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Oct. 20, 2020Iowa City, Iowa |  By: AP

Audit faults Iowa's move to spend virus aid on $21M software


IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - Iowa's auditor is warning that the governor's decision to spend $21 million in federal pandemic relief funds on a new executive branch software system would not be allowed and should be abandoned.

State Auditor Rob Sand said that using the federal money to pay for Workday, a cloud-based program for the executive branch's human resources and finances, is an inappropriate use under the law.

He says that if the money isn't redeployed for a different purpose, Iowa taxpayers could be on the hook to repay the federal government $21 million later on.

Sand said his conclusion was shared by the Treasury Department's Office of Inspector General, which is responsible for overseeing the appropriate use of those funds.