Investigator, Division of State Police Oversight

About the Office of the Inspector General (OIG or Office)  

The Massachusetts OIG is at the forefront of promoting effective government and the responsible use of public money and property. The OIG is an independent state agency charged with preventing and detecting fraud, waste, and abuse in the use of public funds and public property. The OIG has broad oversight of how state and local governments use federal, state and local funds and property.  

The Office is led by the Inspector General of the Commonwealth, who is appointed by the Governor, Attorney General and Auditor. M.G.L. c. 12A, § 2. The OIG is organized into three bureaus: Specialty & General Government, Legal & Compliance, and Operations, Training & Publications. The bureaus focus on specific agencies, issues, or functions. See Welcome to the Office of the Inspector General | Mass.gov for more information about the OIG. 

Further details may be found at Chapter 12A (malegislature.gov). 

Specialty and General Government Bureau  

The Specialty and General Government Bureau is managed by the Deputy Inspector General. This bureau safeguards public assets through oversight of specific agencies (both statutory and OIG-created divisions), special government funding (like pandemic relief), and more broadly, procurement, and state and local government.  

Division of State Police Oversight  

The Division of State Police Oversight (DSPO) is responsible for monitoring the quality, efficiency and integrity of the Massachusetts State Police’s (MSP) operations, organizational structure and management systems. The DSPO also seeks to prevent, detect and correct fraud, waste and abuse in the expenditure of public funds. One of its specific aims is to improve how the MSP spends public funds on overtime and paid details.  

DSPO’s work may lead to reports, letters, draft legislative changes and case referrals, as well as cost recoveries and civil settlements for the Commonwealth. In 2022, the MSP achieved certification and accreditation through a law enforcement accrediting organization. One important part of the DSPO’s work is to monitor MSP policy changes brought about through that certification and accreditation process.  

Investigator: Position Overview