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State audit finds serious flaws in Texas Education Agency contracting process

THE TEXAS TRIBUNE

The audit says the Texas Education Agency consistently bypassed required steps and failed to consider other options before awarding a special education contract.

State auditors said the Texas Education Agency seriously mismanaged the processes…

In the PressJANA MCKELVEYSeptember 5, 2018SPEDx, TEA, Penny Schwinn, Audit, OIG, Internal audit, state audit, FERPA

TEA failed to catch conflict of interest in $4.4M no-bid contract award, Texas auditor's office finds

THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS

AUSTIN -- The Texas Education Agency lacked safeguards to identify a potential conflict of interest between a top official and an acquaintance who became a subcontractor on a multimillion-dollar, no-bid contract to collect data about special education students, an audit has found.

The official had a prior professional relationship…

In the PressJANA MCKELVEYSeptember 5, 2018TEA, Texas Education Agency, Mike Morath, Penny, Penny Schwinn, SPED, SPEDx, state audit