Reports Issued in 2002
| Date Issued | Report Number | Report Title |
|---|---|---|
| January 9, 2002 | 2001-012 |
State of California: Its Containment of Drug Costs and Management of Medications for Adult Inmates Continue to Require Significant Improvements |
| February 14, 2002 | 2001-111.2 |
California National Guard: To Better Respond to State Emergencies and Disasters, It Can Improve Its Aviation Maintenance and Its Processes of Preparing for and Assessing State Missions |
| February 21, 2002 | 2001-117 |
Superior Courts: The Courts Are Moving Toward a More Unified Administration; However, Diverse Service, Collection, and Accounting Systems Impede the Accurate Estimation and Equitable Distribution of Undesignated Fee Revenue |
| February 27, 2002 | 2002-406 |
Implementation of State Auditor's Recommendations Audits Released in 2000 and 2001 |
| March 12, 2002 | 2001-110 |
Vacant Positions: Departments Have Circumvented the Abolishment of Vacant Positions, and the State Needs to Continue Its Efforts to Control Vacancies |
| March 22, 2002 | 2001-002 |
State of California: Internal Control and State and Federal Compliance Audit Report for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2001 |
| March 28, 2002 | 2001-120 |
School Bus Safety II: State Law Intended to Make School Bus Transportation Safer Is Costing More Than Expected |
| April 16, 2002 | 2001-128 |
Enterprise Licensing Agreement: The State Failed to Exercise Due Diligence When Contracting With Oracle, Potentially Costing Taxpayers Millions of Dollars |
| April 30, 2002 | 2001-116 |
San Diego Unified Port District: It Should Change Certain Practices to Better Protect the Public's Interests in Port-Managed Resources |
| May 21, 2002 | 2002-005 |
State of California: Treasurer's Cash Count as of December 31, 2001 |
| May 22, 2002 | 2001-129 |
Department of Health Services: It Needs to Significantly Improve Its Management of the Medi-Cal Provider Enrollment Process |
| May 23, 2002 | 2000-016 |
Water Replenishment District of Southern California: Although the District Has Eliminated Excessive Water Rates, It Has Depleted Its Reserve Funds and Needs to Further Improve Its Administrative Practices |
| May 28, 2002 | 2001-126 |
Department of Managed Health Care: Assessments for Specialized and Full-Service HMOs Do Not Reflect Its Workload and Have Disparate Financial Impacts |
| May 30, 2002 | 2001-119 |
Los Angeles County Department of Health Services: Current Proposals Will Not Resolve Its Budget Crisis, and Without Significant Additional Revenue It May Be Forced to Limit Services |
| June 18, 2002 | I2002-1 |
Investigations of Improper Activities by State Employees: July 2001 Through February 2002 |
| June 26, 2002 | 2001-124 |
Los Angeles Unified School District: Outdated, Scarce Textbooks at Some Schools Appear to Have a Lesser Effect on Academic Performance Than Other Factors, but the District Should Improve Its Management of Textbook Purchasing and Inventory |
| July 3, 2002 | 2001-127 |
Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program: Few Departments That Award Contracts Have Met the Potentially Unreasonable Participation Goal, and Weak Implementation of the Program Further Hampers Success |
| July 11, 2002 | 2001-123 |
Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program: Insufficient Monitoring of Surcharge Revenues Combined With Imprudent Use of Public Funds Leave Less Money Available for Program Services |
| July 23, 2002 | 2001-125 |
Red Light Camera Programs: Although They Have Contributed to a Reduction in Accidents, Operational Weaknesses Exist at the Local Level |
| July 25, 2002 | 2001-130 |
University of California: Its Partnership Agreement Could Be Improved to Increase Its Accountability for State Funding |
| July 30, 2002 | 2002-101 |
California Department of Corrections: A Shortage of Correctional Officers, Along With Costly Labor Agreement Provisions, Raises Both Fiscal and Safety Concerns and Limits Management's Control |
| August 1, 2002 | 2001-122 |
California Department of Transportation: Seismic Retrofit Costs of State-Owned Toll Bridges Have Significantly Exceeded the Department's Original Estimates and May Go Even Higher |
| August 6, 2002 | 2002-103 |
California Department of Transportation: It Manages the State Highway Operation and Protection Program Adequately, but It Can Make Improvements |
| August 8, 2002 | 2002-008 |
State of California: Statement of Securities Accountability of the State Treasurer's Office December 31, 2001 |
| September 10, 2002 | 2001-017 |
Department of Industrial Relations: Its Process for Verifying the Status of Licenses Issued to Farm Labor Contractors Is Operational but Needs Some Improvement |
| September 12, 2002 | 2002-031 |
Department of Rehabilitation: Its Delay in Correcting Known Weaknesses Has Limited the Success of the Business Enterprise Program for the Blind |
| October 24, 2002 | 2002-107 |
Office of Criminal Justice Planning: Experiences Problems in Program Administration, and Alternative Administrative Structures for the Domestic Violence Program Might Improve Program Delivery |
| November 4, 2002 | 2002-006 |
State of California: Treasurer's Cash Count as of June 30, 2002 |
| November 7, 2002 | 2002-104 |
California's Charter Schools: Oversight at All Levels Could Be Stronger to Ensure Charter Schools' Accountability |
| November 13, 2002 | I2002-2 |
Investigations of Improper Activities by State Employees: March 2002 Through July 2002 |
| November 26, 2002 | 2001-110.1 |
A Review of the Approach and Methodology the Department of Finance Used to Identify and Abolish Positions |
| December 4, 2002 | 2002-106 |
Riverside County: Although the Ortega Trail Recreation and Park District Seems to Have Complied With the Law in Forming Two Assessment Districts, the County Needs to Determine if Assessments Collected After July 1, 1997, Were Legal |
| December 5, 2002 | 2002-108 |
Department of General Services: Certain Units Can Do More to Ensure That Client Fees Are Reasonable and Fair |
| December 11, 2002 | 99028.1 |
Child Support Enforcement Program: The Procurement of a Single, Statewide Automated Child Support System is Taking Longer Than Initially Estimated, With Several Challenges Remaining |
| December 12, 2002 | 2002-109 |
Department of Health Services: It Needs to Better Control the Pricing of Durable Medical Equipment and Medical Supplies and More Carefully Consider Its Plans to Reduce Expenditures on These Items |
| December 17, 2002 | 2002-010 |
Department of Transportation: Its Seismic Retrofit Expenditures Comply With the Bond Act, and It Has Continued to Reimburse the Interim Funding for Fiscal Years 1994-95 and 1995-96 |