Walsh back in the spotlight after critical report on Dennis White appointment By Danny McDonald Globe Staff,Updated May 14, 2021, 40 minutes ago Email to a Friend Dennis White was sworn in by former mayor Martin J. Walsh in February.Jim Davis/Globe Staff His name barely appears in the document, but the independent report into former mayor Martin J. Walshâs troubled appointment of the cityâs police commissioner raises numerous unanswered questions about the choice made in the waning days of Walshâs City Hall tenure and its aftermath. The new revelations from an investigation Walsh ordered up are surfacing as he settles into his role as US labor secretary in President Bidenâs Cabinet.