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County finance warns $11.1M county revenue shortfall; DMF requests restoring audit funding and CAMA upgrade

Arlington County Board · March 26, 2026
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Summary

Department of Management & Finance reported an $11.1M county-only revenue shortfall and outlined targeted investments (budget tooling, p-card audit software, and a $2.25M CAMA upgrade); DMF recommends drawing contingency and restoring ongoing internal-audit funding.

The Department of Management & Finance (DMF) delivered a midyear fiscal briefing that highlighted a county-only revenue shortfall of about $11.1 million and described several targeted investments DMF recommends to protect fiscal controls.

DMF leadership emphasized the department’s lean staffing relative to peer jurisdictions and urged measured investments in controls and technology. The presentation proposed three near-term items: budgeting software to improve capital planning and publication, a p-card auditing tool (one-time $10,000 implementation and $15,000 ongoing) to increase transaction…

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