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Jeff Sandy, cabinet secretary for the state Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety, briefed lawmakers during a subcommittee meeting Sunday.
CHARLESTON — Two divisions of the state Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety received scrutiny by the West Virginia Legislature’s Post Audit Division for activities done without the knowledge of the department.
Auditors briefed lawmakers on the reports during a Post Audits Subcommittee meeting Sunday in Charleston.
The reports focused DMAPS and two of its divisions: the Division of Corrections (DOC) and the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHSEM). DMAPS Secretary Jeff Sandy asked the Post Audit Division to look into his department.
In a letter to Senate President Mitch Carmichael and House Speaker Roger Hanshaw, the preliminary findings during an audit of homeland security were serious enough to warrant alerting the subcommittee immediately.
“Due to the serious nature of the problems at the DHSEM, the Performance Evaluation and Research Division finds that it is critical to advise the Post Audits Subcommittee of our present findings, although a complete audit of the DHSEM…
