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Audit Reveals Unexplained $95,000 Variance at Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation

3/10/2021 Office of the State Auditor

Variance referred to the Attorney General’s Office

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Audit Warns Cape and Islands District Attorney’s Office Not Equipped to Provide Data on Juveniles Involved in the Criminal Justice System

3/03/2021 Office of the State Auditor

Outdated Case Management System Impacts All District Attorneys’ Offices

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Auditor Bump Asks Municipalities to Report Spending Related to 2020 Elections

3/03/2021 Office of the State Auditor

Survey sent to cities and towns asks for information on costs incurred implementing vote-by-mail and expanded in-person early voting.

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Auditor Bump's Testimony before the Committee on Ways and Means in Support of her FY22 Budget Request

3/02/2021 Office of the State Auditor

During her testimony, Bump detailed her office’s transition to remote work, highlighted ways it has improved government operations during this period, and discussed her agency’s priorities for the upcoming fiscal year.

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In Budget Testimony, Auditor Bump Highlights FY22 Priorities

3/02/2021 Office of the State Auditor

Bump detailed her office’s transition to remote work, highlighted ways it has improved government operations, and discussed her agency’s FY22 priorities.

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Meredith Barrieau, First Deputy Auditor, Receives National Leadership Award from the Association of Government Accountants

2/24/2021 Office of the State Auditor

Barrieau was recognized for her leadership adopting new technologies and expanding agency wide professional development standards.

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Audit Finds No Deficiencies in Old Colony YMCA’s Management of State Funds

2/23/2021 Office of the State Auditor

Old Colony is a nonprofit that contracts with the state to provide various human services in southeastern Massachusetts.

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Bureau of Special Investigations Identifies Over $8 Million in Public Benefit Fraud in FY20

2/18/2021 Office of the State Auditor

The report highlights notable activity surrounding BSI’s cases during the past fiscal year.

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Audit Warns of Inadequate Oversight of MGM Springfield’s Management of the MassMutual Center

2/16/2021 Office of the State Auditor

Audit found deficiencies in billing and settlement records for MassMutual Center

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Expanded Mediation Could Speed Resolution of Cases before the Appellate Tax Board, Audit Shows

2/09/2021 Office of the State Auditor

Despite this clear time savings, only approximately 2.7 percent of cases closed during the audit period were resolved through mediation.

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Auditor Bump Appoints Richard MacKinnon to Serve on the Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission

2/03/2021 Office of the State Auditor

MacKinnon was nominated to serve by the president of the Massachusetts AFL-CIO.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.