Annual Reports
OPA releases 2010 Annual Report
(September 7, 2011)The Office of the Public Auditor released its 2010 Annual Report.
OPA releases 2009 Annual Report
(August 25, 2010)The Office of the Public Auditor released its 2009 Annual Report.
OPA 2007 Annual Report delivered to Governor, Legislature
(January 30, 2008)
At the Office of the Public Auditor (OPA), we work hard to ensure responsibility throughout our government, instilling confidence and trust, and promoting accountability at every level.
December 2006 marked the end of my first six-year term at OPA. Serving as Public Auditor these past seven years has been challenging at times, but always gratifying. It has been, and continues to be, an honor and a privilege to serve as Public Auditor.
OPA 2003-2004 Annual Report: Acccountability is everybody's business
(December 2, 2005)Public Auditor's Message
Accountability is about people -- the public servants who strive to deliver it, and the taxpayers who demand it. Here at the CNMIOffice of the Public Auditor (OPA), we are committed to fact-finding, analysis, and providing our citizens with accurate and objective information about how our government is run.
OPA Annual Report for 1999
(May 15, 2000)
Last year, 1999, was a very busy year for our auditors, investigators, ethics unit and our administrative staff. We once again received numerous requests for audits, many of which are still in our backlog. We also received several hundred telephone calls about inappropriate actions by government officials and questionable employee activities.
1997 Report: Procurement audit and investigation a priority
(May 8, 1998)
OPA released its Annual Report for calendar year 1997. At the same time, OPA also released its semi-annual report on CNMI agencies' implementation of audit recommendations as of March 1998.
In his annual report message, Public Auditor Leo LaMotte said "CNMI procurement practices include far too much use of the sole source method of procurement without adequate information about what the work is worth, how much consultants should be paid, and whether alternative sources have been seriously considered, advance payments have been made, and payments made without anything being delivered. Construction projects have been left incomplete, unnecessary cost overruns have been tolerated and extravagant sums paid through change orders."