States Seek To Correct Deficiencies Discovered in Recovery Act Audits

Washington, Feb 11 – A pilot program that allows state agencies to begin taking steps to address Office of Inspector General recommendations to boost internal controls of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act-supported programs months before they would have under traditional single audit timelines, is already paying benefits

The state auditor of Colorado, one of 14 states participating in the single audit pilot project, has already discovered significant deficiencies in certain Fiscal Year 2009 programs funded under the Recovery Act.