Office of the State Auditor

Recent news & announcements from Office of the State Auditor

• Press Release

  UMass Boston’s Failure to Pay New Employees on Time Hinders Effective Management of School’s Budget, Audit Shows 

  1/19/2021 Office of the State Auditor

  Some individuals hired by UMass Boston waited more than a year to be added to the school’s payroll system

• Press Release

  Auditor Bump Appoints Patricia Houpt to Serve on the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission 

  1/11/2021 Office of the State Auditor

  Houpt replaces Rick Lord, the former director and CEO of Associated Industries of Massachusetts.

• Press Release

  Auditor Bump Appoints Cinda Danh to Serve on the Asian American Commission 

  1/06/2021 Office of the State Auditor

  Danh will serve on the AAC for a three-year term, after which she will be eligible for reappointment.

• Press Release

  Audit Shows Only Three Percent of Newly Retired State Employees Received Initial Benefit Payments on Time 

  1/06/2021 Office of the State Auditor

  MSRB indicated the retirement of human resource and payroll personnel across state government as a result of the 2015 Early Retirement Incentive Program exacerbated this problem.

• Press Release

  Audit Finds No Deficiencies at Suffolk County Registry of Probate and Family Court 

  12/31/2020 Office of the State Auditor

  During the audit period, SCRPFC was administering and using the state's electronic case filing system effectively.

• Press Release

  Auditor Bump Reappoints Dr. Kimberly Truong to Serve on the Self-Determination Advisory Board 

  12/30/2020 Office of the State Auditor

  The Self-Determination Advisory Board was created to advise the Department of Developmental Services on efforts to implement, publicize, evaluate, improve and develop information regarding self-determination.