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October 2018

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VT DIGGER

Auditor: Tax abatements properly granted, but poorly documented

 

July 2018

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Vermont Biz

Audit finds possible fraud in Medicaid Residential Services

VT DIGGER

In-home care program improperly paid $150K, audit finds

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December 2017

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Vote for Vermont - Campaign for Vermont (an ORCA Media Presentation)

Doug Hoffer, Holding State Government Accountable

 

October 2017

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VT DIGGER

Auditor: State regulator failed to enforce environmental laws

 

July 2017

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Stowe Reporter

Resorts Agree to Change Leases: Vail will bring uphill ski policy to Stowe

 

June 2017

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VPR

Audit: State Investigations Into Alleged Employee Misconduct Lack Paper Trail

VT DIGGER

Auditor: State paid workers $3M during misconduct probes

Rutland Herald

Audit finds state lax on forced paid leave

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VT DIGGER

Auditor: State construction projects ran late and over budget

Vermont Biz

Auditor: State building projects plagued by $24.6 million in cost overruns

VPR

New Audit Shows Major Cost Overruns In State Construction Projects

 

February 2017

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VT DIGGER

Auditor: Public Safety Spending Up as Crime Rate Flat

 

December 2016

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VT DIGGER

Auditor: Price Transparency Still Lacking in Vermont Health Care

 

October 2016

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VT DIGGER 

Audit questions state web portal fees

VERMONTBIZ

Auditor: Some state web fees not approved as required                     

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VT DIGGER

Auditor: Millions of Dollars Later, VITL’S Impact Not Measurable

                                       

September 2016

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VT DIGGER

Auditor Targets DCFs Response To Benefits Fraud

VPR

Does Vermont Really Have An Embezzlement Problem?

 

July 2016

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VT DIGGER

Audit: Many State Employees Weren't Evaluated Last Year

Vermont Biz       

State auditor gives mild rebuke to three departments over performance reviews

VPR

Perspectives On The EB-5 Scandal

                                             

April 2016

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VT DIGGER         

Auditor Identifies Data Collection Problems at Tax Department

                                             

March 2016

Press Release

Agency of Education’s Calculations Generally Followed Law but Data Quality Could Be Enhanced

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VT DIGGER

Auditor says Education Data Collection Could Use Improvement     

 

February 2016

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ORCA Media - Community Access Television

State of the State: Doug Hoffer, Vermont Auditor of Accounts

 

December 2015

Press Release      

Auditor Finds Excessive Reliance on Uncompetitive Contracting Practices

 SEVEN DAYS

 Hoffer Finds Rampant No-Bid Contracting in State Government

 VPR

 Audit Of State Contracts Calls For A More Competitive Bidding Process     

 VTDIGGER

 Auditor: Agency of Education Failed to Seek Competitive Bids for Federal Money                                         

 

September 2015

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Vermont Training Program – Compliance and Performance

 

 

 

August 2015

Press Release    

Much Work Remains in Efforts to Detect and Prevent Worker Misclassification 

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 VTDIGGER         

State Not Doing Enough to Enforce Employment Laws

VPR

Some Vt. Employers May Misclassify Workers As 'Contractors' To Avoid Expensive Benefits               

 

July 2015

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Hoffer Announces New Audits

 

June 2015

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State Auditor Calls For Improved Oversight: Department of Corrections’ Transitional Housing 

VTDIGGER          

State Auditor's Report Finds Fault with Prison Housing Program

 

April 2015

Press Release     

State Auditor: Despite Some Progress, There Are Still Serious Problems with VT Health Connect

VTDIGGER                  

No guarantee State can complete Vermont Health Connect

VPR

Audit of Vermont Health Connect shows system has 'Critical Shortcomings'

 

February 2015

Press Release

State Auditor Examines State Government Energy Consumption

WPTZ-NBC5

Auditor unable to pinpoint government energy usage

Press Release    

State Auditor Reviews MIT Professor's Contract 

VTDIGGER

Auditor Suggests Gruber may have overbilled

 

January 2015

Press Release    

State Auditor Examines Ski Area Leases of Public Lands

VTDIGGER    

Doug Hoffer: Setting the Record Straight on State's Land Leases to Ski Areas                                                                                                                                                     

VPR        

Auditor Says Vermont Should Charge Ski Resorts More For Use

VTDIGGER

Ski Area Leases Of State Land Badly Outdated, Auditor Finds

 

November 2014

Press Release    

Auditor questions state role in liquor sales

VTDIGGER   

Auditor questions state’s role in liquor sales

 

October 2014

Press Release

Auditor Hoffer calls on AHS Departments to Improve Oversight of Designated Agencies

VTDIGGER

Auditor slams state’s failure to track social service contracts

 

August 2014                    

Press Release

Auditor Commends PSB for Plans to Improve Public Access to Information

Burlington Free Press

End the Privatization of Public Records

Burlington Free Press

Auditor criticizes Public Service Board access

VTDIGGER    

Auditor urges PSB to make transcripts more affordable

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Vermont Health Connect Audit Announcement

Burlington Free Press                          

State auditor to review Vermont Health Connect

VTDIGGER                                    

State auditor plans performance audit of Vermont Health Connect

 

July 2014

Press Release      

State Auditor Releases Second Sex Offender Registry Audit

SEVEN DAYS                               

Vermont Sex Offender Registry's Problems Persist

Burlington Free Press                                  

Audit finds errors in sex offender registry

VTDIGGER                                  

State Auditor says problems persist with Sex Offender Registry

 

June 2014

Press Release    

State Auditor Examines Consumer Access to Health Care Information

VT DIGGER       

Auditor’s report says state could be doing more to make health care costs transparent for consumers

 

April 2014                         

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VTDIGGER

Contract prevents state auditor from reviewing VSEA pharmacy benefits

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VPR                                              

Lawmakers Mull Protections For Whistleblowers

 

November 2013

Press Release    

Auditor says oversight of State cell phones is deficient

VTDIGGER                                                            

State cellphone audit uncovers waste

 

October 2013

Press Release

Auditor finds cost overruns in correctional health care

Brattleboro Reformer                                                            

Audit: Health costs over budget for Vt inmates                                               

VTDIGGER                                                               

State Auditor Critiques DOC's Health Care Contract

 

                                                    

September 2013

Press Release

Hoffer announces new audits

Rutland Herald

State auditor targets four areas

The Mark Johnson Show

Auditor of Accounts discusses the work of the office 

VTDIGGER

Auditor’s report uncovers problems with transitional housing 

Bennington Banner                                                   

Report finds issues with transitional housing

Press Release

State Auditor Examines AOT Projects, Practices

VTDIGGER   

Road construction audits finds room for impovement

                                                         

July 2013

Press Release     

Auditor finds flaws in state workforce safety efforts

VTDIGGER                                                        

Auditor uncovers weaknesses in state's workers' compensation office

Brattleboro Reformer                                                     

 

 

May 2013                    

Press Release

Auditor Applauds TIF Reforms  

Milton Independent                                                     

Milton officials reflect on $22k TIF bill

VTDIGGER                       

Municipalities to pay back some money over TIF dispute

 

April 2013 

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VTDIGGER                                                     

Auditor proposes identity protection for whistleblowers

 

March 2013 

Tax Increment Financing - Recent Communications

Auditor's letter to Secretary Jeb Spaulding

Winooski's Response to SAO letter to Secretary Spaulding

Auditor's Response to Winooski

Milton's Response to SAO letter to Secretary Spaulding

Auditor's Response to Milton