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Audit Offers Recommendations to Reduce Risk of Construction Delays and Cost Overruns at MBTA

9/28/2018 Office of the State Auditor

Audit examines the MBTA's progress toward addressing issues identified by an external auditor in 2011. The audit examined the period of July 1, 2014 through December 31, 2016.

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Hampden County District Attorney Not Effectively Assessing Juvenile Diversion Program

9/13/2018 Office of the State Auditor

Audit calls for an improved process to evaluate the effectiveness of its Juvenile Diversion Program.

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Over 1,900 Driver’s Licenses Issued in the Name of Deceased Individuals

9/06/2018 Office of the State Auditor

State Auditor Suzanne M. Bump called on the agency to take actions to prevent potentially fraudulent forms of identification from being issued.

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Audit Shows Need for Greater Focus on Effective Adoption of “Internet of Things” Technology

9/05/2018 Office of the State Auditor

State Auditor Suzanne M. Bump is calling on the Executive Office of Technology Services and Security (EOTSS) to take a proactive and comprehensive approach to support state government agency adoption of “Internet of Things” (IoT) devices.

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Auditor Suzanne Bump Appoints Chris Hoeh to Personal Care Attendant Workforce Council

8/30/2018 Office of the State Auditor

Hoeh, a decorated social studies teacher, will serve until December 6, 2019.

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Auditor Bump Calls for Better Data Collection to Support Foster Child Success in Higher Education

8/29/2018 Office of the State Auditor

The audit focuses on the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education’s (DHE) administration of several programs that provide financial assistance to qualifying students.

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Audit Provides Roadmap for Improvement at Essex Sheriff’s Department

8/27/2018 Office of the State Auditor

Transition Audit Requested by Essex Sheriff

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Auditor Bump Calls for Greater Oversight, Predictability, and Transparency in Farmland Preservation

8/22/2018 Office of the State Auditor

Audit Found Confusion and Lax Oversight in the State’s Agricultural Preservation Program

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State Auditor Suzanne M. Bump Elected to Executive Committee of the National Association of State Auditors, Comptrollers and Treasurers

8/21/2018 Office of the State Auditor

State Auditor Suzanne M. Bump was elected to the 2018-19 Executive Committee of the National Association of State Auditors, Comptrollers and Treasurers (NASACT).

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Quincy-Based Dentist Indicted for Allegedly Defrauding MassHealth

8/07/2018 Office of the Attorney General

Defendant Indicted In Connection with $218,000 in Medicaid False Claims

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Audit Shows Millions of Dollars in Unemployment Insurance Contributions Still Uncollected by the State

6/15/2018 Office of the State Auditor

The agency did not effectively manage the collection of delinquent unemployment insurance (UI) contributions from some Massachusetts businesses, resulting in millions of dollars of unpaid contributions.

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Audit Shows DCR Still Not Collecting All User Fees for State Land

6/14/2018 Office of the State Auditor

Following-up on a 2013 audit from her office, State Auditor Suzanne M. Bump found that problems related to DCR's collection of user fees have grown in recent years.

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Cyberscammer Steals $93k from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center

6/11/2018 Office of the State Auditor

Auditor Bump calls on the MassCEC to improve its process for dealing with cyberthreats to prevent future thefts, which the agency indicated it has done in response to the audit.

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Audit Leads to Improvements at Wellesley Housing Authority, but More Work is Needed

5/30/2018 Office of the State Auditor

Audit examined issues related to inventory, rent determination, purchasing, waitlists, and more.

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Bump: DCAMM is a “Poor Steward of Earth and Taxpayer Dollars”

4/27/2018 Office of the State Auditor

Audit shows inadequate recycling practices could be wasting taxpayer dollars.