Bureau of Labor and Industries: For Years, BOLI’s Leadership Failed to Implement Key Management Principles to the Detriment of Oregon Workers

November 2025

BOLI is an enforcement agency with an important role to protect Oregon’s workers. To be effective in this role, the agency must be efficient and timely with its services. Yet years of poor management and lack of staff left the agency struggling to keep up with demand.​

Department of Early Learning and Care: Hotline Investigation Found Waste in Preschool Promise Program

July 2025

We investigated DELC after receiving a complaint through the Government Accountability Hotline alleging waste and fraud in the Preschool Promise program. Preschool Promise is an essential program that exists to expand the availability of high-quality preschool options for families in Oregon​.

Department of Administrative Services: Without a Comprehensive Compliance Function, DAS Cannot Effectively Monitor High-Risk Contracts or Mitigate Contracting Risks

July 2025Oregon state agencies use procurement and contracting to acquire critical goods and services, but these practices come with substantial, inherent risks. DAS oversees public procurement and contracting for the state of Oregon and holds primary authority over most state purchasing and contracting decisions.​