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Annual Report, Report • 4/30/2025

OIG 2024 Annual Report

In 2024, the OIG invested in new technology and staff to strengthen and broaden its education and training offerings, conducted proactive community outreach and engagement, concluded a comprehensive investigation into a 20+ year state lease and called for reforms in governance of an independent agency.

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Report • 4/15/2025

Pandemic Funding Oversight Quarter 1 Report, 2025

The Pandemic Funding Oversight 2025 Q1 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.

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Report • 11/21/2024

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.

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Report • 10/15/2024

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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Report • 7/1/2024

Pandemic Funding Oversight Quarter 2 Report, 2024

In Q1 of 2024 Q2 the Special Funding Oversight Unit reviewed administration and monitoring plans used by state
agencies for programs funded through federal pandemic awards to ensure that plans address relevant fraud, waste and abuse risks, and that agencies follow the plans.

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Annual Report, Report • 4/30/2024

OIG 2023 Annual Report

The OIG’s 2023 Annual Report covers Inspector General Jeffrey S. Shapiro’s first full year as Inspector General and describes how IG Shapiro’s vision of a more engaged and proactive agency is being realized.

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Report • 4/1/2024

Pandemic Funding Oversight Quarter 1 Report, 2024

The Pandemic Funding Oversight 2024 Q1 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.

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Annual Report, Report • 4/26/2023

OIG 2022 Annual Report

In 2022, the OIG’s work included recovering $1.7 million through restitutions and settlements; receiving and responding to 3,689 hotline queries or complaints, and training 5,282 people through our Massachusetts Certified Public Purchasing Official (MCPPO) program.

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Annual Report, Report • 3/31/2023

MassHealth and Health Safety Net 2023 Annual Report

The OIG’s Healthcare Division’s 2023 Annual Report summarizes its analysis and recommendations for stronger collaboration between MassHealth and the Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services.

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Annual Report, Report • 3/15/2023

Internal Special Audit Unit 2022 Annual Report

In 2022, the OIG’s Internal Special Audit Unit reviewed MBTA contracts for privatized services, including absence management and police dispatch services, the MBTA’s expenditure of federal pandemic funds, and analyzed past-due monies owed to MassDOT under various leases of its properties.

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Annual Report, Report • 3/1/2023

Division of State Police Oversight 2022 Annual Report

In 2022, the OIG’s Division of State Police Oversight reviewed troopers’ use of leave time to work overtime shifts and monitored the MSP’s efforts towards achieving accreditation. This report also includes updates on civil recoveries from former troopers.

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Annual Report, Report • 4/29/2022

OIG 2021 Annual Report

This report summarized IG Cunha’s tenth and final year as IG. The OIG’s work in 2021 included collaborative efforts with other agencies to strengthen oversight of the billions of dollars in pandemic-related funds that the federal government has distributed to agencies, businesses, individuals and non-profit organizations.

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