FY2021-11: Official Opening of Fiscal Year 2021
The Fiscal Year 2021 General Appropriation Act, Chapter 227 of the Acts of 2020, has been signed. This memo announces that December 11,...
Office of the Comptroller
- Dec 16, 2020
Webinar invitation for Non-Executive Branch agencies: Learn about DocuSign
In February, the Office of the Comptroller (CTR) will make DocuSign available to all Non-Executive agencies for the submission,...
Office of the Comptroller
- Dec 15, 2020
E-Signature solutions coming soon to both Non-Executive and Executive agencies
The Office of the Comptroller (CTR) is committed to providing efficient, secure e-signature capability to support agencies not only...
Office of the Comptroller
- Dec 10, 2020
COMING IN 2021: A new MAComptroller.org and CTR Intranet
The Office of the Comptroller is pleased to announce that we will be rebuilding our web properties, MAComptroller.org and the CTR...
Office of the Comptroller
- Dec 10, 2020
FY2021 Single Audit Chargeback
The Office of the Comptroller is informing departments of the single audit chargeback amount to support the operation of the...
Office of the Comptroller
- Dec 7, 2020
Beware of email promising COVID-19 benefits to state employees
Recently a phishing email was sent to state employees offering $3000 to all employees as a “COVID-19 benefit”. Recipients are told to...
Office of the Comptroller
- Dec 3, 2020
HR/CMS User Group Meeting
The next HR/CMS User Group Meeting will be held via Zoom on December 9 from 9:30 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. Agenda items include: Paid Family...
Office of the Comptroller
- Nov 23, 2020
Keep your mobile devices protected!
Teleworking security doesn’t end at your desktop. Securing your mobile devices such as phones, tablets, and laptops is now more important...
Office of the Comptroller
- Nov 20, 2020
5th periodic allotment and ad hoc allotments
Periodic Allotment On or about Tuesday, November 24, the Executive Office for Administration and Finance will process the fifth periodic...
Office of the Comptroller
- Nov 18, 2020
Beware of phishing emails and texts about new COVID-19 vaccine
Now that the election is over, cybercriminals are focused on new ways to infect and disrupt systems and steal personal information. With...
Office of the Comptroller
- Nov 12, 2020
Surge in fake emails impersonating Commonwealth employees
The Executive Office of Technology Services and Security (EOTSS) is warning all Commonwealth employees to be aware of a recent surge in...
Office of the Comptroller
- Nov 12, 2020
Choose paperless tax forms
State employees can now suppress their paper W-2 and 1095-C through HR/CMS Self-Service Time and Attendance. Remind your co-workers that...
Office of the Comptroller
- Nov 5, 2020
Pause, Review, Verify: Beware of phishing emails that appear to be coming from other agencies
You should be cautious and suspicious of all emails, even those that appear to be from known senders. In a recent instance of attempted ...
Office of the Comptroller
- Nov 4, 2020
Choose paperless tax forms
State employees can now suppress their paper W-2 and 1095-C through HR/CMS Self-Service Time and Attendance. Remind your co-workers that...
Office of the Comptroller
- Oct 28, 2020
FY2021-08: Comptroller Office’s FY21 MMARS and HR/CMS Chargebacks
This memo provides guidance and information regarding two of the Office of the Comptroller’s three chargebacks for FY21: The MMARS...
Office of the Comptroller
- Oct 20, 2020
Prompt Payment Discount program saved Commonwealth $11.75 million in FY2020
Departments throughout the Commonwealth saved $11.75 million in FY2020 by taking advantage of Prompt Payment Discounts. The entirety of...
Office of the Comptroller
- Oct 15, 2020
Attention Chief Fiscal Officers and MMARS Liaisons: Have you logged into PowerDMS?
CTR rolled out our new document management system for policies, job aids, and resource documents, PowerDMS, to department CFOs and MMARS...
Office of the Comptroller
- Sep 24, 2020
Coming to an audit near you – cybersecurity controls!
Internal Controls are designed to prevent fraud, waste and abuse of Commonwealth resources, and it is no longer enough to...
Office of the Comptroller
- Sep 8, 2020
Fringe benefit, payroll tax, and indirect cost charges for Accounting Periods 13 and 2 delayed
FY2020 Period 13 PF&I will run the weekend of September 12-13. FY2021 Period 2 PF&I will run the weekend of September 19-20.
Office of the Comptroller
- Sep 2, 2020
Heightened Alert – It’s Election Time!
It is anticipated that cyber attacks through emails, social media and phone calls will increase substantially prior to the upcoming...