Sink Orders Audit of $48 Million 1st DCA Project

Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink said she has requested a comprehensive audit of the ongoing construction of the new $48 million 1st District Court of Appeal headquarters in Tallahassee, after a newspaper report called it Florida's "Taj Mahal."Sink said she has directed the Bureau of Auditing within the Department of  Financial Services to perform a "comprehensive audit" of the state Department of Management Services (DMS). She said a preliminary review of documents supporting the project "found cause for an audit."Sink wrote DMS Secretary Linda South a letter Monday warning ...