News and Announcements

Auditor Suzanne M. Bump today released recommendations about how the state can reduce its impact on municipal finances.

Auditor Suzanne M. Bump was joined by Lt. Governor Karyn Polito, Attorney General Maura Healey, and Treasurer Deborah Goldberg yesterday as they hosted Big and Little Sisters from Boston, who are supported by the Big Sister Association of Greater Boston.

Auditor Bump announces that her office approved a privatization proposal from the Department of Mental Health (DMH) to privatize emergency mental health services in DMH’s Southeastern region.

State Auditor Suzanne M. Bump announced today that Timothy Dooling has joined her staff as Deputy Auditor and General Counsel for the Office of the State Auditor (OSA).

Auditor Suzanne M. Bump today announced that she has been appointed to serve on the U.S. Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) Domestic Working Group (DWG), an advisory council to the Comptroller General of the United States.

On February 26, 2016, State Auditor Suzanne M. Bump appointed Dr. John Naranja to serve on the Massachusetts Asian American Commission (AAC). Naranja is the only Filipino-American on the commission.

Auditor Suzanne M. Bump today released an analysis of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s (DESE) updated charter school waitlist data.

Auditor Suzanne M. Bump today released an audit of Gandara Mental Health Center in West Springfield, which identified deficiencies.

The audits found that Northgate Medical P.C. of Springfield and Asaker Medical Associates of Brockton billed MassHealth for services that are more costly than the services that were actually provided.

Auditor Suzanne M. Bump today released the results of the first audit of state agency activity under Chapter 224 of the Acts of 2012, the Commonwealth’s healthcare cost containment legislation.

Auditor Suzanne M. Bump today issued an audit that found that MassHealth contractor Cataldo Ambulance Services improved its annual criminal offender record information (CORI) background check process for their drivers as a result of a 2014 audit.

Auditor Suzanne Bump today released the following statement related to the recently launched charter school campaign:

On February 4, 2016, State Auditor Suzanne M. Bump appointed George DiTomassi, Jr. as a member of the Inspector General Council. The ceremony took place in Bump’s State House office.

Auditor Suzanne M. Bump today released the results of an audit conducted by her office, which found that the Bureau of the State House (BSH) had not properly appraised or recorded 20 works of art donated to or acquired by the agency since July 2001.

State Auditor Suzanne M. Bump today released the annual report for her office’s Bureau of Special Investigations (BSI), which identified a record $13.7 million in public assistance benefits fraud in Fiscal Year 2015.