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Audit Recommends Improvements in Office of the Governor's Oversight of Boards and Commissions 

9/23/2021 Office of the State Auditor

Audit reviewed the processes and technology used by the gubernatorial Boards and Commissions Office (BCO)

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Audit Suggests Division of Professional Licensure Improve Oversight of Criminal and Sex Offender Background Checks for Applicants 

9/15/2021 Office of the State Auditor

Second audit in five years reveals the need for further corrective action at DPL

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Testimony of Auditor Suzanne M. Bump in Support of her Agency’s Accountability Agenda 

9/14/2021 Office of the State Auditor

Auditor Bump testified before the Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight in support of two bills which would strengthen the Auditor’s Office’s oversight of state agencies.

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Auditor Bump Provides Testimony in Support of Accountability Agenda 

9/14/2021 Office of the State Auditor

Legislation would give the Auditor’s Office necessary authority as it examines state spending of federal COVID-19 relief funding

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Auditor Bump Appoints New General Counsel and Deputy Auditor 

9/02/2021 Office of the State Auditor

Michael K. Leung-Tat will oversee the Office's legal affairs, as well as the agency’s Bureau of Special Investigations and Division of Local Mandates.

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Audit Shows Springfield Technical Community College’s Spending of CARES Act Funding has been Consistent with Federal Guidelines  

8/18/2021 Office of the State Auditor

Majority of STCC’s spending was allocated to students for emergency financial aid to help cover expenses related to COVID-19.

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Audit Calls on Mass. College of Liberal Arts to Improve Inventory Tracking and Procurement Oversight 

8/11/2021 Office of the State Auditor

Previous audit of MCLA found similar issues related to inventory tracking and purchase policies.

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Bump’s Office Recognized by National Conference of State Legislatures for Study on Police Training and Accountability 

8/02/2021 Office of the State Auditor

Award marks the second time Bump’s office has been recognized nationally for its police reform report

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During Tour of State-owned Land in Western Mass., Auditor Bump, Local Officials Call on State to Make PILOT Program More Equitable 

7/27/2021 Office of the State Auditor

The State-owned Land PILOT Program provides reimbursement payments to municipalities for tax-exempt land owned by the Commonwealth.

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Audit Shows Some Educators at Northampton’s Collaborative for Educational Services not Properly Licensed or Evaluated 

7/21/2021 Office of the State Auditor

In its response, CES stated that it will work with the state to better streamline the teacher licensing process.

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MassHealth Developing Processes to Strengthen Program Integrity Following Audit that Showed State Funding Being Used for Federally Funded Program 

7/20/2021 Office of the State Auditor

Audit was performed in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) Boston office.

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Audit Finds No Deficiencies in Spending of Federal CARES Act Funding by Greenfield Community College 

7/12/2021 Office of the State Auditor

Today’s audit is the first in a series that will examine state spending of COVID-19 federal funding.

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Enhanced Education and Promotion of Silent Call Feature Needed in State 911 System, Audit Shows 

6/30/2021 Office of the State Auditor

The silent call feature is used to communicate with individuals who are not able to speak because they are deaf or hard of hearing, or if it’s unsafe to speak.

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Northern Essex Community College Failed to Address Recommendations to Improve Tracking of Property, Audit Finds 

6/30/2021 Office of the State Auditor

A previous audit issued in 2016 found similar issues related to inventory tracking.

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Audit Provides Recommendations to Improve Safety and Care for Individuals with Disabilities 

6/29/2021 Office of the State Auditor

DDS stated that it has begun to institute new oversight policies and procedures to address the audit’s findings.