State of Massachusetts, Office of the State Auditor

Audit found deficiencies that allowed terminated employees to continue to access MBTA facilities after their departure from the agency. The audit (examined January 1, 2017 through March 15, 2019) notes this leaves agency facilities vulnerable to unauthorized access.

The Quinsigamond Community College Foundation is a nonprofit, charitable organization that provides financial support to Quinsigamond Community College. This audit, which examined the period July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2019, found the foundation’s expenditures have been appropriate and properly...

Audit found deficiencies related to investigations of suspected child abuse or neglect, background record checks of program employees, and the timeliness of investigations and licensing visits of group care programs. The audit examined the period of July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2018.

Audit calls on the Department of Fire Services (DFS) to improve its administration of inventory of fixed assets as well as oversight of budgetary earmarks that direct funds to local communities. The audit examined the period of period July 1, 2016 through December 31, 2018.

Audit examined HCSO’s non-payroll expenses, process for contracting for goods and services, and its oversight of staff overtime, and found no deficiencies in these areas. The audit examined the period of July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2019.

The audit found UMBA could not verify that employees of contractors who worked on public projects were paid the appropriate prevailing wage. The audit examined the period of July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2018.

The State Ethics Commission is an independent agency that administers and enforces the states conflict of interest law and financial disclosure law for elected state and county employees. Our audit, which examined the period July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2019, found the SEC had no deficiencies in...

Audit provides recommendations to improve the accuracy of attendance and waitlist data related to students in adult education (AE) programs. The audit examined the period of July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019.

The audit found FRLP made payments to companies in which board members had undisclosed financial interests, made expenditures that were not in support of the organization’s mission, and did not collect outstanding balances from tenants in a timely manner. The audit examined the period of January 1...

The audit shows DEP is not providing important information to the federal government and the public about the safety and usability of Massachusetts watersheds in a timely manner, and also calls on the agency to improve oversight of facilities that manufacture, process, and use toxic substances. The...