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Houston Fire Department Struggles to Fund Innovation
Posted on · An audit earlier this summer revealed the agency needs some upgrades.
Tag: audit
Houston Matters
Fire Department Officials Respond To City’s Audit
Posted on · Houston Fire Chief Samuel Pena just announced plans to improve his department. The announcement comes just a few weeks after the Houston Controller’s office released a scathing audit of the department.
News
Independent Audit Finds HISD Bond Program Had “Weak or Nonexistent Policies”
Posted on · Overall the audit report indicates that HISD didn’t have processes in place for critical steps in the building program to manage nearly $2 billion in taxpayer money.
Education News
HISD Top Administrator Calls Audit on Construction Bond “Flawed”
Posted on · "I think the short answer is that we believe that it’s flawed," said HISD's chief operating officer Leo Bobadilla.
Business
Selection Process For Joplin, Mo. Reconstruction Was Rigged To Favor Wallace Bajjali
Posted on · An audit by the State of Missouri shows the Sugar Land real estate developer had inside information on the selection process for a master developer for the City of Joplin. A tornado destroyed much of the city in May 2011.
Houston Matters
Is Houston’s Crime Lab Improving?
Posted on · The Houston Forensic Science Center – Houston’s crime lab – is being overseen these days by an independent board, which hired Dr. Daniel Garner to run it. Garner formerly managed the forensics lab for the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms. On this edition of Houston Matters, we’ll talk with Dr. Garner and chairman Scott Hochberg about […]