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Privacy and Security of Student Data

… Department (Department) consistently follows all laws and regulations regarding the safety and privacy of students’ data and is monitoring New York State school districts to ensure …

IX.7 State Accounting and Reporting Overview – IX. Federal Grants

Administration of Non-Competitive and Limited-Competition Contracts

… for Children's Services (ACS) properly awarded, extended, and renewed non-competitive and limited-competition contracts with vendors. We also … June 30, 2013. Background The mission of ACS is to protect and promote the safety and well-being of New York City’s …

Area #10 – Firewalls and Intrusion Detection – Information Technology Governance

… the Internet are physically connected to unknown networks and their users all over the world. While such connections … useful, they also increase the vulnerability of IT systems and electronic data to access and attacks from unauthorized individuals. Firewalls …

Assessment and Collection of Selected Penalties

… Compensation Board (WCB) is properly billing, collecting and promptly depositing, in appropriate accounts, selected … has been submitted. WCB staff review the notification, and if it is determined that payment should have been made by … penalties, including referral to the Attorney General and State Insurance Department. Adjust accounts receivable …

Inspecting Highway Bridges and Repairing Defects

… Purpose To determine if the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (Authority) inspected highway bridges and addressed related deficiencies in a timely manner as required by State and federal laws. Our audit covered inspections performed of …

Inspecting Highway Bridges and Repairing Defects

… Authority (MTA) Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) and the MTA Bridges and Tunnels (B&T) inspected highway bridges and addressed related deficiencies in a timely manner as …

LinkNYC Program Revenues and Monitoring (Follow-Up)

… in our initial audit report, LinkNYC Program Revenues and Monitoring (Report 2019-N-5 ). About the Program The New York City Office of Technology and Innovation (OTI), formerly the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications (DoITT), is the technology core of New …

Non-Revenue Service Vehicles and On-Rail Equipment

… on vehicle repairs for the three years ended December 31, 2020. VFO has a maintenance contract with a vendor that … March 15, 2022. LIRR committed $55 million in the 2020-24 Capital Program to construction equipment and geometry cars. … tickets. The lack of regular PM increases the risk of emergency and/or unscheduled repairs, and the absence of …

XIV.13.B Error Identification and Resolution – XIV. Special Procedures

… an interest reclassification journal entry has errors and is unable to post in SFS. State agencies are expected to monitor these errors and take appropriate action to post the entry immediately. … OSC Bureau of State Accounting Operations (BSAO) Budgets and Spending Accounting Section actively works with State …

XIV.2 Obligation, Accounting and Budget Dates – XIV. Special Procedures

… is the date goods were received or services were completed and the State incurred a liability (accounts payable) or the … Obligation Date is the primary date used for the accrual and modified accrual bases of accounting and reporting (the bases upon which the OSC prepares the …

Oversight of Transportation Services and Expenses

… Objective To determine if the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (Department) has established adequate controls to effectively monitor and ensure accountability over transportation expenses and transportation services. For transportation expenses, …

Collection of Lease and Permit Revenues

… the Department of Transportation is collecting all lease and permit revenues it is owed. The audit covers the period … The Department is responsible for billing permit holders and collecting the amount due. As of May 2012, the Department was owed a total of $6 million in lease and permit revenues, including $2.4 million between two and …

XIV.4.C Bank Account Reporting and Reconciliations – XIV. Special Procedures

… of the State Finance Law, the Commissioner of Taxation and Finance is required to publish in the State Register, on … New York State Register to ensure that all bank account and financial institution names are correctly shown. Updates … should be immediately reported to the Department of Tax and Finance – Division of the Treasury (DTF – Treasury). To …

Custodial Service Contract Procurement and Oversight

… service contracts it has in effect for the 2017–2020 and 2021–2028 fiscal years at the lowest available price, … quality of those services for the periods both prior to and after contract renewal (fiscal years 2018–2021). About … students at its more than 1,800 elementary, middle, and high schools located in over 1,300 buildings (some …

XI.13 Procurement Overview and Policies – XI. Procurement and Contract Management

… The purpose of this section is to provide general policies and procedures and related legislative requirements applicable to the New … Please see Section 2 - Comptroller Approval of Contracts and General Contract Processing of this Chapter for …

XII.5 Agency Payment Preparation and Submittal – XII. Expenditures

… is to provide guidance to Business Units for preparing and submitting vouchers to the Office of the State …

Personal Income Tax and Property Tax

… to determine whether personal income tax refunds (refunds) and property tax credits (i.e., School Tax Relief and Property Tax Relief, collectively referred to as credits) … the period January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019, and levy year 2018 credits paid as of September 5, 2019 were …

Licensing and Monitoring of Proprietary Schools

… have sufficient resources prior to initial licensing; and whether the Bureau is adequately monitoring schools and utilizing its database to look for warning flags of … such as business, computer/information technology, and English as a second language. The New York State …

Personal Income Tax and Property Tax

… to determine whether personal income tax refunds (refunds) and property tax freeze, property tax relief, and school tax relief (i.e., STAR) credits (collectively … to as credits) approved by the Department were appropriate and complied with New York State tax laws and regulations. …