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.
News and Updates
- Former Non-Profit Facilities Director Sentenced to Federal Prison on Bribery Charges, February 2015
- New Workshop for Board of Higher Education Trustees and Other Interested Parties, 1-26-15 Newsletter
- The Office of Trustee Relations, in collaboration with the Office of the Inspector General, the Ethics Commission and the Attorney General's Public Charities Division, has designed a new, comprehensive program of information to help Trustees exercise their responsibilities. There is no cost for the workshop. The workshop will be held at two locations:
—March 4: Brockton, MA 9 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
—March 5: Holyoke, MA 9 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. - For more information and to register for the workshop open the 1/26/15 trustee newsletter located at: http://www.mass.edu/foradmin/trustees/newsletters.asp.
- The Office of Trustee Relations, in collaboration with the Office of the Inspector General, the Ethics Commission and the Attorney General's Public Charities Division, has designed a new, comprehensive program of information to help Trustees exercise their responsibilities. There is no cost for the workshop. The workshop will be held at two locations:
- Inspector General Council Notice of Meeting 2-26-15
- Inspector General Council Notice of Meeting 1-22-15
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