CHARLESTON — The leader of West Virginia’s Department of Human Services outlined eight pillars of reform Tuesday in response to a recent federal audit of Child Protective Services, including plans to improve technology, practice, placements, and fiscal responsibility.

Department of Human Services Secretary Alex Mayer testified Tuesday before the Legislative Oversight Commission on Health and Human Resources Accountability on the final day of December interim meetings at the Capitol.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General released a report in November focused on the state’s compliance with child abuse and neglect requirements under the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act.

The audit — focused on a period between Oct. 1, 2023, and Sept. 30, 2024,

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