Tag: audit
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Auditor Blames Officials for Fallout in Hamilton’s Outdoor Shelter Project
Overview: An Audit Finds Rushed Planning Behind the Shelters An independent evaluation of Hamilton’s outdoor shelter project reveals that the drive to move quickly may have compromised essential governance and due diligence. The Office of the Auditor General (OAG) in Hamilton states that urgency in the project’s early phases sidelined careful oversight, potentially increasing taxpayer…
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Boako Suggests GoldBod Losses Could Surpass IMF-Reported $214 Million in Bank of Ghana Accounts
Overview The conversation around GoldBod’s financial exposure has intensified following remarks by Dr. Gideon Boako, the Member of Parliament for Tano North and a close adviser to the government. In a hardly subtle warning, he suggested that losses linked to the GoldBod saga could extend beyond the $214 million already cited by the International Monetary…
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WMF Managing Director Suspended as Finance Storm Hits Defence Company
Overview of the Developments The Windhoeker Maschinenfabrik (WMF), a defence contractor owned by the state, has suspended its managing director, Colonel Petrus Anton, in a move intended to facilitate a formal investigation into financial accountability within the company. The suspension comes amid heightened scrutiny of the military-owned subsidiary’s governance and financial practices, following concerns raised…
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UK Net Zero Insulation Failings: How a Botched Scheme Left Homes Damp and Damaged
Overview: A Scheme Gone Wrong The UK’s ambitious plan to improve home energy efficiency through a national insulation scheme has been marred by serious failings at every level, according to a senior government official and a recent National Audit Office (NAO) report. The revelation is stark: a program intended to hasten progress toward net zero…
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Audit Finds Billions Spent on Mona Keijzer’s Housing Subsidy
Overview: a Critical audit of a major housing subsidy program The Dutch Court of Audit (Rekenkamer) has issued a scathing review of the Woningbouwimpuls, the centerpiece of demissionary housing minister Mona Keijzer’s plan to stimulate the construction of affordable homes. The report concludes that the government is pouring more than two billion euros into this…
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DA Probes Ghost Farm-to-Market Roads in Mindanao as Audit Expands
Overview: DA expands probe into Mindanao infrastructure The Department of Agriculture (DA) has identified substandard and non-existent farm-to-market roads (FMRs) across two Mindanao provinces. The findings come from the initial phase of an ongoing audit designed to investigate alleged corruption in rural infrastructure projects tied to the farm-to-market network that farmers rely on to bring…
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Shortage of Investigators in Federal Police: Audit Findings
Introduction A recent audit by the Federal Control Office (CDF) has brought to light a pressing concern regarding the Federal Police’s (Fedpol) capacity to carry out effective investigations. According to the report, the current number of investigators is insufficient to meet the demands placed on the investigative services of the Federal Police. Audit Findings The…
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La PJF en crise : Un appel urgent pour plus d’enquêteurs
Un audit alarmant de la PJF La police judiciaire fédérale (PJF) est sous la loupe d’un audit réalisé par le Contrôle fédéral des finances (CDF) qui a mis en lumière un problème majeur : le manque d’enquêteurs. Selon les résultats de l’examen des ressources de la PJF, les effectifs actuels sont jugés insuffisants pour mener…