Department of Public Safety
An Audit Report on Legislative Information Review of the Texas Department of Safety
Report Number 95-017
The Department should improve its budgeting and forecasting procedures. The Department's operating budget was $255,313,196 in fiscal year 1994.
The Department has a system in place to ensure that the vehicle fleet is managed effectively.
The methods used by the Department in planning and dedicating resources for automated system development need to be improved. The mainframe computer purchased in August 1994, costing approximately $4.2 million, was not budgeted.
There will continue to be 50-100 vacant trooper positions at the Department, even when the next academy graduates troopers in December. The Department continues to loose approximately 40 troopers per year due to attrition.
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