Alerts And Public Releases

2024

January

• Auditor Sand Letter to FTC and DOJ Antitrust Division - January 30, 2024

May

• Auditor Sand Issues Advisory on County Attorneys Salaries

August

• Auditor Sand Honored to Name 2024 Iowa State Fair Butter Cow, Recognizes Iconic Fair Attendee

2023

January

• State Auditor Rob Sand Applauds Accounting Program Partnership Between UNI and DMACC

• State Auditor Rob Sand Releases Statement on ESA Proposal

• State Auditor Rob Sand Issues Advisory on the Use of Student Activity Funds

February

• State Auditor Rob Sand Issues Advisory on a Delay in LIHEAP Payments

March

• Auditor Sand Holds News Conference on Proposed Settlement in Lawsuit Against the University of Iowa

• State Auditor Rob Sand Responds to State Appeal Board Decision

• State Auditor Rob Sand Announces Improved Efficiency by PIE Program Participants

April

• Auditor Sand Urges Rural Communities to Apply for Energy Improvements in Rural and Remote Areas Funding
• Auditor Sand Responds to Passage of “Worst Pro-Corruption Bill in Iowa History”

May

• State Auditor Rob Sand Votes to Provide Backpay to Department of Corrections Employees
• State Auditor Rob Sand Announces 2022 Clean School Bus Program Rebate Awardees
• State Auditor Rob Sand Responds to Governor’s Remarks on Senate File 478
• State Auditor Rob Sand Urges Agriculture Producers to Apply for PARP
• State Auditor Rob Sand Responds to U of I Athletic Director Gary Barta’s Retirement Announcement

June

• State Auditor Rob Sand Responds to the Signing of Senate File 478
• State Auditor Rob Sand Issues Statement on Voting Against Open Records Settlement
• Auditor Sand Calls on the State to Take Their Financial Reporting Seriously and Thanks Staff For Unprecedented Work

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2022

January

• Mississippi Replicates Iowa Auditor's PIE Program

May

• Internal Audit Awareness Month

• Auditor Sand Target of Email Scam, Warns Iowans to be Vigilant

July

• State Auditor Rob Sand encourages schools to beat gas prices, reduce maintenance costs by applying for grants for clean school buses

August

• 2022 Public Innovations and Efficiencies (PIE) program winners

• 2022 Public Innovations and Efficiencies (PIE) Winners Map

September

• Auditor Rob Sand Recognizes Former Auditor Richard Johnson for Posthumous Award

October

• State Auditor Rob Sand Announces Hiring Initiative in Coordination with Community Colleges

November

• Iowa Auditor of State Office Receives Highest Rating in Peer Review

December

• Former State Employee Sentenced After Fraud Investigation

• State Auditor Rob Sand Issues Advisory on Potential Phone Scam

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2021

May

• Auditor Sand Issues Advisory on the Use of State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund Dollars

September

• Auditor Sand Updates Advice To Governmental Entities To Be Wary Of Fake Emails Which Appear To Be From Legitimate Vendors

November

• Auditor Sand Offers Best Practices Advisory To Governments On Working With Non-Profits

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2020

January

•  AUDITOR SAND ADVISES GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES TO BE WARY OF FAKE EMAILS FROM REAL VENDORS

March

• AUDITOR SAND ADVISES GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES TO BE WARY OF FAKE EMAILS TO REDIRECT EMPLOYEE DIRECT DEPOSITS

• MARCH 31ST GUIDANCE- EXTENSIONS ON AUDITS

May

• PUBLIC FUNDS GOING TO PRIVATE NON-PROFITS Revised

October

• CARES ACT FUNDS

November

• AUDITOR SAND ADVISES GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES TO BE WARY OF FAKE UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS