Suzanne Bump, Massachusetts State Auditor-Elect, today announced the formation of a Transition Team to assist in evaluating the existing priorities, structure and staffing in the Office of the State Auditor and to recommend changes that will enhance the performance of the Office, and enable it to be a catalyst to help make state government work better.
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“The Office of the State Auditor, which has known one leadership team for twenty-four years, will be retooled in order to meet the challenges that face the Commonwealth today and in the years to come,” said Bump. “I am grateful that such a diverse group of professionals with a wide variety of expertise has agreed to assist in this important transition.”
The team of academic leaders, government auditing professionals, business leaders, human resource professionals, elected officials and members of diverse communities across Massachusetts represents Bump’s fresh approach to the Auditor’s Office.
Recognizing that having a first rate audit team and a professional staff with a variety of skills will be critical to creating the kind of interdisciplinary approach that forms the basis of Bump’s vision for the Office, she has established a transition team with seven committees which will focus on: Audit Operations, Staffing and Professional Development, Government Performance; Health Care Costs; Municipal Government; Transparency and Communications; and Policy and Priorities.
In keeping with her key campaign priorities, Bump established the committee on Government Performance to provide a strong foundation for her focus on making government work better. The committee will be charged with evaluating the most effective ways to use the resources of the Office of the State Auditor, through performance audits and other tools, to drive real change in policies and programs throughout the state agencies and authorities.
Also, Bump has established the committee on health care costs. The committee will evaluate the existing capacity and resources within the Office of the State Auditor to conduct comprehensive audits of state health care spending and the performance of the programs and agencies that administer them, and develop sound recommendations for changes that will reduce costs and provide greater value to taxpayers and consumers.
Attached with this press release is a full list of Transition Team members with descriptions of each committee. Transition committees are still being formulated and new members will be added in the coming weeks.
Suzanne Bump will be sworn into office on January 19th. Bump will be the twenty-second State Auditor in Massachusetts history.
