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Global News<p>Nova Scotia auditor general credits government on progress fulfilling recommendations<br>Nova Scotia’s auditor general says the provincial government has made substantial progress toward completing recommendations from reports between 2020 to 2022.<br><a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/audit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>audit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/progress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>progress</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/NovaScotia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NovaScotia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/KimAdair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KimAdair</span></a><br><a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/11132997/nova-scotia-auditor-general-credits-government-progress/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">globalnews.ca/news/11132997/no</span><span class="invisible">va-scotia-auditor-general-credits-government-progress/</span></a></p>
Global News<p>‘A nasty surprise’: TurboTax customers in Ontario owe big money after CRA audits<br>A growing number of TurboTax customers in Ontario are facing unexpected bills from the CRA after audits showed they were given financial credits to which they weren't entitled.<br><a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/taxes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>taxes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/money" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>money</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/audit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>audit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Ontario" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ontario</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/CanadaRevenueAgency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CanadaRevenueAgency</span></a><br><a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/11128974/turbotax-ontario-cra-audits/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">globalnews.ca/news/11128974/tu</span><span class="invisible">rbotax-ontario-cra-audits/</span></a></p>
Ian Brown 👨🏻‍💻<p>In fact, governments probably should only EVER deploy executables they have built themselves, using their own compilers (see the classic computer science paper Reflections on Trusting Trust). </p><p>You’d also need chip <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/microcode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microcode</span></a> auditing and verification for security-critical systems. And some level of chip assurance. And 🇬🇧 Cell-like audits… Details to be determined 😉</p><p><a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/ReproducibleBuilds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReproducibleBuilds</span></a><br> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/StrategicAutonomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StrategicAutonomy</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/audit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>audit</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/escrow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>escrow</span></a></p>
Justin Buzzard<p>For an audit, preparation is key, and the outcome should be meaningful and useful/beneficial to the auditee and company. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/audit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>audit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/quality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quality</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/benefit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>benefit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/prep" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prep</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/useful" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>useful</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/auditee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>auditee</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a></p>
Ian Brown 👨🏻‍💻<p>I was talking to a colleague last week about what REAL <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/StrategicAutonomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StrategicAutonomy</span></a> would mean. </p><p>For software in critical infrastructure, I think it would include military hardware-like contractual provisions, requiring eg the full <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/audit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>audit</span></a> and <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/escrow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>escrow</span></a> of all source code, including for updates… and the right at any time for governments facing supply/continued operation threats to use that escrowed code to recreate their own versions of the software, and use them until the supply threats are removed.</p>
☮ ♥ ♬ 🧑‍💻<p>Day 12 cont 💰🧧🇨🇳</p><p>The <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Liberals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Liberals</span></a> have a candidate problem continued: </p><p>“Liberal <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/candidate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>candidate</span></a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/ScottYung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScottYung</span></a> and party officials have declined to answer detailed <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/questions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>questions</span></a> about whether his use of <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Chinese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chinese</span></a> celebrities and a public relations firm in the 2019 <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/StateElection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StateElection</span></a> complied with official <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/guidelines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>guidelines</span></a>, as the Liberal party confirms an <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/audit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>audit</span></a> of campaign disclosures.</p><p>A private dinner at a “luxurious venue” in <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Sydney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sydney</span></a> to raise <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/CampaignFunds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CampaignFunds</span></a> for Yung, featuring the former Liberal prime minister <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/TonyAbbott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TonyAbbott</span></a>, has also been cancelled without explanation.”</p><p>…</p><p>“Wishing the talented young Chinese Mr <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/RongSicheng" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RongSicheng</span></a> [Scott Yung] has great success ahead and a boundless future! All the best! I’m <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/ZhangTielin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ZhangTielin</span></a> from <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Beijing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Beijing</span></a>, <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a>.”</p><p>The cursed Liberal Christian name “Scott” strikes again. </p><p><a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/AusPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AusPol</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/LNP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LNP</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Bennelong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bennelong</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Kogarah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kogarah</span></a> &lt;<a href="https://theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/10/nsw-electoral-commission-rules-disclosing-celebrity-endorsements-liberal-candidate-scott-yung-ntwnfb" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/australia-news</span><span class="invisible">/2025/apr/10/nsw-electoral-commission-rules-disclosing-celebrity-endorsements-liberal-candidate-scott-yung-ntwnfb</span></a>&gt;</p>
PrivacyDigest<p>Elon Musk’s <a href="https://mas.to/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> Is Getting <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Audited" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Audited</span></a> </p><p>The Government Accountability Office’s audit examines DOGE’s handling of data at a number of federal agencies, according to sources and records reviewed by WIRED.<br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/gao" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gao</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/audit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>audit</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/gao-audit-elon-musk-doge-government-agencies/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wired.com/story/gao-audit-elon</span><span class="invisible">-musk-doge-government-agencies/</span></a></p>
S. Grisham<p>Only fair.</p><p>“<a href="https://union.place/tags/NewYork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewYork</span></a> spent $959 mil to build and equip a plant that <a href="https://union.place/tags/Tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tesla</span></a> . . . leases for $1 a year. Tesla operates a solar panel and auto component factory at the site, according to The New York Times.</p><p>“The new bill would require an <a href="https://union.place/tags/audit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>audit</span></a> to ‘identify waste, fraud and abuse committed by private parties to the contract,’ a statement from the lawmakers said…. It would determine if Tesla was meeting job creation targets, making promised investments and honoring other parts of the deal.”</p>
CBC Kitchener-Waterloo<p>Ontario failing to provide adequate mental health services for youth and children, auditor general says<br>The province’s auditor general released 2 reports Monday condemning shortfalls in different government services, including mental health services for youth and children, and oversight of non-municipal drinking water.<br><a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/mentalhealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mentalhealth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/audit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>audit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Ontario" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ontario</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a><br><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-ag-report-mental-health-drinking-water-1.7497997?cmp=rss" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ont</span><span class="invisible">ario-ag-report-mental-health-drinking-water-1.7497997?cmp=rss</span></a></p>
CBC Toronto<p>Ontario failing to provide adequate mental health services for youth and children, auditor general says<br>The province’s auditor general released 2 reports Monday condemning shortfalls in different government services, including mental health services for youth and children, and oversight of non-municipal drinking water.<br><a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/mentalhealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mentalhealth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/audit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>audit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Ontario" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ontario</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a><br><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-ag-report-mental-health-drinking-water-1.7497997?cmp=rss" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ont</span><span class="invisible">ario-ag-report-mental-health-drinking-water-1.7497997?cmp=rss</span></a></p>
CBC Ottawa<p>Ontario failing to provide adequate mental health services for youth and children, auditor general says<br>The province’s auditor general released 2 reports Monday condemning shortfalls in different government services, including mental health services for youth and children, and oversight of non-municipal drinking water.<br><a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/mentalhealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mentalhealth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/audit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>audit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Ontario" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ontario</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a><br><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-ag-report-mental-health-drinking-water-1.7497997?cmp=rss" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ont</span><span class="invisible">ario-ag-report-mental-health-drinking-water-1.7497997?cmp=rss</span></a></p>
The New Oil<p><a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/Mullvad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mullvad</span></a>: Successful security assessment of our <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Android</span></a> app</p><p><a href="https://mullvad.net/en/blog/2025/3/27/successful-security-assessment-of-our-android-app" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mullvad.net/en/blog/2025/3/27/</span><span class="invisible">successful-security-assessment-of-our-android-app</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/VPN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VPN</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cybersecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/audit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>audit</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/1946658/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/1946658/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> DOGE says Social Security audit removed 7 million accounts over 120 years old <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Accounts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Accounts</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/audit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>audit</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DepartmentOfGovernmentEfficiency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DepartmentOfGovernmentEfficiency</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/doge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>doge</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fraud</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/records" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>records</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ssa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ssa</span></a></p>
PrivacyDigest<p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> Is Doing the Opposite of Government <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Auditing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Auditing</span></a> </p><p>On this special episode of Uncanny Valley, we talk about what federal <a href="https://mas.to/tags/auditors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>auditors</span></a> actually do, and what they think of DOGE.<br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/audit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>audit</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/takedown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>takedown</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/takeover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>takeover</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/uncanny-valley-podcast-doge-government-auditing/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wired.com/story/uncanny-valley</span><span class="invisible">-podcast-doge-government-auditing/</span></a></p>
Zhi Zhu 🕸️<p>" <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> appears to have completely eschewed the existing processes for actually rooting out waste, <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fraud</span></a>, and abuse.</p><p>“An <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/audit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>audit</span></a> that follows Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS)... That is the gold standard for how you audit the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a>.”</p><p>There are generally five phases of a GAGAS audit, the auditors tell WIRED: planning, evidence gathering, evaluation, reporting, &amp; follow up."<br><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/federal-auditors-doge-elon-musk/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wired.com/story/federal-audito</span><span class="invisible">rs-doge-elon-musk/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Coup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Coup</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corruption</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a></p>
Zhi Zhu 🕸️<p>‘It’s a Heist’: Real Federal Auditors Are Horrified by DOGE</p><p>WIRED talked to actual federal auditors about how <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> auditing works—and how DOGE is doing the opposite.<br><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/federal-auditors-doge-elon-musk/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wired.com/story/federal-audito</span><span class="invisible">rs-doge-elon-musk/</span></a></p><p>"federal <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/auditors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>auditors</span></a> with years of <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/experience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>experience</span></a>... say that DOGE’s actions are the furthest thing from what an actual <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/audit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>audit</span></a> looks like...</p><p>“Honestly, comparing real <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/auditing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>auditing</span></a> to what <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> is doing, there’s no comparison... None of them are auditors”</p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Coup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Coup</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corruption</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a></p>
vote.ninja<p>get ready for your <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/audit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>audit</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IRS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IRS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/coup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coup</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Muskkk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Muskkk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Viss/114167764789065446" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@Viss/11416776</span><span class="invisible">4789065446</span></a></p>
Global News<p>Nova Scotia failing to hold universities account for spending, auditor general says<br>Nova Scotia’s auditor general says the provincial government is not properly keeping track of the billions of dollars it is sending to universities.<br><a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/spending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spending</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/audit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>audit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/NovaScotia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NovaScotia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a><br><a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/11065074/nova-scotia-universities-auditor-general/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">globalnews.ca/news/11065074/no</span><span class="invisible">va-scotia-universities-auditor-general/</span></a></p>
Global News Halifax<p>Nova Scotia failing to hold universities account for spending, auditor general says<br>Nova Scotia’s auditor general says the provincial government is not properly keeping track of the billions of dollars it is sending to universities.<br><a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/spending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spending</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/audit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>audit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/NovaScotia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NovaScotia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a><br><a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/11065074/nova-scotia-universities-auditor-general/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">globalnews.ca/news/11065074/no</span><span class="invisible">va-scotia-universities-auditor-general/</span></a></p>
Black White Blue in the South<p>In Episode 51, Bill &amp; Jumelle discuss the millions-dollar audit to uncover the truth about the mysterious $1.8B South Carolina gov account. Here's a link to the full report provided by AlixPartners.</p><p>Subscribe, download and listen today! </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/SouthCarolina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthCarolina</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SCPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SCPol</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SCPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SCPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/CurtisLoftis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CurtisLoftis</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/accountingerror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>accountingerror</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/impeachment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>impeachment</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/accountability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>accountability</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/audit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>audit</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://admin.sc.gov/sites/admin/files/Documents/OED/AlixPartners%20Final%20Report%20011525.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">admin.sc.gov/sites/admin/files</span><span class="invisible">/Documents/OED/AlixPartners%20Final%20Report%20011525.pdf</span></a></p>