A Review of the MBTAs Absence Management Contract with Workpartners
The OIG made recommendations to the MBTA to improve its procurement practices, contract administration and vendor oversight following its review of an absence management contracts with Workpartners.
Read the ReviewOIG 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.
Read the ReportHolyoke Soldiers’ Home – May 2016 – February 2020
In 2019, the OIG received an anonymous complaint from staff from the Holyoke Soldiers' Home. The OIG conducted an investigation into the allegations in the complaint and determined that the allegations in the complaint pointed to broader issues related to oversight and management. Accordingly, the Office adjusted its scope of work to examine these issues.
Read the ReportInternal Special Audit Unit 2021 Annual Report
This report summarizes the ISAU’s principal investigations, reviews, audits and other activities over the last year, including bridge maintenance contracts, MassDOT leases, MBTA privatization contracts and federal pandemic funding.
Read the ReportMassHealth and Health Safety Net 2022 Annual Report
In 2021, the OIG reviewed crossover claims involving substitute physicians as well as data integrity in several Medicaid programs. The Office identified measures MassHealth should take to improve its data integrity in each area reviewed.
Read the ReportDivision of State Police Oversight 2021 Annual Report
In 2021, the Division conducted several reviews, including highway overtime shifts, eight-hour paid details, and the MSP's efforts to obtain accreditation, and made recommendations to improve the MSP’s operational efficiency and integrity.
Read the Annual ReportOIG 2020 Annual Report
In 2020, the OIG’s staff worked to ensure the OIG's mission was fulfilled during the COVID-19 pandemic. This monumental task included equipping every employee with the technology and other tools they needed to work remotely, moving the OIG’s professional training classes online, developing protocols for conducting remote investigations and reviews, and enhancing internal controls to protect public funds.
Read the ReportLeadership Failures in Methuen Police Contracts
The Office of the Inspector General reviewed the collective bargaining agreement between the city of Methuen and the union representing sergeants, lieutenants and captains employed by the Methuen police department, as well as an individual employment contract between the City and its chief of police, Joseph Solomon. The OIG found a failure of leadership at all levels.
Read the ReportInternal Special Audit Unit 2019 Annual Report
The Office of the Inspector General's Internal Special Audit Unit continued its efforts to monitor the quality, efficiency and integrity of MassDOT’s and the MBTA’s operating and capital programs.
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