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High Risk
The California State Auditor’s Updated Assessment of High-Risk Issues the State and Select State Agencies Face

Report Number: 2017-601

Contents

REPORT SECTION HIGH‑RISK ISSUE
OR HIGH‑RISK AGENCY
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER ONE: INFRASTRUCTURE MODERNIZATION AND IMPROVEMENT
Transportation Infrastructure
Water Infrastructure
Electricity Infrastructure
(no longer a high-risk issue)
CHAPTER TWO: INDIVIDUAL AGENCIES WITH HIGH‑RISK CHARACTERISTICS
Covered California
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
California Department of
Health Care Services
California Department of Public Health
CHAPTER THREE: EFFECTIVE OVERSIGHT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Information Technology Oversight
Information Security
CHAPTER FOUR: ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE AND HIGH-QUALITY PUBLIC EDUCATION
Kindergarten Through 12th Grade Education
Higher Education
CHAPTER FIVE: SOUND FISCAL POLICY AND DECISION MAKING
California State Teachers’ Retirement System
Other Postemployment Benefits
State Budget
(no longer a high-risk issue)
CHAPTER SIX: THE STATE’S WORKFORCE AND SUCCESSION PLANNING
Workforce and Succession Planning
APPENDIX A: CONSIDERATIONS FOR DETERMINING HIGH RISK
APPENDIX B: CALIFORNIA STATE AUDITOR’S SURVEY OF SELECT ENTITIES FOR LEVELS OF COMPLIANCE WITH SECURITY STANDARDS


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