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Legislative audit faults USU procurement and governance; university pledges reforms
Summary
An Office of Legislative Auditor General performance audit identified procurement bypass, budgeting and oversight weaknesses at Utah State University that increased institutional risk; USU leadership acknowledged the findings and described a plan to implement the audit's recommendations and tighten presidential approvals and trustee support.
Audit staff presented a multi‑chapter report to the committee that highlighted procurement and governance weaknesses at Utah State University. The auditors said they found instances where leadership bypassed procurement procedures, producing additional institutional cost, and gave an example they said amounted to a $12,000,000 impact. They also described a contract that began at $30,000 and later expanded to over $100,000 without proper procurement safeguards.
"As a result of that, it cost the university institution $12,000,000," an audit manager said as part of the…
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