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Governor’s office and JBC staff disclose KPMG review of Department of Higher Education financial controls

Joint Budget Committee
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Officials told the Joint Budget Committee that KPMG has been engaged to help the Department of Higher Education address material weaknesses and staffing turnover that delayed closeout and triggered single‑audit findings; the administration pledged ongoing updates and immediate consultant support.

The governor’s office and Joint Budget Committee staff briefed members on a KPMG engagement to assess and help remediate significant deficiencies in the Department of Higher Education’s financial controls.

Mark Ferrendino said the administration expanded a KPMG contract (initially focused on ARPA closeout work) to provide deeper consulting help at the Department of Higher Education after staff turnover and…

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