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Legislative auditors find governance and procurement gaps at Utah State University; legislature refers audit for follow-up
Summary
A Utah Legislative Audit Committee performance audit found weaknesses in governance, procurement and leadership culture at Utah State University, citing a $12 million procurement bypass and other contract-control failures; USU officials said they accept 27 recommendations and the legislature referred the audit to relevant committees.
The Legislative Audit Committee on the audit of Utah State University on (the date of the meeting) found “cracks” in the university’s governance and leadership that contributed to financial-control lapses and cultural problems, auditors told lawmakers.
The audit team said one contract extension procured outside required procedures "ended up costing the university $12,000,000," and described a separate instance in which an arrangement that began as roughly $30,000 escalated to more than $100,000 after the vendor was paid before procurement policies were followed. Those findings illustrated, the auditors said, that financial controls…
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