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Security and Effectiveness of the Department of Labor’s Unemployment Insurance System
… State agencies and streamline services. ITS is responsible for providing centralized information technology (IT) … Information Security Office (EISO) is responsible for oversight and coordination of security services. ITS … data. Other Related Audits/Reports of Interest Office for Technology: Procurement and Contracting Practices …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/02/24/security-and-effectiveness-department-labors-unemployment-insurance-systemSexual Harassment Policy for the Office of the State Comptroller
… is a form of workplace sex discrimination. All employees are required to work in a manner that prevents sexual … All employees, including managers and supervisors, are required to cooperate with any internal investigation of sexual harassment. All covered persons are strongly encouraged to report any sexual harassment or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/sexual-harassment-policyDiNapoli: CUNY Students Need Better Access to Required Courses to Help Improve Graduation Rates
… (four years) of New York State financial aid to help pay tuition costs. The audit determined that students who … each borough, as of the fall 2017 semester: the College of Staten Island, Lehman College, Hunter College, New York City College …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-cuny-students-need-better-access-required-courses-help-improve-graduation-ratesSecurity Over Critical Systems
… Objective To determine whether security over the Hudson River–Black … River Regulating District’s (District) critical systems is sufficient to minimize the various risks associated with … Security Policy and Acceptable Use Policy, for its IT assets. Additionally, the District is responsible for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/01/03/security-over-critical-systemsOpinion 88-27
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … has terminated its paid fire department is still obligated to pay a village firefighter, who was disabled prior to … by law for the termination of his services. The courts have held that General Municipal Law, §207-a is a remedial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-27Facility Oversight and Timeliness of Response to Complaints and Inmate Grievances (2017-S-2) 90-Day Response
To determine if the State Commission of Correction (Commission) is fulfilling its responsibilities for the oversight of correctional facilities and for...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2018-17s2-response.pdfThe Metropolitan Transportation Authority: Safety, Reliability and Frequency
In the wake of the pandemic the MTA experienced significant ridership loss from which it has yet to recover. The Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) has noted the MTA’s revenue composition is unlikely to return to pre-pandemic norms over the financial plan period.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-17-2023.pdfDiNapoli: Environmental Facilities Corporation Faces Significant Funding Backlog for Essential Water Infrastructure Projects
… in local projects remain in the pipeline, according to a report by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “The … to ensure the success of these programs continues.” EFC is a public benefit corporation that provides financing … communities finance water infrastructure projects making it the largest revolving fund program to protect water in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/dinapoli-environmental-facilities-corporation-faces-significant-funding-backlog-essential-waterDiNapoli Releases Report on Municipalities Close to Exceeding Tax Limits
… The number of cities, counties and villages in New York that are close … a single year. In 2012, only seven municipalities had used 80 percent or more of their CTL. By 2018, that number had … risen to 20, with ten municipalities exhausting more than 90 percent of their CTL. When CTL is exceeded, the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/dinapoli-releases-report-municipalities-close-exceeding-tax-limitsFinancial Oversight of the Advantage After School Program
… Purpose To determine whether the Office of Children and Family … that money provided to selected community organizations is spent in accordance with program guidelines and whether … not taking advantage of valuable information that can help it assess provider risk. Although OCFS limits a provider’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/02/13/financial-oversight-advantage-after-school-programRisk Assessment and Implementation of Measures to Address Extreme Weather Conditions
… has been completed and it is acceptable to be placed in service, and all deliverables necessary to safely maintain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/01/02/risk-assessment-and-implementation-measures-address-extreme-weather-conditionsTown of Fishkill – Information Technology (2020M-153)
… secured and protected against unauthorized use, access and loss. Key Findings Town officials did not adequately secure … the Town’s IT systems against unauthorized use, access and loss. The Board did not adopt adequate IT policies or a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/04/30/town-fishkill-information-technology-2020m-153DiNapoli: State Needs to Better Protect Water Supply Infrastructure Against Natural Disasters, Cyberattacks and Terrorism
… Security and Emergency Services (DHSES) can do more to protect the state’s water systems from attacks and the … we’ve seen in other states, this critical infrastructure is increasingly targeted by cyber and other attacks,” said … submit these plans had viable and up-to-date VAs and ERPs. It also examined whether DOH and DHSES are effectively …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/dinapoli-state-needs-better-protect-water-supply-infrastructure-against-natural-disastersDuanesburg Central School District – Information Technology (2021M-40)
… training to employees. After sharing our findings, the Management Information Systems Director (Director) disabled the 13 (5 percent) of the user accounts we reviewed because they were unneeded. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/11/19/duanesburg-central-school-district-information-technology-2021m-40Cleaning It Up: The Foreclosure Problem and the Response of Local Governments
Cleaning It Up: The Foreclosure Problem and the Response of Local Governments
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/foreclosure.pdfSelected Aspects of the Migrant Education Program
… Purpose To determine whether the State Education Department … broader Program goals. For example, one Program goal is to have all migrant students who have been enrolled in a school in New York since the ninth …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/05/15/selected-aspects-migrant-education-programDiNapoli: Transparency Needed as NYC Moves Forward with Difficult Budget Choices
… New York City is planning significant steps to reduce city-funded spending by as much as 15% in response … transparency for nondiscretionary costs that it does not have direct control over to help the public, policymakers and … operational needs, or a lack of lower-cost alternatives, have historically prevented the city from avoiding unplanned …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/dinapoli-transparency-needed-nyc-moves-forward-difficult-budget-choicesDiNapoli: Limited Regulation of Adult Day Care Programs Poses Potential Risks to Vulnerable Adults
… disabled adults or seniors at potential risk, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The audit is the first in a series looking at issues affecting the … with responsibilities to oversee individual programs. It currently monitors 17 programs that it directly funds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/dinapoli-limited-regulation-adult-day-care-programs-poses-potential-risks-vulnerable-adultsOpinion 97-8
… views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those … §64; MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10(l)(ii)(a)(5): A city is not required by general State statute to accept only vouchers which have been certified. You ask …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-8Thousands of State Computers and Other IT Devices Unaccounted for or Stored With Lax Security
… Technology Services’ (ITS) lax inventory records have led to thousands of computers and other costly information … P. DiNapoli. “Information Technology Services needs to do a better job of keeping an accurate inventory of its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/thousands-state-computers-and-other-it-devices-unaccounted-or-stored-lax-security