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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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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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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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State Auditor’s Office Releases Audit of Cape Cod Community College

6/29/2021 Office of the State Auditor

Audit examined CCCC’s information system (IS) controls.

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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.

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Audit Calls on MassHealth to Enhance Measures to Prevent Unnecessary Financial Hardship in its Estate Recovery Process

6/28/2021 Office of the State Auditor

MassHealth initiates policy reforms to address issues raised in audit.

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Audit Suggests Administrative Improvements at the Bureau of the State House’s Special Events Fund

6/24/2021 Office of the State Auditor

In its response, BSH stated that it has begun to take steps to address the audit’s concerns.

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Testimony of State Auditor Suzanne M. Bump on Legalized Sports Betting

6/17/2021 Office of the State Auditor

Bump highlights the accountability mechanisms necessary to ensure integrity, security, and consumer protection in legalized sports betting.

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Audit Finds No Deficiencies at Middlesex County District Attorney’s Office, Offers Steps to Improve Case Management and Data Tracking

6/17/2021 Office of the State Auditor

DA's current case management system, known as DAMION, is not well-suited to track and report on many aspects of the criminal justice system.

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Disabled Persons Protection Commission is Not Effectively Administering Investigations of Alleged Abuse, Audit Shows

6/16/2021 Office of the State Auditor

Commission has not effectively addressed recommendations from previous audit.

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Audit Leads to Improvements in Game Integrity at Massachusetts State Lottery

6/09/2021 Office of the State Auditor

Report pointed to deficiencies in criminal background record checks, reconciliation reports, as well as the process the Lottery was using to prevent family members of lottery employees from claiming winning tickets.