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DiNapoli Audit: MTA Transit Capital Projects Plagued by Cost Overruns and Delays
… of six Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) New York City Transit (Transit) capital projects found errors … failure to follow its own procedures or properly oversee contractors. “This audit found numerous problems in the MTA’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/07/dinapoli-audit-mta-transit-capital-projects-plagued-cost-overruns-and-delaysDiNapoli Finds Schools Falling Short on Emergency Planning
… be better prepared for emergencies and violent incidents. My auditors looked at a sample of big and small schools in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/07/dinapoli-finds-schools-falling-short-emergency-planningState Audit Recommends Improvements to NYC's Oversight of Agencies Placing Foster Children
… agencies that place foster children are doing home visits and other critical functions required to protect those … on regularly by those entrusted with managing their care and are safe from harm." In New York City, ACS is responsible … in CONNECTIONS, including the lack of a general search function, the inability to record incidents of abuse or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/state-audit-recommends-improvements-nycs-oversight-agencies-placing-foster-childrenState Comptroller DiNapoli Report Details LIRR Delays in 2017
… inconvenienced by delays and cancellations, according to a report issued today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … said DiNapoli. "On-time performance has fallen to the lowest level in nearly two decades, hurting riders. … The MTA must ensure the LIRR has the resources it needs to provide reliable service and is managed effectively." A …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-report-details-lirr-delays-2017State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… history of failing grades and/or tests and quizzes missing from their training files. Auditors also found: train …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli Audit Highlights Need for Better Compliance with School Violence Reporting Law
… The State Education Department (SED) has agreed to improve its enforcement of the … Against Violence in Education Act (SAVE Act) after a state audit found schools failed to report numerous cases of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/dinapoli-audit-highlights-need-better-compliance-school-violence-reporting-lawDiNapoli: Audit Reveals Questionable Financial Decisions, Lack of Transparency in Hempstead School District
… $60,000. This agreement should have equated to $2,307 per pay period. Instead, the district paid Johnson $13,333 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/dinapoli-audit-reveals-questionable-financial-decisions-lack-transparency-hempstead-school-districtState Agencies Bulletin No. 1602
To provide agency instructions for new overtime earnings codes to be used for Time Entry overtime payments
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1602-new-overtime-earnings-codes-overtime-eligible-employees-civil-serviceState Agencies Bulletin No. 1630
… Purpose To provide agency instructions for new double time and straight time earnings codes to be used for Time Entry payments for mandatory hours worked …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1630-new-double-time-overtime-earnings-codes-eligible-civil-serviceSelected Aspects of Incident Intake and Investigation
… a hotline, establish a database of reported allegations and a Staff Exclusion List, and ensure that all allegations are investigated fully and timely and are referred to law enforcement when …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/03/06/selected-aspects-incident-intake-and-investigationDiNapoli: NYC's 2024 Budget Balanced, but Risks Loom
… on the city’s June 2023 financial plan released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “The city’s adopted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-nycs-2024-budget-balanced-risks-loomState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Authority (MTA): Employee Qualifications, Hiring, and Promotions (Follow-Up) (2021-F-27) A January 2019 audit … agencies, it did not ensure they met the qualifications for the new position into which they were hired or promoted, … experience, and operating license requirements and, for operating titles such as Train Operators, Conductors, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-0Monitoring of Not-for-Profit Cemeteries for Fiscal Stability and Adequate Facility Maintenance
… in over seven years. The Division’s Mainframe information system is antiquated and captures only limited data. … Key Recommendations In designing a new data management system, include features that will allow the Division to more …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/07/11/monitoring-not-profit-cemeteries-fiscal-stability-and-adequate-facility-maintenanceArea #1 – IT Policy – Information Technology Governance
… notification be given to certain individuals when there is a breach of the security of the system as it relates to private information. If you fail to adopt an information breach notification policy and private … online banking activities. The policy should identify what online banking activities are allowed; who is authorized …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/area-1-it-policyDiNapoli: Shift in MTA's Paratransit Program Generates Cost Savings
… Costs for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) program to provide transportation services for people … with disabilities." The MTA’s New York City Transit (NYCT) unit provides paratransit services, known as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-shift-mtas-paratransit-program-generates-cost-savingsState Agencies Bulletin No. 2110
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to provide agency instructions for processing the April 2023 … Scientific & Technical Services BU05 Background: Pursuant to a side letter contained in the 2021-2026 Agreements … of $500 effective the first pay period of the fiscal year to employees who have at least 1,500 hours in pay status in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2110-april-2023-longevity-payment-long-term-seasonal-employeesXI.17 Protest Procedures – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… Rules and Regulations , to be used when an interested party 1 asserts to OSC that the State Comptroller should not … with the public contracting entity. However, an interested party may file an initial protest with OSC’s Bureau of … the successful bidder is the appealing party in which case a copy of the appeal must be delivered to the original …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi17-protest-proceduresDiNapoli: MTA Financial Outlook in Precarious Balance
… financing, a dangerous practice of long-term borrowing to pay for short term needs like cleaning and maintenance. Of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-mta-financial-outlook-precarious-balanceDiNapoli: MTA Needs to Refocus Attention on Overdue Upgrades and Preparations for Extreme Weather
… “It needs to reassess and focus its priorities to get money where it is most needed to restore the system and bring … 2013 and is overdue for an update. The MTA is now required by state law to produce a needs assessment every five years … . Under State Comptroller DiNapoli’s open data initiative, search millions of state and local government financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/dinapoli-mta-needs-refocus-attention-overdue-upgrades-and-preparations-extreme-weatherDiNapoli Examines Faltering LinkNYC Program
… In an audit released today , New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli detailed how New York … 3,153 LinkNYC structures were supposed to be installed by July 20, 2020. As of May 2020, only 1,869 (59%) were … 2020, no centers had been built. Failure to Collect Money Owed to NYC The consortium sells advertising space on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/dinapoli-examines-faltering-linknyc-program