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Audit criticizes state s deployment of COVID-19 funds, targets shared P-cards, advance payments
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(TNS) A state auditor raised concern Tuesday about the state s use of procurement cards for pandemic-related purchases as well as the lack of emergency procurement policies that were in place ahead of the pandemic.
Contrary to best practice, some procurement cards were shared among employees, the state did not have proof of the receipt of all goods purchased with the cards and some payments were made before the actual product or service was in hand, according to a Tuesday report from Auditor General Doug Ringler.
A state auditor raised concern Tuesday about the state’s use of procurement cards for pandemic-related purchases as well as the lack of emergency procurement policies that were in place ahead of the pandemic.
Contrary to best practice, some procurement cards were shared among employees, the state did not have proof of the receipt of all goods purchased with the cards and some payments were made before the actual product or service was in hand, according to a Tuesday report from Auditor General Doug Ringler.
Specifically, the Department of Technology, Management and Budget wired $96.9 million to 15 vendors before receiving the goods and services that it was purchasing, according to the report from Ringler s office. About $23.1 million was recalled after vendors pushed the state lower in their production schedules and delayed delivery.