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Auditor Bump Appoints Leo L. Hwang to Serve on the Asian American and Pacific Islanders Commission 

1/10/2022 Office of the State Auditor

Hwang will serve on the AAPIC for a three-year term, after which he will eligible for reappointment

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Audit Identifies Need for Center for Health Information and Analysis to Update its Publicly Accessible Information 

12/31/2021 Office of the State Auditor

The Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA) has not updated its consumer healthcare information website, CompareCare, as required by Massachusetts General Laws.

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Audit Identifies Issues with How Nonprofit Serving Vulnerable Populations Resolves Complaints and Manages Finances of Individuals in its Care 

12/23/2021 Office of the State Auditor

Audit identifies issues in how Center for Human Development resolves complaints, manages finances of individuals in its care

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Audit Recommends Improvements in Administration of Civil Process at Nantucket County Sheriff’s Department  

12/09/2021 Office of the State Auditor

Several administrative deficiencies identified at the Nantucket County Sheriff's Department

Speech

Testimony of State Auditor Suzanne M. Bump in Support of Electronic Backpack Legislation 

12/06/2021 Office of the State Auditor

Bill Will Ensure Consistency of Youth Academic Records

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Audit Finds Lapses in Department of Public Utilities’ Oversight of Transportation Network Companies 

11/23/2021 Office of the State Auditor

DPU failed to verify national background checks of all rideshare drivers and investigate consumer complaints against rideshare drivers and riders

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Audit Finds Department of Energy Resources Needs to Improve Oversight of Green Communities 

11/10/2021 Office of the State Auditor

Audit found DOER must strengthen its oversight of the green communities designation program

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Audit Offers Steps to Improve IT Administration and Security at Office of the Commissioner of Probation 

11/08/2021 Office of the State Auditor

Review identified areas where OCP could improve information technology (IT) procedures

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Audit Makes Recommendations to Improve Cybersecurity Awareness Training at Attorney General’s Office 

10/29/2021 Office of the State Auditor

Review showed not all AGO employees were offered or required to take cybersecurity awareness training during audit.

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Audit Finds Roxbury Community College Failed to Address Recommendations to Improve Management of Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center 

10/28/2021 Office of the State Auditor

Today’s report is a follow up to a previous audit issued in 2014.

Speech

Testimony of State Auditor Suzanne M. Bump in Support of Increasing State Auditor's Access to Tax Return Information  

10/18/2021 Office of the State Auditor

Bill would remove a statutory provision that prohibits the State Auditor from accessing tax records maintained by the Department of Revenue (DOR) and used by other agencies.

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Audit Shows 25 Percent of Newly Retired Massachusetts Educators Received Delayed Retirement Benefit Payments 

10/14/2021 Office of the State Auditor

For the 4,907 retirements that took place during the audit, processing times for initial retirement payments ranged from 1 day to 1,064 days.

Speech

Testimony of State Auditor Suzanne M. Bump on use of Federal Pandemic Relief 

10/05/2021 Office of the State Auditor

Bump's testimony addressed two matters, one concerning infrastructure support for rural communities, the other concerning oversight of the federal pandemic relief dollars.

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Study Shows Western Mass. Communities Have Long Suffered from Inadequate Support to Maintain and Develop Public Infrastructure 

10/05/2021 Office of the State Auditor

Auditor Bump calls for “Rural Rescue Plan” that will increase Chapter 90 funding, create a public infrastructure agency, and enhance access to broadband

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Audit of Mass. Gaming Commission Highlights Need for Improved Collaboration around Issues Facing State’s Horse Racing Industry 

9/30/2021 Office of the State Auditor

The audit urges MGC to consult with the Massachusetts Thoroughbred Breeders Association (MTBA) and the Department of Agricultural Resources (DAR) on significant challenges facing the horse racing industry.