Rakesh Mohan

Introduced his office's report on reviewing Idaho tax breaks to lawmakers. The report found billions of dollars in tax breaks go unreviewed by the Legislature each year. It offered a checklist for setting up regular reviews.

April 19, 2021Supports Government Efficiency

Source: legislature.idaho.gov

Released a legislative evaluation of Schoolnet, a statewide classroom data system. He said poor management, poor decisions, and poor system functionality kept it from meeting its goals. The project had sunk costs of about $61 million.

March 23, 2015Supports Government Efficiency

Source: legislature.idaho.gov

Presented his office's study of how Idaho state agencies manage contracts. It found contract training was uneven and the state had no formal system for monitoring contracts. He offered to brief the House and Senate State Affairs committees on it.

January 21, 2013Supports Government Efficiency

Source: legislature.idaho.gov

Presented his office's performance audit of the Idaho Transportation Department to lawmakers. He reported the audit cost about $450,000, under its $550,000 budget. Its consultants found Idaho was falling further behind in maintaining its highways and bridges.

January 19, 2009Supports Government Efficiency

Source: legislature.idaho.gov

Retired in June 2024 after 21 years leading the Idaho Legislature's Office of Performance Evaluations. Gov. Brad Little said his work prompted major improvements to state services.

June 25, 2024

Source: idahocapitalsun.com

Was selected as a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration in its 2023 class, while serving as director of the Idaho Legislature's Office of Performance Evaluations.

October 2, 2023

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Testified to the Idaho House State Affairs Committee on House Bill 68, a bill to move oversight of his office from a bipartisan committee to the majority-controlled Legislative Council. He said an evenly split committee was the best way to limit politics in evaluations.

February 7, 2023

Source: idahocapitalsun.com

Introduced his office's report on the Southwest Idaho Treatment Center, requested after news reports of client abuse there. The report found the state's only institution for people with intellectual disabilities used an outdated treatment model that no longer worked.

January 17, 2019

Source: legislature.idaho.gov

Directed a legislative evaluation of bias risk in state agency hearings, such as driver's license suspensions. It found overall risk was low. Risk rose when one agency investigated, prosecuted, and judged a case and paid its own hearing officers.

February 22, 2016

Source: legislature.idaho.gov

Directed a legislative study of what Idaho spends on the death penalty, released March 19, 2014. It found the state's full costs were largely unavailable. Most staff in the system did not track how they spent their time.

March 19, 2014

Source: legislature.idaho.gov

Was named by U.S. Comptroller General David Walker to the Advisory Council on Government Auditing Standards. The council advises the U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO) on the rules auditors follow for government audits. Members serve 3-year terms.

October 21, 2003

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