Pandemic Funding Oversight Quarter 3 Report, 2025
The Pandemic Funding Oversight 2025 Q3 report details the OIG’s continued efforts to deliver training and guidance to help Massachusetts public entities properly manage the large influx of federal awards that often accompanies emergencies.
Read the ReportOIG Finds DCR and New Bedford Port Authority Grossly Mismanaged Pope’s Island Marina for Decades
New Bedford, MA —The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has found that the agreement the Department of Conservation & Recreation (DCR) has with the New Bedford Port Authority (NBPA) to operate and maintain the Pope’s Island Marina, which was authorized by the Legislature in 1992, was and is grossly mismanaged.
Read the Press ReleaseHighway Service Plazas Lease and Concessions Agreement – Key Aspects for Final Agreement
The OIG provided guidance to MassDOT on key lease provisions as it prepared to negotiate the Highway Service Plazas 35-year lease with the apparent successful bidder.
Read the LetterDept. of Family and Medical Leave re: Unpaid Seven-Day Wait Periods
The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) conducted a review of the Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave’s (DFML) policies regarding Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) for applicants who split their leave to bond with a child.
Read the LetterTestimony of Inspector General Jeffrey Shapiro Regarding House 16
IG Shapiro commented in support of House 16, An Act Relative to County Land Disposition before the Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government.
Read the TestimonyOIG Finds Poor Management At CCC Resulted In Failure To Collect Fees For Two Years
The OIG launched an investigation in July 2024, following a hotline complaint, found poor management, not fraud, resulted in failure to collect fees from August 2022 to August 2024.
Read the Press ReleaseNavigating the Post-Retirement Earnings Rules for Public Employees
The Massachusetts Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has a statutory mission under Chapter 12A of the Massachusetts General Laws to detect and prevent fraud, waste, and abuse of public funds at the state and municipal levels. Pursuant to this authority, the OIG is issuing this advisory to assist Massachusetts state and municipal retirees and Massachusetts state and municipal employers in navigating the statutory post-retirement earnings rules.
Read the AdvisoryDept. of Early Education and Care re: C3 Program Compliance and Oversight
The Office of the Inspector General’s (OIG) Special Funding Oversight Division (SFO) issued findings of their review of the Department of Education and Cares program funded by the federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).
Read the LetterCommonwealth Corporation re: Career Technical Initiative Compliance and Oversight
The Office of the Inspector General’s (OIG) Special Funding Oversight Division (SFO) issued findings of their review of Commonwealth Corporation’s program funded by the federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).
Read the LetterMSP Policy Changes Initiated as a Result of Certification and Accreditation
As part of its statutory mandate, the OIG’s Division of State
Police Oversight (DSPO) is charged with monitoring the Massachusetts State Police’s (MSP) efforts to achieve certification or accreditation by a state or national law enforcement accrediting agency and ensuring continued compliance with the necessary requirements to maintain those designations. DSPO is also required to monitor policy changes the MSP institutes as a result of these efforts.
MBTA Customer Service Call Center Report by the OIG
The OIG reviewed the MBTA’s customer service call center contract as required by Section 196 of Chapter 46 of the Acts of 2015.
Read the ReportOIG Pandemic Funding Oversight Quarter 3 Report, 2024
In this report, the OIG details its pandemic funding oversight work for the period between July 1, 2024, and September 30, 2024, including its reviews, guidance and trainings.
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