Audit slams NM Higher Ed Department.

The New Mexico Higher Education Department was recently audited, link.

Found; numerous material weaknesses. According to WatchDog, Jim Scarantino, link,

A material weakness in internal control over compliance is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control over compliance, such that there is a reasonable possibility that material noncompliance with a type of compliance requirement of a federal program will not be prevented, or detected and corrected, on a timely basis.

In other words, public corruption and incompetence, will not be prevented, or detected and corrected on a timely basis.

The leadership of the NMHED and PED claim, as per usual, problems stem from the previous administrations. PED spokesman Larry Behrens writes;

"In almost every single case, these issues were inherited by HED ..."

Taxpayers should draw no solace from that assurance.

The first legitimate use of power is to ensure that the power cannot be abused, by anyone, ever.

It is up to government to provide oversight over the spending of public power and resources. Clearly, government failed to provide that oversight "in the previous administration".

Precisely the claim the next administration will make when this administration is audited.