MADISON – The co-chairs of the Joint Legislative Audit Committee, Senator Wimberger (R-Green Bay) and Representative Wittke (R-Racine) released the following statement in response to the Legislative Audit Bureau (LAB) release of two audit reports on Telework, Space Management, and Risk Management for both the Department of Administration (Report 23-22) and the University of Wisconsin System (Report 23-23).
In evaluating 39 executive state agencies and all 14 University of Wisconsin institutions, the LAB has provided a significant product for the Joint Legislative Audit Committee to review. “This is the kind of audit I was looking to see. The detail within its hundreds of pages will give us better insight into how our oversight should move forward. I look forward to doing my due diligence to read the audits and then to holding a public hearing on both audits in the coming year,” said Wittke.
With employees using a mere 35% or less of the physical workspace, the audit shows massive waste on expensive unnecessary physical structures. Further, since the telework methods have a pretext of work efficiency, I expect staff reductions are also appropriate,” said Wimberger. “UW System has also seen skyrocketing tuition to accommodate expensive workspaces that house a growing administrative employee payroll. I believe it is fair to ask UW System if cuts can be made to reduce infrastructure or administrative staff.”
The LAB made 14 recommendations each.
