2019-041 - Status of Recommendations
Recommendations Not Fully Implemented After One Year: The Omnibus Audit Accountability Act of 2006
As required by the Omnibus Audit Accountability Act of 2006, the California State Auditor (State Auditor) presents this report on the status of recommendations that are more than one year old and have not been fully implemented by the audited entities.
State Entities
From November 2012 through October 2018, the State Auditor issued 225 reports that related to audits or investigations of state agencies. These reports were requested through the Joint Legislative Audit Committee, legislation, or as a result of an investigation. The State Auditor made 1,800 recommendations to the audited state agencies in those reports, of which 1,493 have been fully implemented. However, the State Auditor identified 307 recommendations made to 42 agencies that had been outstanding at least one year and remain not fully implemented as of October 2019.
Nonstate Entities
From November 2012 through October 2018, the State Auditor issued 79 reports that included nonstate entities, and made 766 recommendations to these entities. As of October 2019, the State Auditor identified 151 recommendations issued to 47 nonstate entities that are more than one year old and not fully implemented.
As noted in the Results in Brief section of our report, the tables summarize and provide information on recommendations issued between November 2012 and October 2018. The links below provide access to each of the tables presented in the report in an interactive format to supplement the information in the report. Each table provides further details regarding the current status of recommendations that are more than one year old.
- Table 1 - Recommendations Made to State Entities That Are More Than Five Years Old and Are Still Not Fully Implemented (Reports Issued From November 2012 Through October 2013)
- Table 2 - Recommendations Made to State Entities That Are More Than One Year Old and Are Still Not Fully Implemented (Reports Issued From November 2013 Through October 2018)
- Table 3 - Recommendations Made to Nonstate Entities That Are More Than One Year Old and Are Still Not Fully Implemented (Reports Issued From November 2013 Through October 2018)