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In a blistering review of how Oklahoma agencies spent pandemic-era federal funds, State Auditor and Inspector Cindy Byrd sharply criticized the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for failing to
Attorney General Gentner Drummond has issued an opinion regarding the Grand River Dam Authority, but capacity questions linger on GRDA bonds.
Oklahoma attorney general's opinion requires oversight of agency purchases, after legislative report found the state spent $3 billion without fiscal accountability.
LOFT Director Mike Jackson presented a report Thursday which showed that a fraction of state agency purchases are within oversight.
In 1959, the Oklahoma Legislature created a 'centralized purchasing division.' Its purpose was to provide oversight and accountability for purchases made by state agencies. However, the report says that even though that division exists, many state agencies are circumnavigating the process.