(Getty Images) Some Missouri state employees aren’t doing their cyber training, audit finds An audit of 34 agencies by Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick found that 20% of employees didn't do their required cybersecurity training. May 15, 2024 By Sophia Fox-Sowell
The Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City (Getty Images) First-ever Utah privacy audit finds 66% of government entities failed to meet compliance requirements The results of a recent audit in Utah showed that 66% of organizations failed to meet a requirement of the state's privacy statute. Jan 23, 2024 By Keely Quinlan
A screenshot of Utah’s Property Values Tool, which can be accessed at: https://transparent.utah.gov/property.php. Areas in yellow indicate counties that have not yet submitted data for inclusion in the statewide database. Utah state auditor publishes searchable property valuation database Utah property owners can now look up how much county assessors believe their property is worth using a searchable map. Jul 26, 2023 By Lindsay McKenzie
(Getty Images) Kansas audit urges secretary of state to guide counties on election security Most counties reviewed had “inadequate” practices for voting and tabulation machine security, but overall security was deemed OK. Jul 7, 2023 By Colin Wood
The Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City (Getty Images) Utah cyber audit finds shortfalls across state Auditors found that the state legislature and court system lack strategic cybersecurity plans, while many local entities did not even reply. May 19, 2023 By Benjamin Freed
(Getty Images) California IT department comes up short on latest strategic audit It's far from the first time the California Department of Technology has been criticized by the state auditor's office. Apr 24, 2023 By Benjamin Freed
(Getty Images) Wisconsin auditor to probe agencies’ telework, cyber policies Wisconsin State Auditor Joe Chrisman's office said “questions have arisen” about agencies' use of telework and their associated risk policies. Feb 9, 2023 By Colin Wood
(Getty Images) West Virginia ‘one-stop shop’ helps communities follow ARPA rules As local governments receive federal relief funding, the state is offering software that helps them meet spending and reporting rules. Feb 7, 2022 By Ryan Johnston
(Getty Images) California auditor calls tech bureau ‘slow’ on cybersecurity State CISO Vitaliy Panych disagreed with the audit's findings and cited the pandemic's ongoing challenges. Jan 19, 2022 By Colin Wood
(Getty Images) Audit of Honolulu’s IT modernization efforts has city officials sparring Honolulu CIO Mark Wong claims an audit of his agency's IT modernization efforts misrepresents the city's successful technology projects over the past eight years. Jan 12, 2022 By Ryan Johnston