Yesterday our office participated in the house select committee hearing on procurement and how state agencies can get better deals for taxpayers. We shared recommendations from our Project Momentum audit that identified potential savings of up to $150M across state government if we reformed our procurement process. Simple changes like allowing agencies to share state contracts and improving procurement coordination between schools would save Mississippi taxpayers millions. Anyone who would like to read more about our recommendations can go on our website and search “Project Momentum.”

State Auditor Applauds Sentencing in $400,000 School Embezzlement Case JACKSON, Miss. – State Auditor @ShadWhite released the following statement regarding the sentencing of two former superintendents and a school teacher for embezzling nearly $400,000 from the Department of Education. These arrests and sentencings were an action on the part of the Trump Administration’s Task Force to Eliminate Fraud. "Thank you to the investigators on my team that helped uncover the facts on this case and to the US Attorney’s Office for prosecuting this case,” said State Auditor Shad White. “We will continue to work as hard as we can to hold anyone who steals taxpayer funds accountable.” The Task Force to Eliminate Fraud is chaired by Vice President JD Vance and works with federal, state, and local partners to identify and stop fraud involving taxpayer funds. The original press release can be found on the US Attorney’s Office of the Northern District of Mississippi’s website link found in the comments of this post.