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Published on April 20, 2022 - 15:55 GMT

Second Audit in Five Years Finds Longer Delays in Providing Financial Relief for Families of Children with Catastrophic Medical ...

Boston — State Auditor Suzanne M. Bump today released an audit of the Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund (CICRF), which found that delays in processing applications for assistance had not improved since the last audit in 2017, and in fact …

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Published on April 19, 2022 - 14:45 GMT

Audit Advises Massachusetts College of Art and Design Require Employees to Complete Cybersecurity Awareness Training

Boston — In an audit of the Massachusetts College of Art and Design (MassArt), the Office of State Auditor Suzanne M. Bump (OSA) found that the college properly administered federally provided COVID-19 relief dollars, but did not require that all employees …

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Published on April 7, 2022 - 15:35 GMT

Bureau of Special Investigations Identifies Over $6 Million in Public Benefit Fraud in FY21

Boston — State Auditor Suzanne M. Bump today released the Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21) annual report for her office’s Bureau of Special Investigations (BSI), which investigates allegations of public benefits fraud. The report notes BSI identified $6,139,720 in …

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Published on March 31, 2022 - 15:28 GMT

Land Court Department Did not Properly Administer Escrow Funds, Maintain its Partition Commissioner List

BOSTON — In an audit released today, the Office of State Auditor Suzanne M. Bump (OSA) found that the Land Court Department (LCD), one of seven departments of the Massachusetts Trial Court, did not properly administer funds held in abandoned escrow …

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Published on March 24, 2022 - 15:47 GMT

Audit Recommends Improvements in the Operations of the Baker Hill Road District in Lanesborough

BOSTON — An audit released today by the Office of State Auditor Suzanne M. Bump (OSA) recommends improvements to the operations of the Baker Hill Road District (BHRD) in Lanesborough. These improvements include: competitively procuring road maintenance …

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Published on March 23, 2022 - 15:10 GMT

Division of Local Mandates Five Year Report Points to Financial Impact of Laws on Municipalities

BOSTON — Today, the Office of State Auditor Suzanne M. Bump (OSA) released her office’s Division of Local Mandates (DLM) Five Year Statutory Fiscal Impact Report, which reviewed 1,629 pieces of enacted legislation and identified 29 statutes which have a …

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Published on March 15, 2022 - 18:06 GMT

Auditor Bump's Written Testimony to the Joint Committee on Transportation

Boston — Dear Chairman Straus and Chairman Crighton: I write to advocate for increased funding for the state’s Chapter 90 program. Last fall, my office’s Division of Local Mandates examined the Commonwealth’s east-west divide in terms of three aspects of …

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Published on March 14, 2022 - 16:50 GMT

Audit Identifies Areas of Risk in Monitoring Controls at the Department of Youth Services

BOSTON — In an audit of the Department of Youth Services (DYS) released today, the Office of State Auditor Suzanne M. Bump (OSA) identified a need for DYS to take measures to more effectively manage its 51B report resolution process. A 51B is an …

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Published on March 4, 2022 - 16:56 GMT

Audit Recommends Improvements in Cybersecurity Practices at Massachusetts Office for Victim Assistance

BOSTON — Today, in an audit of the Massachusetts Office for Victim Assistance’s (MOVA), the Office of State Auditor Suzanne M. Bump (OSA) found that none of MOVA’s employees received cybersecurity awareness training, as required by the Executive Office of …

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Published on March 3, 2022 - 16:57 GMT

Audit Finds Noncompliance With Key Provisions of a Safety Law at Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Boston — In an audit released today, the Office of State Auditor Suzanne M. Bump found that Massachusetts Maritime Academy (MMA) did not uphold key safety provisions contained in the Clery Act, a federal law enacted in 1990 that requires institutions of …

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Published on February 28, 2022 - 17:26 GMT

Audit of the State Treasurer's Office Shows Sheriffs Not Transmitting All Fees

BOSTON — In an audit of the Office of the State Treasurer and Receiver General released today, the Office of State Auditor Suzanne M. Bump (OSA) revealed that not all county sheriffs are remitting civil process fees as required by law. The Treasurer’s …

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Published on February 23, 2022 - 15:40 GMT

Audit Finds Contracts Authorized by State's Public Construction Agency Did Not Meet Workforce Participation Goals for Women and ...

Boston — An audit released today by the Office of State Auditor Suzanne M. Bump (OSA) found inadequacies in the state’s Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance (DCAMM) processes to ensure equal opportunity staffing requirements of its …

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Published on February 22, 2022 - 16:58 GMT

Auditor Bump Certifies State Must Pay Communities $2.08 Million for Elections

BOSTON — In a letter to Secretary of the Commonwealth William Francis Galvin, State Auditor Suzanne M. Bump determined and certified that the state must pay communities $2,083,736.08 to cover the cost of extra mandated polling hours for the September 2022 …

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Published on February 11, 2022 - 00:23 GMT

Auditor Bump Appoints Rachel Ciocci to Inspector General Council

BOSTON — State Auditor Suzanne M. Bump yesterday appointed Rachel Ciocci (formerly Trant), as a member of the Office of Inspector General (OIG) Council in a virtual ceremony. Ciocci, who was nominated by Senate President Karen Spilka in accordance with the …

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Published on February 8, 2022 - 21:54 GMT

Auditor Bump Highlights FY23 Priorities in Budget Testimony

Boston — State Auditor Suzanne M. Bump testified today before the Joint Committee on Ways and Means in support of her fiscal year 2023 budget request, and offered insight into how she will be conducting audits of pandemic relief spending. “Whether it is …

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Published on February 8, 2022 - 17:30 GMT

Auditor Bump's Testimony Before the Committee on Ways and Means in Support of her FY23 Budget Request

Boston — As prepared for delivery. Good morning, Chairman Rodrigues, Chairman Michlewitz, and members of the committees. Thank you for the opportunity to speak with you today about the work of my office and my budget request for fiscal year 2023. I want to …

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Published on January 26, 2022 - 18:09 GMT

Auditor Bump Testifies in Support of the Creation of a New Building Authority in MA

BOSTON — As prepared for delivery. Good morning Senator Timilty, Senator Chang-Diaz, Representative Gonzalez, Representative Biele and members of the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security. Thank you for allowing me to testify before you …

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Published on January 12, 2022 - 21:05 GMT

Auditor Bump Reappoints Timothy Foley to Serve on Board of Commissioners for Health Policy Commission

BOSTON — State Auditor Suzanne M. Bump has reappointed Timothy Foley to serve on the Board of Commissioners for the Health Policy Commission (HPC), an independent state agency charged with monitoring health care spending growth in Massachusetts and …

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Published on January 10, 2022 - 19:41 GMT

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

Boston — State Auditor Suzanne M. Bump today appointed Leo. L. Hwang to serve on the Asian American and Pacific Islanders Commission (AAPIC), a statewide body whose purpose is to enhance opportunity for Asian Americans, especially those newly arrived in …

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Published on December 31, 2021 - 15:28 GMT

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

Boston — In an audit released today, the Office of State Auditor Suzanne M. Bump (OSA) found the Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA) has not updated its consumer healthcare information website, CompareCare, as required by Massachusetts …

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