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OIG COVID-19 Information and Resources

During the COVID-19 public health crisis, we are committed to providing you with the latest information on public procurement, fraud prevention and more.

During the COVID-19 public health crisis and beyond, we are committed to our mission of preventing and detecting public fraud, waste and abuse and serving the public without interruption.

Our office remains fully operational under a hybrid work model, with our staff both teleworking and working in the office. We are not permitting visitors to the office at this time.

We are still conducting investigations and reviews and continuing our work related to fraud prevention. Our hotlines for reporting public fraud, waste and abuse are available 24/7. Our Massachusetts Certified Public Procurement Official (MCPPO) classes have moved online, and we plan to offer opportunities for in-person learning in our classroom again in the future. We also continue to provide public purchasing assistance through our Chapter 30B hotline.

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What would you like to do?

Top tasks

Visit our COVID-19 and Chapter 30B public procurement FAQ page  View our guide to American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Resources  View our OIG Bulletin articles related to the use of ARPA funds 

All other tasks

Register for an online training on ARPA  Get information about Chapter 30B exemptions and analysis of COVID-19 test kits  Get public procurement assistance from our Chapter 30B team  Report fraud, waste or abuse of public funds or property to our confidential hotline  Report unemployment insurance fraud to the Unemployment Insurance Program Integrity Department  View our ARPA FAQ page 

What you need to know

View the OIG's advisory on procurement measures during the COVID-19 public health emergency  Learn how to protect public funds during the COVID-19 public health emergency  View COVID-19 resources and guidance for municipal officials  View our list of COVID-19 fraud and scam online resources  View COVID-19 response reporting on Massachusetts cases, testing and quarantines  Get the latest updates on COVID-19 from the Department of Public Health  View reminder from the State Ethics Commission that some gifts to public employees may be prohibited  View COVID-19 updates from the OIG 

View the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education's COVID-19 On the Desktop messages for school leaders and officials  View OSHA's Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19  Find a Statewide Contract User Guide  User Guide for DESE K-12 Health Safety Supply/PPE Program  Subscribe to the OIG Bulletin 
Charts on Procurement Procedures Effective November 25, 2022 (English, PDF 360.36 KB)

Contact Information

Address

One Ashburton Place, Room 1311, Boston, MA 02108
Directions 

Phone

Main Office (617) 727-9140

Open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., M-F

Fraud, Waste and Abuse Hotline (800) 322-1323
MassDOT Fraud Hotline (855) 963-2580
Chapter 30B Assistance Hotline (617) 722-8838
Media Inquiries 617-722-8894
We welcome non-English speakers to contact us. Confidential translation services are available in most languages.

Online

Main Office MA-IGO-General-Mail@mass.gov
Fraud, Waste and Abuse Hotline IGO-FightFraud@mass.gov
MassDOT Fraud Hotline MassDOTFraudHotline@mass.gov
Chapter 30B Assistance Hotline 30BHotline@mass.gov
Training/MCPPO Inquiries MA-IGO-Training@mass.gov
Employment Inquiries IGO-Employment@mass.gov

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