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Data Breach
… of Information Technology Services to notify, within 24 hours following the discovery of a data breach or receiving notice of a data … of Information Technology Services to notify within 24 hours following the discovery of a data breach the chief information officer or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/data-breachState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… officials have made significant progress in addressing the problems identified in the initial audit. The initial … were still needed. Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV): Traffic Ticket Surcharges (Follow-Up) (2016-F-12) An initial audit report issued in August 2015 concluded that, on an overall basis, the DMV consistently accounted for and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits-0Pension Fund Makes Progress on Board Diversity
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced that the New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund) has reached … nominees in response to a shareholder proposal filed by the Fund. As a result of the agreement, the Fund has withdrawn the proposal. … State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced that the New York State Common Retirement Fund Fund has reached …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/pension-fund-makes-progress-board-diversityDiNapoli: Molson Coors Agrees to Disclose Political Spending
… an agreement with the Molson Coors Beverage Co., one of the world’s largest brewers, to comprehensively disclose … New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, trustee of the Fund, announced today. In response to the agreement, … long, investors have been left in the dark on the extent of the reach of corporate dollars in politics,” DiNapoli …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/dinapoli-molson-coors-agrees-disclose-political-spendingState Pension Employer Contribution Rates Announced for 2020-21, Assumed Rate of Return Lowered
… new rates are due by Feb. 1, 2021, but employers receive a discount if payment is made by Dec. 15, 2020. To read the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/state-pension-employer-contribution-rates-announced-2020-21-assumed-rate-return-loweredSingle/Sole Source Award - C001044, Amendment #3
On September 29, 2023, the Bureau of Contracts approved a request for exemption from giving notice in the New York State Contract Reporter for an amendment to Contract C001044 with Experis US LLC for Oracle Staff Augmentation services.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/procurement/pdf/c001044-3-single-sole-source-ad.pdfFinancial Condition Analysis (for Board Members)
Performing a regular, timely financial condition analysis can provide board members with valuable information on the current and future state of a local government's finances. Regular analysis can highlight potential fiscal problems and provide information necessary for timely corrective action.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/financial-condition-analysis-110823.pdfControls Over Tablet and Kiosk Usage by Incarcerated Individuals (2022-S-8
To determine whether the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision provides sufficient oversight to ensure that the independent network, kiosks, and tablets used by Incarcerated individuals are secure, and whether secure messaging accessed by these Individuals complies with...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-22s8.pdfSales Tax Vendor Registration Practices (2020-S-40) 180-Day Response
To determine whether the Department of Taxation and Finance (Department) 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-response.pdfNew York State Department of Health: Creating Healthy Schools and Communities Program
The objective of our examination was to determine whether payments the Department of Health made for the Creating Healthy Schools and Communities Program (CHSC) were appropriate and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the grant contracts.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/doh-examination-of-payments-under-the-creating-healthy-schools-and-communities-program.pdfAccess Controls and Vulnerability Management (2025-S-3)
To determine whether CDTA’s access controls and vulnerability management over critical systems are sufficient to minimize the various risks associated with unauthorized access to systems and data. The audit covered the period from January 2024 through November 2025.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga2026-25s3.pdfDiNapoli: Jury Convicts Councilman Ruben Wills in Public Corruption Scheme
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli along with Attorney … (D-Queens) following an eleven-day trial that resulted in a guilty verdict on five of six counts related to Will's … of approximately $30,000 in public campaign funds and state grant money. The jury found Wills guilty of one count …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-jury-convicts-councilman-ruben-wills-public-corruption-schemeOpinion 89-45
… LAWS -- Compensation (fixed amount plus hourly rate for attorney employed as counsel to zoning board of appeals) … Board of Appeals (paying fixed amount plus hourly rate for attorney employed as counsel to zoning board of appeals) … -- Compensation (fixed amount plus hourly rate for attorney employed as counsel to zoning board of appeals) TOWN …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-45Opinion 88-8
… also the president and chief stockholder of an automotive dealership would have a conflict of interest if fire district … You ask if a fire district may engage a local automotive dealership to service its vehicles if a member of the board … is the president and chief stockholder of the automotive dealership and abstains from voting with respect to any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-8Opinion 92-30
… against county officials serving on boards of not-for-profit agencies) -- Exceptions (contracts with not-for-profit agencies) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§801, 802(1)(f), … governing board who also serves on the board of a not-for-profit agency does not have a prohibited interest in a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-30Opinion 91-63
… who resides with president and owner of hardware store) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §801: A town councilman who resides with the owner and president of a hardware store and maintains office space in the same building in which the store is located, but has no relationship with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-63Opinion 93-15
… its books for audit to, the town board with respect to private source moneys held by the library. You state that the … has appointed a treasurer of the library who holds only private source moneys of the library. Town Law, §123 provides … the library fund, the library board would have custody of private source moneys of the library (1988 Opns St Comp No. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-15Opinion 91-31
… of suppressing the disease (11 Opns St Comp, 1955, p 250; 2 Opns St Comp, 1946, p 133; 1 Opns St Comp, 1945, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-31DiNapoli: Audit Questions Payments Made to Supportive Housing Provider
… in questionable costs that were paid by the state Office of Mental Health (OMH) to an Altamont, N.Y. company that … services through OMH and the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) to individuals who have … claimed costs totaling over $848,000. "The Office of Mental Health is not fulfilling its responsibility to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/dinapoli-audit-questions-payments-made-supportive-housing-providerNew York City Bike Share Program – Oversight of Revenue Collection and Monitoring
… whether the New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) collects selected revenues from the New York City Bike … by the terms of the agreement. We also determined whether DOT monitors the vendor for compliance with the contract … from July 2019 to October 2024. About the Program In 2013, DOT launched the New York City Bike Share program, which is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/12/24/new-york-city-bike-share-program-oversight-revenue-collection-and-monitoring