State auditor and DAFS spar over 2024 single‑audit procurement findings; controller argues sampling and context differ

Mar 27, 2026

The State Auditor presented procurement‑related findings from the 2024 single audit; DAFS leadership disputed parts of the conclusions, said the agency engaged with auditors and cited a range of purchases (requisitions, delivery orders, grants) that affect how sampling projects to a $2.1 billion population. The committee heard about p‑card fraud and corrective controls as an example of risk.

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State Auditor Matt Dunlap presented the committee with the Office of the State Auditor’s 2024 single audit observations on procurement and contract management, and DAFS Commissioner Elaine Clark and State Controller Doug Cottonwier disputed parts of the report during a lengthy committee exchange.

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