reports for two school districts in Columbia and York counties.

Auditor General DePasquale Releases Pension Plan Audits for Municipalities in Allegheny, Bucks, Cambria, Erie, Lackawanna, Washington and York Counties
May 16, 2013
HARRISBURG (May 16, 2013) – Auditor General Eugene DePasquale today released audits of municipal pension plans for local government employees in Allegheny, Bucks, Cambria, Erie, Lackawanna, Washington and York counties.

Auditor General DePasquale Releases Audit Reports for School Districts in Adams, Delaware, Erie and Potter Counties
May 15, 2013
HARRISBURG (May 15, 2013) – Auditor General Eugene DePasquale today announced the release of audit reports for four school Entities in Adams, Delaware, Erie, and Potter counties.

Auditor General DePasquale Challenges UPMC, Highmark to Open Hospitals to All Insurers
May 8, 2013
PITTSBURGH (May 8, 2013) – Auditor General Eugene DePasquale today issued the following statement on the ongoing battle between UPMC and Highmark:

Auditor General DePasquale Encouraged by Penn State Board of Trustees Actions, Says More Must Be Done to Ensure Transparency
May 3, 2013
Harrisburg (May 3, 2013) – Auditor General Eugene DePasquale released the following statement regarding actions taken today by the Penn State Board of Trustees:

Auditor General DePasquale Gives Reading School District Failing Grade
Identifies Dysfunction, Lack of Cooperation and Professional Standards
May 3, 2013
READING (May 3, 2013) – Auditor General Eugene DePasquale today said that immediate and significant changes are needed at the Reading School District in Berks County, where auditors found the district has dysfunctional management, is not properly educating students, lacks controls over the spending of tax dollars, and fails to adequately restrict access to sensitive computer data, among other issues.

Auditor General DePasquale Releases Audit Reports for School Districts in Berks, Indiana, Lehigh, Perry, Venango and York Counties
May 1, 2013
HARRISBURG (May 1, 2013) – Auditor General Eugene DePasquale today announced the release of audit reports for six school districts in Berks, Indiana, Lehigh, Perry, Venango and York counties.

Auditor General DePasquale Identifies Problems with Management, Operation of Crawford Central School District
April 26, 2013
HARRISBURG (April 26, 2013) – Auditor General Eugene DePasquale today urged the Crawford Central School District in Crawford County to correct problems with the school board president’s potential conflict of interest, oversight of employee hiring, documentation of bus driver qualifications, student recordkeeping and certification of professional employees.

Auditor General DePasquale Releases Audit Reports for School Entities in Allegheny, Armstrong, Delaware, Erie, Greene, Lackawanna, Lawrence, Mercer, Northampton, Perry, Somerset, Tioga and Westmoreland Counties
April 22, 2013
HARRISBURG (April 22, 2013) – Auditor General Eugene DePasquale today announced the release of audit reports for 14 school districts in Allegheny, Armstrong, Delaware, Erie, Greene, Lackawanna, Lawrence, Mercer, Northampton, Perry, Somerset, Tioga counties and one career and technology center in Westmoreland County.

Auditor General DePasquale Says Backlog Cleared
Money Saved in 90 Days
April 18, 2013
HARRISBURG (April 18, 2013) – Auditor General Eugene DePasquale today announced that just three months after taking office, a backlog of 1,500 audits is cleared.

Auditor General DePasquale Urges Harrisburg to Pay Back Pension Plan
April 17, 2013
HARRISBURG (April 17, 2013) – Auditor General Eugene DePasquale today urged Harrisburg officials to correct faulty internal controls that resulted in the city failing to make timely deposits into its police pension plan of more than $2.8 million in state aid received for 2011 and 2012.

Auditor General DePasquale Says $35.4 million Owed in Corporate Taxes Could Offset Budget Cuts
April 15, 2013
HARRISBURG (April 15, 2013) – Auditor General Eugene DePasquale today announced auditors found corporate tax return errors amounting to $35.4 million in unpaid taxes owed to the commonwealth.

Auditor General DePasquale Releases Audit Reports for School Districts in Allegheny, Cambria Counties
April 12, 2013
HARRISBURG (April 11, 2013) – Auditor General Eugene DePasquale today announced the release of audit reports for two schools in Allegheny and Cambria counties.

Auditor General DePasquale Begins Auditing Port Authority of Allegheny County
Performance Audit to Cover July 1, 2007 through Dec. 31, 2012
March 28, 2013
HARRISBURG (March 28, 2013) – Auditor General Eugene DePasquale today announced that this week auditors began a performance audit of the Port Authority of Allegheny County to ensure the authority is effectively and efficiently using taxpayer funds.

Auditor General DePasquale Issues Statement on Proposed Liquor Code Changes
March 21, 2013
HARRISBURG (March 21, 2013) – Auditor General Eugene DePasquale today issued the following statement on legislation moving through the General Assembly to change the way alcohol is sold in Pennsylvania:

Auditor General DePasquale Outlines Specific Changes Needed to Improve Penn State University Governance
March 18, 2013
HARRISBURG (March 18, 2013) – Auditor General Eugene DePasquale today outlined specific legislative changes the General Assembly should make to improve governance of The Pennsylvania State University in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sex scandal.

Auditor General DePasquale Identifies Systemic Charter School Problems, $550,000 in Improper Lease Reimbursements
Calls on Department of Education, PA Coalition of Public Charter Schools to Resolve Issues
March 14, 2013
SCRANTON (March 14, 2013) – Auditor General Eugene DePasquale today called on the Department of Education and charter schools across the state to fix systemic problems identified in audits of six charter schools that collected more than $550,000 in improper lease reimbursements.

Auditor General DePasquale Talks School Safety at Senate Hearing
Says School Safety Audits Filling Gap that Could Help Prevent Tragedy in Pennsylvania
March 13, 2013
HARRISBURG (March 13, 2013) – Auditor General Eugene DePasquale today told Senate leaders that school safety audits are filling a gap and could help prevent a tragedy.

Auditor General DePasquale to Audit DPW Contract to Pay Personal Care Attendants
Delay in Payroll Payments Prompts Audit
February 28, 2013
HARRISBURG (Feb. 28, 2013) – Auditor General Eugene DePasquale today announced an audit of the Department of Public Welfare’s contract with a Boston-based vendor that failed to provide timely payments to direct care workers in Pennsylvania.