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Seeking Competition in Procurement

The Office of the State Comptroller's Legal Division will discuss legal requirements for competitive bidding, including statutory amendments to the General Municipal Law § 103 and various exceptions to the bidding requirements.

https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/seeking-competition-procurement-062624.pdf

Hiring Members with the Enhanced Report – Enhanced Reporting

… NYSLRS Members or Retirees When hiring employees, it is important to ask the employee whether they are an existing … and they are: An existing NYSLRS member; or A retiree who is receiving a pension from one of the eight public … retirement systems in New York State. If your employee is an existing NYSLRS member, they will make mandatory …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/enhanced-reporting/hiring-members-enhanced-report

Transformation of the MTA

… implemented any aspect of the Transformation Plan (Plan) that resulted in improved service levels for the customer, process … or transformation of the many administrative support units that existed within each agency into centralized departments … MTA has implemented any aspect of the Transformation Plan that resulted in improved …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/08/08/transformation-mta

Investing in New York

The New York State Common Retirement Fund has a positive impact on the State’s economy.

https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/common-retirement-fund/investing-in-new-york/pdf/investing-in-nys.pdf

Administration of the Contract With the Postgraduate Center for Mental Health (Follow-Up)

… Objective To determine the extent of implementation of the nine recommendations included in our initial audit report, Administration of the Contract With the Postgraduate Center for Mental Health ( … To determine the extent of implementation of the nine recommendations …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/15/administration-contract-postgraduate-center-mental-health-follow

New Yorkers in Need: A Look at Poverty Trends in New York State for the Last Decade

The COVID-19 pandemic had devastating health, economic and social consequences. In New York, the pandemic and ensuing economic shutdown produced almost 2 million job losses in 2020. Yet for many, economic hardships existed long before this time.

https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/new-yorkers-in-need-poverty-trends.pdf

III.3 Scope of the SFS – III. Statewide Financial System (SFS)

… The scope of the Statewide Financial System (SFS) includes the last three … The scope of the Statewide Financial System includes the last …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iii/iii3-scope-sfs

New York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era (July 1, 2021)

… Income and Earnings Returned to Pre-Pandemic Levels in New York? Recently released data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis show personal income in New York State has surpassed pre-pandemic levels by 12.8 … receipts to individuals, totaled nearly $1.6 trillion in the first quarter of 2021, an increase of 51.9 percent …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorks-economy-and-finances-covid-19-era-july-1-2021

DiNapoli Announces Nominee for the Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government

… G. Groenwegen to the Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government. Groenwegen previously served as counsel to the … York meet those challenges and enhance the public’s faith in government.” Groenwegen has extensive experience in state government. Prior to joining the State Comptroller’s …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-announces-nominee-commission-ethics-and-lobbying-government

New York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era (June 3, 2021)

… June 3, 2021 Edition Pre-Pandemic Improvements in Employment Rates for People with Disabilities Have Been Derailed by COVID-19 The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic shutdown led to … Rates for both groups spiked with the onset of the COVID‑19 pandemic. FIGURE 2 – New York State Unemployment …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorks-economy-and-finances-covid-19-era-june-3-2021

DiNapoli: Hate Crimes Surged in New York Over the Last Five Years

… to address the increase in hate crimes, and identified key policy areas, including education, mental health …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/dinapoli-hate-crimes-surged-new-york-over-last-five-years

New York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era (March 4, 2021)

… Claims Show a Year of Economic Devastation A year after the first case of COVID-19 was reported in New York State, the economic disruption caused by the pandemic remains … A year after the first case of COVID19 was reported in New York State the economic disruption caused by the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/impact-covid-19-march-4-2021

DiNapoli: Economic Snapshot Shows The Bronx Making Impressive Gains in Addressing Challenges

… our borough’s well-being." "Comptroller DiNapoli’s report of the Bronx’s economic success illustrates the resilience of the Bronx and the hardworking residents, especially our … unemployment rate was higher than the citywide rate of 4.5 percent in 2017 and the seventh highest of the state’s 62 …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/dinapoli-economic-snapshot-shows-bronx-making-impressive-gains-addressing-challenges

Effectiveness of the Information Technology Transformation

… how effective the IT Transformation process has been in ensuring that the resulting Office of Information … and whether the Transformation has been successful in standardizing the processes followed by each agency. The … of Information Technology Services (ITS) was established in November 2012 as part of a New York State Information …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/24/effectiveness-information-technology-transformation

Advisory Council for the Retirement System

… The Advisory Council for the Retirement System, appointed by the Comptroller pursuant to regulations of the Comptroller (2 … Advises and makes recommendations to the Comptroller on the formulation of policies in relation to the administration …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/common-retirement-fund/resources/advisory-council-retirement-system

Performance of the Excelsior Jobs Program

… jobs and/or make significant capital investments. Empire State Development (ESD) administers the Program and is … to receive annual tax credits. As of March 31, 2015, the State has committed over $548 million in Program tax credits … as of June 2015, ESD had authorized Program tax credits on 39 occasions totaling $4.84 million. Based on our testing, …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/07/07/performance-excelsior-jobs-program

Compliance With the Clery Act (Follow-Up)

… of implementation of the two recommendations included in our initial audit report, Compliance With the Clery Act (Report 2013-S-70). Background In 1990, Congress enacted the Clery Act, which requires … and to investigate and correct errors and discrepancies in statistics to ensure compliance with the Clery Act. Key …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/09/02/compliance-clery-act-follow

Oversight of the Farm-to-School Program (Follow-Up)

… included in our initial audit report, Oversight of the Farm-to-School Program (Report 2020-S-9 ). About the Program … The Program is intended to connect schools with local farms and food producers, strengthen local agriculture, … awards grant funding to schools for projects based on several factors including reasonableness of cost, project …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/09/08/oversight-farm-school-program-follow