Office of the State Auditor Press Releases

• Published on December 23, 2021 - 17:11 GMT

  Audit Identifies Issues with How Nonprofit Serving Vulnerable Populations Resolves Complaints and Manages Finances of Individuals ...

  BOSTON — In an audit released today, the Office of State Auditor Suzanne M. Bump (OSA) found issues in how the Center for Human Development (CHD), a nonprofit that provides programs and services to vulnerable populations, resolves complaints for persons …

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• Published on December 9, 2021 - 16:02 GMT

  

  Audit Recommends Improvements in Administration of Civil Process at Nantucket County Sheriff’s Department  

  BOSTON — In an audit released today, the Office of State Auditor Suzanne M. Bump (OSA) found several administrative deficiencies at the Nantucket County Sheriff’s Department (NCSD) in its documentation and managerial oversight of the civil process, a …

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• Published on December 6, 2021 - 17:14 GMT

  

  Testimony of State Auditor Suzanne M. Bump in Support of Electronic Backpack Legislation 

  BOSTON — Testimony as prepared for delivery: Good afternoon Chairman Gomez, Chairman Finn, and members of the committee. I am pleased to join you today to testify in support of H.236, An Act Creating an Electronic Backpack for Foster Children. I want to …

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• Published on November 23, 2021 - 16:19 GMT

  

  Audit Finds Lapses in Department of Public Utilities’ Oversight of Transportation Network Companies 

  BOSTON — An audit released today by the Office of State Auditor Suzanne M. Bump (OSA) found that the Transportation Network Company Division of the Department of Public Utilities (DPU) did not follow its own regulations in its oversight of transportation …

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• Published on November 10, 2021 - 17:15 GMT

  

  Audit Finds Department of Energy Resources Needs to Improve Oversight of Green Communities 

  BOSTON — An audit released today by the Office of State Auditor Suzanne M. Bump (OSA) showed the Green Communities Division (GCD) within the Department of Energy Resources (DOER) must strengthen its oversight of the green communities designation program. …

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• Published on November 8, 2021 - 16:24 GMT

  

  Audit Offers Steps to Improve IT Administration and Security at Office of the Commissioner of Probation 

  BOSTON — Today, the Office of State Auditor Suzanne M. Bump (OSA) released an audit that examined the Office of the Commissioner of Probation’s (OCP) oversight of its electronic monitoring program for probationers and access to juvenile probation records …

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• Published on October 29, 2021 - 17:20 GMT

  

  Audit Makes Recommendations to Improve Cybersecurity Awareness Training at Attorney General’s Office 

  Boston — Today, in a review of the Attorney General’s Office’s (AGO) information technology (IT) security practices, the Office of the State Auditor (OSA) showed not all AGO employees were offered or required to take cybersecurity awareness training during …

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• Published on October 28, 2021 - 16:05 GMT

  

  Audit Finds Roxbury Community College Failed to Address Recommendations to Improve Management of Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic ...

  Boston — An audit released today by the Office of State Auditor Suzanne M. Bump (OSA) shows that Roxbury Community College (RCC) is still in the process of implementing recommendations by the office to improve the management of the Reggie Lewis Track and …

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• Published on October 18, 2021 - 16:14 GMT

  Testimony of State Auditor Suzanne M. Bump in Support of Increasing State Auditor's Access to Tax Return Information  

  Good morning Senator Hinds, Representative Cusack and members of the Joint Committee on Revenue. Thank you for allowing me to testify before you today in support of H.2858/S.1877, An Act to Improve Oversight of State Government. This bill is one of several …

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• Published on October 14, 2021 - 15:12 GMT

  

  Audit Shows 25 Percent of Newly Retired Massachusetts Educators Received Delayed Retirement Benefit Payments 

  Boston — In an audit released today, the Office of State Auditor Suzanne M. Bump (OSA) found that nearly 25 percent of newly retired educators did not receive their first monthly benefit payments from the Massachusetts Teachers’ Retirement System (MTRS) …

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• Published on October 5, 2021 - 17:02 GMT

  

  Testimony of State Auditor Suzanne M. Bump on use of Federal Pandemic Relief 

  Chairmen Rodrigues, Michlewitz, and Hunt, and Members of the House and Senate Ways and Means Committees and the House Committee on Federal Stimulus and Census Oversight, My name is Suzanne Bump, and I am the State Auditor. Thank you for allowing me to …

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• Published on October 5, 2021 - 14:29 GMT

  Study Shows Western Mass. Communities Have Long Suffered from Inadequate Support to Maintain and Develop Public Infrastructure 

  Boston — A study issued today by the Office of State Auditor Suzanne M. Bump (OSA) showed Western Massachusetts communities have been left without the tools necessary to maintain or develop public infrastructure for roadways, buildings and broadband as a …

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• Published on September 30, 2021 - 14:58 GMT

  

  Audit of Mass. Gaming Commission Highlights Need for Improved Collaboration around Issues Facing State’s Horse Racing Industry 

  Boston — Today, the Office of State Auditor Suzanne M. Bump (OSA) released an audit of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) that examined its monitoring of problem gamblers and individuals listed on gaming exclusion lists. MGC administers both self- …

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• Published on September 23, 2021 - 15:40 GMT

  

  Audit Recommends Improvements in Office of the Governor's Oversight of Boards and Commissions 

  Boston — The Office of State Auditor Suzanne M. Bump (OSA) today released an audit that reviewed the processes and technology used by the gubernatorial Boards and Commissions Office (BCO) in filling positions on boards and commissions. The audit determined …

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• Published on September 14, 2021 - 15:51 GMT

  

  Auditor Bump Provides Testimony in Support of Accountability Agenda 

  Boston — State Auditor Suzanne M. Bump testified today before the Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight in support of two bills part of her agency’s “Accountability Agenda,” which would strengthen the Auditor’s Office’s oversight …

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