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Controls and Management of the Unemployment Insurance System (2021-S-3) 180-Day Response
To determine whether the Department of Labor (Department) has taken appropriate steps to oversee and manage the Unemployment Insurance system and to comply with selected portions of the New York State Information Security Policy and Standards.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-21s3-response.pdfOversight and Enforcement of the Rechargeable Battery Law (2021-S-19)
To determine whether the Department of Environmental Conservation (Department) has adequately monitored and enforced compliance with the New York State Rechargeable Battery Law to promote the proper disposal of lithium-ion and other types of rechargeable batteries.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-21s19.pdfControls and Management of the Unemployment Insurance System (2021-S-3)
To determine whether the Department of Labor (Department) has taken appropriate steps to oversee and manage the Unemployment Insurance system and to comply with selected portions of the New York State Information Security Policy and Standards.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-21s3.pdfNew York’s Balance of Payments in the Federal Budget: Federal Fiscal Year 2022
This report, the eighth in a series by the Office of the State Comptroller, details the differences among the 50 states with respect to what is paid in federal taxes and how much is received in federal spending.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/budget/pdf/federal-budget-fiscal-year-2022.pdfOversight of the Early Intervention Program
To determine whether the Department of Health (Department) is effectively administering the Early Intervention Program (Program) in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations and ensuring equitable and timely access to services for children across the State.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-21s25-response.pdfSelected Aspects of the All-Agency Contractor Evaluation System at Long Island Rail Road, Metro-North Railroad, New York City Transit, and Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority (2019-S-52)
To determine whether the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is monitoring and evaluating its contractors/consultants in compliance with its All-Agency Contractor Evaluation (ACE) system and taking appropriate action where performance ratings are less than satisfactory. We also determined...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-19s52.pdfSales Tax Vendor Registration (2020-S-40)
To determine whether the Department of Taxation and Finance has taken steps to ensure that persons who are required to register as sales tax vendors, including those with no physical presence in the State, have done so.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-20s40.pdfNew York’s Balance of Payments in the Federal Budget: Federal Fiscal Year 2023
This report, the ninth in a series by the Office of the State Comptroller, details the differences among the 50 states with respect to what is paid in federal taxes and how much is received in federal spending.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/budget/pdf/federal-budget-fiscal-year-2023.pdfState Pension Employer Contribution Rates Announced for 2020-21, Assumed Rate of Return Lowered
… the long-term assumed rate of return on investments from 7 percent to 6.8 percent, anticipating a lower return … in the preparation of their budgets. Projections of required contributions vary by employer depending on factors … in ERS and PFRS, and more than 300 different retirement plan combinations. Payments based on the new rates are due by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/state-pension-employer-contribution-rates-announced-2020-21-assumed-rate-return-loweredDiNapoli: Organic Farms Growing in New York
… Sales of organic farm products rose 56 percent statewide from 2008 to 2014 with $164 million … Thomas P. DiNapoli . In 2015, New York’s organic sales rose another 35 percent. "Organic farming is not a fad, but a … … Sales of organic farm products rose 56 percent statewide from 2008 to 2014 with $164 million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/dinapoli-organic-farms-growing-new-yorkDiNapoli: Audit Finds More Than $16 Million in Medicaid Cost Savings
… were recovered before the close of the audit as a result of actions taken by DiNapoli's auditors. "Every … or a kidney transplant, and meet certain requirements. When Medicaid recipients with ESRD are also enrolled in … to identify recipients with an ESRD diagnosis and help get them enrolled in Medicare. Auditors estimated immediate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-audit-finds-more-16-million-medicaid-cost-savingsOpinion 91-58
… approval and whether a proposed facility is consistent with the local waterfront revitalization program. You ask … approval and a favorable determination as to consistency with the local waterfront revitalization program for a … approval and a favorable determination as to consistency with the local waterfront revitalization program for a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-58DiNapoli: State Contractor Failed to Pay Prevailing Wages
… programs of the South Beach Psychiatric Center in Staten Island. It contracts with OMH to provide janitorial services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/dinapoli-state-contractor-failed-pay-prevailing-wagesComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Guilty Plea of Nelson Rivera in Bid-rigging Case
… others to rig the bidding process for multi-million dollar public works contracts in Monroe County. Rivera today entered … years of probation, may never again serve as a New York public employee, must pay a $25,000 fine, and will give up … of Investigations and Division of Local Government and School Accountability. Assistant Attorneys General Mary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-guilty-plea-nelson-rivera-bid-rigging-caseDiNapoli: NYC Office Jobs and Space Growing Amid Record Economic Expansion
… advertising, media and information (TAMI) sector accounted for 87 percent of the growth in office jobs. Office jobs now account for 1.5 million, or approximately one-third, of the city's … (which is ranked second internationally). The demand for office space has lowered the vacancy rate in Manhattan …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/02/dinapoli-nyc-office-jobs-and-space-growing-amid-record-economic-expansionDiNapoli Calls For Stepped Up Enforcement of State's Bottle Bill
… York's returnable container deposit law to recover all the funds the state is entitled to from bottlers and beverage … initial deposit. When a bottle or can is not returned, the unclaimed deposit is held by the deposit initiator, who must remit 80 percent of any unclaimed bottle deposits to the state on a quarterly basis. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/dinapoli-calls-stepped-enforcement-states-bottle-billDiNapoli: Many SUNY Campus Foundations Operating Without Contracts or Proper Oversight
… were operating without the contracts they are required to have with their campuses while overseeing and managing … with SUNY's oversight of its campus foundations. SUNY does not regularly examine the foundations' books, and my … Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/dinapoli-many-suny-campus-foundations-operating-without-contracts-or-proper-oversightState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… Department of Health: Medicaid Overpayments for Certain Medicare Part C Claims (Follow-Up) (2016-F-18) An initial … audit report released in January 2015 identified 5,571 Medicare Part C claims that either had unreasonably high … recovering overpayments and instructing providers to bill Medicare Part C claims in accordance with the existing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits-0Opinion 91-20
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … town for a particular level of service) -- Fees (authority to collect from insurance companies) FEES -- Collection of … in contracting for a particular type of service (i.e., emergency medical service, a general ambulance service, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-20Opinion 91-14
… MUNICIPAL LAW, §119-o; TOWN LAW, §§198(9), 209-e(3): A town board, on behalf of a refuse and garbage district, may contract with villages … municipal corporation or district to perform by itself any function, power and duty or to provide by itself any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-14