Testimony of IG Jeffrey Shapiro Regarding MassDOT Service Plaza Procurement
IG Shapiro detailed the OIG’s investigatory findings of MassDOT’s flawed service plaza procurement in testimony before the Senate Post Audit Committee.
Read the TestimonyOIG’s Health Safety Net 2026 Annual Report
During the past year, the OIG has been working on three reviews pursuant to Section 127 of Chapter 9 of the Acts of 2025. The three reviews cover different areas in health safety net spending: supplemental funding; fee-for-service program administered by a third-party; and utilization review based on a specific diagnosis code for MassHealth members.
Read the ReportOIG Special Education Transportation Study Complete
Study Points to Funding Model and Previous Recommendations Not Acted Upon
Read the Press ReleaseSpecial Education Transportation Study
The OIG reviewed the Commonwealth’s special education transportation services, pursuant to Section 2A of Chapter 7 of the Acts of 2025. Specifically, the OIG was tasked with reviewing how districts procure special education transportation services, which have been increasing in cost, and recommending ways to reduce costs, maximize purchasing power, act transparently and efficiently, and explore opportunities for regionalization.
Read the ReportInspector General Senate Post Audit and Oversight Committee Testimony on Service Plazas
IG Shapiro provided an overview of what the OIG expects to see in large-scale public procurements in testimony before the Senate Post Audit and Oversight Committee on MassDOT’s failed service plaza procurement.
Read the TestimonyOIG Letter Re: Cannabis Control Commission Legislation
IG Shapiro urged members of the Conference Committee to take action on proposals to reform the Cannabis Control Commission.
Read the LetterPandemic Funding Oversight Quarter 4 Report, 2025
This report details the OIG’s Pandemic Funding Oversight work in investigations, guidance and training in Quarter 4 of 2025.
Read the ReportOIG Pandemic Funding Oversight Quarter 4 Report, 2024
In 2024, Quarter 4, the OIG continued to deliver training and guidance to help Massachusetts public entities properly manage the large influx of federal awards that often accompanies emergencies.
Read the ReportIG Shapiro Calls Steamship Authority’s Website Project A “Cascade of Failures”
OIG Investigation finds that Steamship Authority’s website project was misguided, mismanaged and wasteful.
Read the Press ReleaseThe Steamship Authority’s Website Development Project
An OIG investigation into a website development project by the Woods Hole, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority (SSA) found that the project was ill-conceived, poorly executed, and a waste of public funds. The investigation also found that the project’s breakdown was rooted in the failure of the SSA general manager and the SSA Board of Governors (Board) to fully and properly exercise their respective duties and responsibilities.
Read the ReportRecent Action to Reclaim Tax Incentives
IG Shapiro applauded steps the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center to hold businesses accountable for not meeting agreed-upon hiring levels which were tied to
tax incentives.
Brockton Public Schools FY23 $18 Million Budget Deficit
The OIG detailed its findings based on a review of the financial practices and oversight controls of the city of Brockton and Brockton Public Schools to identify lapses that may have contributed to BPS’s unprecedented $18 million deficit in Fiscal Year 2023.
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