A finance-led internal audit that uncovered widespread issues in payroll and HR processes resulted in the Freeport firing Human Resources Director Donna Fisher.

Feb. 7—An independent audit has confirmed that understaffing, a lack of internal controls and software issues combined to cause recent payroll problems in the Portland school department. The audit ...

A legislative audit found that five state-run psychiatric facilities failed to provide adequate recordkeeping and financial documentation for payroll adjustments, as well as inadequate verification of ...

In response, district leaders released an action plan outlining steps to address the audit’s findings, including hiring ...