A recent audit of the Utah Attorney General's Office revealed costly software redundancies and the absence of clear policies guiding prosecutors' work. The audit, led by Auditor General Kade Minchey, also found a strong positive internal culture within the office.
<p>SALT LAKE CITY — As part of a top-down audit of the Utah Attorney General's Office released Friday, a legislative subcommittee identified costly software redundancy and found prosecutors "did not have policies guiding their work.
"</p><p>The audit, led by Auditor General Kade Minchey for a subcommittee co-chaired by Senate President J. Stuart Adams and Speaker of the House Mike Schultz, was released to the public Friday — one of four, including <a href="https://www.ksl.com/article/51242432/ex-attorney-general-sean-reyes-withheld-modified-hid-information-from-public-audit-says" rel="follow" target="_blank">a scathing appraisal</a> of former Attorney General Reyes' withholding of information from the public and auditors.</p><p><h2>Positive internal culture</h2></p><p>"When we come in and do an audit, we conduct a cultural survey," Utah deputy auditor general Brian Dean said during his presentation. "The culture of the (attorney general) as a whole — it was very high."</p><figure> <div class="single_image" style="cursor: pointer;" title="Utah deputy auditor general Brian Dean presents a legislative audit Friday on the Attorney General's Office at the Utah State Capitol." data-modal-src="https://img.ksl.com/slc/3039/303934/30393497.jpeg?filter=ksl/fulls
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