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Contract with EBSCO Subscription Services, Inc. (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit … which was issued on August 12, 2010, examined the Office of General Services’ (OGS) administration of contracts for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/05/13/contract-ebsco-subscription-services-inc-followMedicaid Payments for Excessive Dental Services (Follow-Up)
… highly questionable and may not have been provided at all. We also determined that if the Department adjusted its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/04/10/medicaid-payments-excessive-dental-services-followMarion Central School District – Procurement (2022M-3)
… bidding requirements but subject to alternative quote thresholds, and $377,979 paid to four professional …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/24/marion-central-school-district-procurement-2022m-3DiNapoli: As State Tax Check-Off Options Increase, Spending Lags for Most
… income tax (PIT) check-offs in the nation, but an analysis by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli found that even as … to the state’s PIT check-offs totaled $3.2 million, led by the NYS Campaign Finance Fund, which received 24.9% of the total, followed by Breast Cancer Research and Education (8.9%) and Food Banks …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/dinapoli-state-tax-check-off-options-increase-spending-lags-mostState Agencies Bulletin No. 2166
… The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of new functionality allowing employees to update their … in NYSPO. Affected Employees: All active employees of New York State enrolled in NYSPO. Background: Maintaining … Addresses are used for such critical tasks as direct employee contact, mailing of Form W-2 statements, mailing of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2166-new-york-state-payroll-online-nyspo-employee-address-updateEfforts to Collect Delinquent Taxes (Follow-Up)
… of the two recommendations included in our initial audit report, Efforts to Collect Delinquent Taxes (Report 2019-S-61 … the top 250 individual and top 250 business tax debtors for whom it filed at least one warrant in the prior 12 … and business taxpayers. We found that, for a significant number of the delinquent tax assessments we reviewed, we were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/03/01/efforts-collect-delinquent-taxes-followCompliance With the Clery Act (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the two recommendations included in our initial audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/09/02/compliance-clery-act-followImproper Payments for Controlled Substances That Exceed Allowed Dispensing Limits (Follow-Up)
… pharmacies can dispense when prescriptions are ordered by telephone or fax. Our initial audit report, which was … controlled substances exceeded the supply limits allowed by the Act. We further identified 3,323 managed care claims … in which the quantities dispensed exceeded the limits set by the Act. In addition, we determined the Department’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/09/23/improper-payments-controlled-substances-exceed-allowed-dispensing-limits-followSelected Aspects of the Migrant Education Program (Follow-Up)
… the timely exchange of information between METS and school districts. Key Finding Department officials have made … to implement are scheduled to begin with the 2016-2017 school year. Of the three prior audit recommendations, one …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/09/23/selected-aspects-migrant-education-program-followState Agencies Bulletin No. 768
… the Legislative Law, the total regular earnings received by Senate and Assembly Members each calendar year must equal … the entire year. The total regular earnings received by Members who serve only part of the year must equal the … their annual salary of $79,500 is not evenly divisible by 26 (pay periods).Members who serve only part of the year …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/768-2007-year-end-adjustment-members-nys-legislatureOversight of Procurements and Loan Programs
… is a self-supporting public benefit corporation overseen by a 13-member Board of Directors. DANC was created in 1985 … to create a gas-to-energy plant that converts methane, a by-product of waste, into electricity. In addition, DANC …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/08/04/oversight-procurements-and-loan-programsWage Theft Investigations (Follow-Up)
… for more than one year. This was accomplished primarily by identifying cases that can be resolved through compliance conferences and balancing workload distribution by having its upstate districts conduct mail/phone … weekly reports which are provided to and reviewed by upper management. These reports provide key statistics …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/05/22/wage-theft-investigations-followDiNapoli Op-Ed: New York Should Opt Into Public Financing of Elections
… In this era of extreme voter cynicism brought on by a seemingly endless series of corruption scandals, it’s … New York State to build a new foundation of public trust by enacting campaign finance reform in time for the next …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-op-ed-new-york-should-opt-public-financing-electionsQuality of Internal Control Certifications (Follow-Up)
… to the quality of Internal Control Certifications at 10 of the 12 agencies. We found instances where Internal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/07/07/quality-internal-control-certifications-followImproper Managed Care Payments for Certain Medicaid Recipients (Follow-Up)
… managed care payments on behalf of 14,899 recipients who, by State law, were precluded from enrollment in managed care …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/01/20/improper-managed-care-payments-certain-medicaid-recipients-followUnnecessary Medicaid Payments for Children at Voluntary Agencies (Follow-Up)
… to the children in their custody. For services not covered by the Daily Rate, health care providers bill Medicaid … could save millions of Medicaid dollars annually by assessing and modifying certain policies and practices …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/10/23/unnecessary-medicaid-payments-children-voluntary-agencies-followManagement and Control of Employee Overtime Costs (Follow-Up)
… of overtime being earned in excess of $75,000 annually by individuals whose salary base was at least $75,000. We … New Jersey. Finally, the informal benchmark established by the Port Authority requiring its departments not to exceed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/12/19/management-and-control-employee-overtime-costs-followVehicle and Heavy Equipment Purchase Program (Follow-Up)
… three were not implemented. Key Recommendation Officials are given 30 days after the issuance of the follow-up review to provide information on any actions that are planned to address the unresolved issues discussed in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/11/03/vehicle-and-heavy-equipment-purchase-program-followState Agencies Bulletin No. 861
… the Legislative Law, the total regular earnings received by Senate and Assembly Members each calendar year must equal … the entire year. The total regular earnings received by Members who serve only part of the year must equal the … Member’s annual salary of $79,500 is not evenly divisible by 26 (pay periods). Members who serve only part of the year …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/861-2008-year-end-adjustment-members-nys-legislatureManagement of General School Funds (Follow-Up)
… and we found instances where GSF funds were misspent by school principals. The GSF account is used to deposit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/30/management-general-school-funds-follow