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DHS asks committee to let inspector general lengthen local social‑services audit cycle to four years

2344673 · February 18, 2025
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Department of Human Services told the House Appropriations Committee that House Bill 251 would allow the DHS Office of Inspector General to extend local social‑services office audit cycles from three to a minimum of four years and to tailor audit frequency to local oversight needs; DHS said the change would reduce overlapping audits and allow time

Kynetra White, principal deputy secretary for the Maryland Department of Human Services (DHS), testified in favor of House Bill 251, which would allow the DHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) to schedule financial and compliance audits of the state's 24 local departments of social services on a cycle of at least every four…

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