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Audit News November 25, 2025

Auditor General DeFoor Releases Tobacco Settlement Fund Audits for 42 Health Care Facilities in 24 Counties

HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced the release of tobacco settlement fund audits for 42 health care facilities in Allegheny, Berks, Bucks, Centre, Chester, Crawford, Cumberland, Dauphin, Greene, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lehigh, Luzerne, Lycoming, Monroe, Montgomery, Montour, Philadelphia, Potter, Schuylkill, Tioga, Venango, Wayne and York counties. “Our audits ensure hospitals have documentation to […]

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Audit News November 20, 2025

Auditor General DeFoor’s Performance Audit of Emergency Medical Services Operating Fund Finds Continued Lack of Internal Controls

HARRISBURG, Pa. – Auditor General Tim DeFoor today called on the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) to implement changes when administering the Emergency Medical Services Operating Fund (EMSOF) after the fifth consecutive performance audit highlighted a lack of internal controls regarding distribution of monies from the fund to regional EMS councils and the State EMS […]

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Audit News November 18, 2025

Auditor General DeFoor Releases Audits for Volunteer Firefighters’ Relief Associations in 22 Counties

HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy DeFoor today announced the release of audit reports for 39 volunteer firefighters’ relief associations (VFRAs) in Allegheny, Beaver, Berks, Cambria, Carbon, Clearfield, Crawford, Dauphin, Erie, Fayette, Huntingdon, Lancaster, Lehigh, Luzerne, Mercer, Somerset, Susquehanna, Venango, Warren, Washington, Westmoreland and York counties. “Relief associations provide vital support to Pennsylvania’s dedicated first responders,” […]

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Audit News November 12, 2025

Auditor General DeFoor Releases Audits of Municipal Pension Plans in 17 Counties

HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced the release of audits of 44 municipal and police pension plans in Adams, Allegheny, Beaver, Bucks, Centre, Chester, Columbia, Indiana, Jefferson, Lawrence, Lycoming, McKean, Northampton, Schuylkill, Susquehanna, Venango and Washington counties. “Our audits make sure state pension aid is used as required by law, which helps […]

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Be Audit Smart November 5, 2025

Auditor General DeFoor Releases Audits for Volunteer Firefighters’ Relief Associations in 24 Counties

HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy DeFoor today announced the release of audit reports for 54 volunteer firefighters’ relief associations (VFRAs) in Allegheny, Beaver, Berks, Bucks, Chester, Clarion, Clearfield, Clinton, Crawford, Cumberland, Greene, Huntingdon, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Mercer, Montgomery, Somerset, Venango, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Westmoreland and York counties. “Relief associations provide vital support to Pennsylvania’s dedicated […]

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Events October 30, 2025

Auditor General DeFoor joins ‘Luzerne Learns to Work’ Partners to Discuss Resources, Career Pathways for High School Students

WILKES-BARRE – Pennsylvania Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today highlighted his department’s Intern to Hire initiative during a roundtable discission about the Luzerne Learns to Work program hosted by Osterhout Library in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County. “Career development programs like Intern to Hire and Luzerne Learns to Work are essential to our future workforce and economy,” […]

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Intern2Hire October 30, 2025

Auditor General DeFoor Celebrates Newest Intern-to-Hire Graduate from St. Vincent College and University of Denver

HARRISBURG, Pa. – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today recognized Greensburg-native Antonia Sunseri as the newest auditor from the Intern to Hire program. She joins the department as part of the team that performs information technology audits. Sunseri entered the Intern to Hire program as an undergraduate student, receiving a bachelor’s in mathematics with a […]

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Audit News October 28, 2025

Auditor General DeFoor Releases Audits of Municipal Pension Plans in 19 Counties

HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced the release of audits of 42 municipal and police pension plans in Allegheny, Berks, Blair, Bradford, Bucks, Chester, Clarion, Clinton, Delaware, Franklin, Greene, Lancaster, Lebanon, Mercer, Montgomery, Somerset, Snyder, Washington and York counties. “Our audits make sure state pension aid is used as required by law, […]

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Be Audit Smart October 20, 2025

Auditor General DeFoor Releases Tobacco Settlement Fund Audits for 36 Health Care Facilities in 22 Counties

HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced the release of tobacco settlement fund audits for 36 health care facilities in Adams, Allegheny, Bucks, Cambria, Centre, Chester, Crawford, Cumberland, Delaware, Erie, Fayette, Franklin, Jefferson, Lancaster, Lebanon, Montgomery, Northampton, Northumberland, Philadelphia, Warren, Washington, and York counties. “Our audits ensure hospitals have documentation to support the […]

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Be Audit Smart October 16, 2025

Auditor General DeFoor Releases Audits for Volunteer Firefighters’ Relief Associations in 24 Counties

HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy DeFoor today announced the release of audit reports for 47 volunteer firefighters’ relief associations (VFRAs) in Beaver, Berks, Cameron, Carbon, Chester, Clearfield, Clinton, Crawford, Cumberland, Delaware, Fayette, Greene, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Luzerne, Lycoming, Mercer, Mifflin, Montgomery, Perry, Warren, Washington, Westmoreland and York counties. “Relief associations provide vital support to Pennsylvania’s dedicated […]

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