The basic concept behind the Office of the Inspector General is that any institution, a corporation, a university, let alone the institution of government, must build into itself a mechanism for self-criticism and self-correction - John William Ward.
The Massachusetts Office of the Inspector General is the oldest state-level inspector general’s office in the nation. Established in 1981 at the recommendation of the Special Commission Concerning State and County Buildings and its Chairman, John William Ward, the Office was granted a broad mandate under Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 12A to prevent and detect fraud, waste and abuse in government.
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- Investigation of the Drug Laboratory at the William A. Hinton State Laboratory Institute 2002 – 2012 - Executive Summary
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- Full report: Bureau of Program Integrity's 2013-2014 Review of the Department of Transitional Assistance, February 2014
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- Full report: Bureau of Program Integrity's 2013-2014 Review of the Department of Transitional Assistance, February 2014
- Ongoing Analysis of the Health Safety Net Trust Fund: The Religious Exemption from Mandated Health Insurance Coverage - Executive Summary
- Ongoing Review of MassHealth and Noncustodial Parents' Health Insurance - Executive Summary
- Full report: Ongoing Review of MassHealth and Noncustodial Parents' Health Insurance, February 2014 file size 1MB
- Full report: Ongoing Review of MassHealth and Noncustodial Parents' Health Insurance, February 2014
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