Audits Division

Prescription drug monitoring

Despite Oregon’s high opioid abuse rates, legislators slow to improve drug monitoring tool (Salem Reporter, 3/24/2023)

Thumbnail of cover from the document Oregon Health Authority: constraints on Oregon's prescription drug monitoring program limit the state's ability to help address opioid misuse and abuse.Oregon Health Authority: constraints on Oregon’s prescription drug monitoring program limit the state’s ability to help address opioid misuse and abuse (2018) Oregon Audits Division

Thumbnail of cover from the document Recommendation follow-up report : Oregon Health Authority some constraints still remain in Oregon's Prescription Drug Monitoring Program. Oregon Health Authority some constraints still remain in Oregon's Prescription Drug Monitoring Program.Recommendation follow-up report : Oregon Health Authority some constraints still remain in Oregon’s Prescription Drug Monitoring Program.Oregon Health Authority some constraints still remain in Oregon’s Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (2022) Oregon Audits Division

Thumbnail of cover from the document Prescription Drug Monitoring Program.Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (2018) Oregon Prescription Drug Monitoring Program

Pay disparity report

White, male state workers in Oregon out-earn workers of color and women – and ‘pay equity’ raises widened racial gaps (Oregonian, 3/14/2023)

Secretary of State report finds pay inequities persist in state pay despite equity law, raises (Oregon Capital Chronicle, 3/14/2023)

6 years after law, pay equity gap for state workers has gotten worse (Statesman Journal, 3/14/2023)

Report shows pay gaps narrowing for state of Oregon employees, but there’s still work to do (OPB, 3/14/2023)

Thumbnail of cover from the document Advisory report, Oregon must do more to close persistent wage gaps for women and people of color in state government.Advisory report, Oregon must do more to close persistent wage gaps for women and people of color in state government (2023) Oregon Audits Division

Proposed changes to Forest Resources Institute

Steep cuts to Oregon forestry education agency proposed again (Capital Press, 2/13/23)

Thumbnail of cover from the document Oregon Forest Resources Institute: OFRI's statute undermines its public benefit and the state agency is not transparent about its statutory mandate to support the industry Oregon Forest Resources Institute: OFRI’s statute undermines its public benefit and the state agency is not transparent about its statutory mandate to support the industry (2021) Oregon Audits Division

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Water security audit

Oregon has failed to address its water security crisis, government report finds (Oregon Capital Chronicle, 1/26/2023)

‘Urgent action’ needed to address Oregon’s water insecurity crisis, Secretary of State Fagan says in new report (KTVZ, 1/26/2023)

Oregon water audit long on plans, short on enforcement (OPB, 1/26/2023)

Thumbnail of cover from the document Advisory report, state leadership must take action to protect water security for all Oregonians.Advisory report, state leadership must take action to protect water security for all Oregonians (2023) Oregon Secretary of State, Audits Division

Measure 110 audit

State audit calls on health authority to fix problems with Measure 110 addiction program (Oregon Capital Chronicle, 1/19/2023)

Audit: Oregon’s drug decriminalization Measure 110 shows $33 million in grants drew scant evidence of effectiveness (Oregonian, 1/19/2023)

‘Too early to tell’: Measure 110 setbacks come into focus in audit (KOIN, 1/19/2023)

Secretary of State Shemia Fagan Releases Audit on Measure 110 (Willamette Week, 1/19/2023)

Thumbnail of cover from the document Oregon Health Authority : too early to tell : the challenging implementation of Measure 110 has increased risks, but the effectiveness of the program has yet to be determined.Oregon Health Authority : too early to tell : the challenging implementation of Measure 110 has increased risks, but the effectiveness of the program has yet to be determined (2023) Oregon Audits Division

Broadband Office audit

Audit says Oregon isn’t ready to make best use of federal broadband money (Oregonian, 1/11/23)

Oregon has work to do to be ready for influx of money to expand broadband (Statesman Journal, 1/11/23)

Thumbnail of cover from the document Oregon Business Development Department : the Oregon Broadband Office must continue to take aggressive steps to close the digital divide and fully meet its statutory duties Oregon Business Development Department : the Oregon Broadband Office must continue to take aggressive steps to close the digital divide and fully meet its statutory duties (2023) Oregon Audits Division

Community College Audit

State audit calls for more accountability, attention for struggling community colleges (Oregonian, 12/19/22)

Audit: Oregon community colleges improving, still ‘lag behind’ (KOIN, 12/19/22)

Thumbnail of cover from the document Higher Education Coordinating Commission : Oregon must improve community college performance, student support, and sustainability amid persistent enrollment declines Higher Education Coordinating Commission : Oregon must improve community college performance, student support, and sustainability amid persistent enrollment declines (2022) Oregon Audits Division, Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission