WA Auditor: Missing data made it 'impossible' to track where child care federal funds wenthttps://thepostmillennial.com/wa-auditor-missing-data-made-it-impossible-to-track-where-child-care-federal-funds-wentAs scrutiny over Washington’s child care funding system continues to intensify following investigations of fraud allegations, the Washington State Auditor’s Office has revealed sweeping oversight and accountability gaps at the Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF), including the inability to track provider-level payment data for four consecutive years.
While state officials continue to insist there is no proven fraud, the State Auditor’s findings reveal a deeper problem: for four years, Washington lacked the basic data needed to show where hundreds of millions of dollars went. State Auditor Pat McCarthy told KOMO News that DCYF’s lack of detailed provider data has repeatedly hampered audits and left billions in taxpayer-funded spending unverifiable. “They are probably the most risky of all of the departments in state government,” McCarthy told the outlet, citing DCYF’s size, scope, and the vulnerable populations it serves.
What are the odds that there is no "proven fraud" is due to the necessary data being withheld?!
