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Small Businesses and the Economic Recovery: Work in Progress
… November 23, 2021 Businesses in New York were more severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in the spring of 2020 than in the rest of the nation, and the negative impacts on small businesses with less than 500 employees persist. In … Businesses in New York were more severely impacted by the COVID19 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/small-businesses-and-economic-recovery-work-progressUtilization of the Arch Street Yard and Shop Facility
… as an acceptance and inspection facility for its new M-7 electric rail cars, which Bombardier began delivering in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/12/08/utilization-arch-street-yard-and-shop-facilityManagement of Unexpected Delays and Events During Winter 2017-18
… at the terminal before departing, or terminated en route before reaching their destinations. Service … incident management protocols. Develop a process to manage bus service during an incident, including notifications to customers of the availability of bus service. Ensure the use of bus service is documented …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/08/07/management-unexpected-delays-and-events-during-winter-2017-18Medicaid Managed Care Organization Fraud and Abuse Detection (Follow-Up)
… program had no specific requirements or criteria for SIU staffing levels, and there was a considerable risk that … Medicaid paid for improper claims. Lastly, we found the SIU staff at both MCOs received inadequate annual training. We made …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/08/22/medicaid-managed-care-organization-fraud-and-abuse-detection-followUniversal Pre-Kindergarten Program – Monitoring of Health and Safety Requirements
… education providers, Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES), and private schools. Department regulations … require buildings and classrooms used for UPK to be safe and to comply with applicable fire safety, health, and … building codes, and for equipment and furnishings to be safe and suitable for children and maintained in a state of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/12/20/universal-pre-kindergarten-program-monitoring-health-and-safety-requirementsControls Over CUNY Fully Integrated Resources and Services Tool
… York (CUNY) adequately controls access to the CUNY Fully Integrated Resources and Services Tool system (CUNYfirst) and whether CUNY adequately measured if … of CUNYfirst was to replace CUNY’s legacy systems with an integrated and flexible state-of-the-art solution. During its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/09/02/controls-over-cuny-fully-integrated-resources-and-services-toolSubway Service Diversions for Maintenance and Capital Projects (Follow-Up)
… included in our initial audit report, Subway Service Diversions for Maintenance and Capital Projects ( … was not adequately informed about diversions, shuttle bus service was not planned using current ridership data, and the … advertisements to communicate information about planned service changes due to diversions appeared to be too low for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/09/16/subway-service-diversions-maintenance-and-capital-projects-followPublic School Safety – Incident Reporting and Unauthorized Student Departures
… Purpose To determine whether New York City Department of Education (DoE) officials accurately recorded and reported violent and disruptive incidents to the State … period July 1, 2011 to October 17, 2014. Background The New York City Department of Education (DoE) is the largest …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/04/29/public-school-safety-incident-reporting-and-unauthorized-student-departuresCollege of Nanoscale Science and Engineering – Network Security Controls
… nanotechnology. The College is a unit of the University at Albany (the University), one of the four University Centers … Audits/Reports of Interest State University of New York at Albany: Network Security Controls (2004-S-23) Department of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/04/25/college-nanoscale-science-and-engineering-network-security-controlsMonitoring and Administration of Public Protection Grant Programs (Follow-Up)
… Among these public protection grant programs are the Gun Involved Violence Elimination (GIVE) program and the SNUG … that uses street outreach to address the issues causing gun violence and reduce gun-related incidents. The Division awards SNUG contracts to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/11/16/monitoring-and-administration-public-protection-grant-programs-followMedicaid Program – Improper Overlapping Medicaid and Essential Plan Enrollments
… and Essential Plan enrollments determined by NY State of Health were accurately reflected in eMedNY when individuals … State Medicaid program, administered by the Department of Health (Department), provides a wide range of health care services to individuals who are economically …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/10/11/medicaid-program-improper-overlapping-medicaid-and-essential-plan-enrollmentsOversight of Afterschool and Summer Youth Employment Contracts (Follow-Up)
… Objective To determine the extent of implementation of the 10 recommendations included in our initial audit report, Oversight of Afterschool and … To determine the extent of implementation of the 10 recommendations included in our initial audit report Oversight of Afterschool and Summer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/09/30/oversight-afterschool-and-summer-youth-employment-contracts-followOversight of Information Technology Consultants and Contract Staffing (Follow-Up)
… report, Oversight of Information Technology Consultants and Contract Staffing (Report 2018-S-38 ). About the Program … State Information Technology Transformation to consolidate and merge State agencies’ operations and streamline information technology (IT) services. As the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/12/08/oversight-information-technology-consultants-and-contract-staffing-followUse of Federal Funding for Election Technology and Security
… Act Election Security Grant to enhance the security of the State’s election technology and infrastructure. The audit … for administering and enforcing election laws in the State. To fulfill these responsibilities, the BOE supports 57 … administration, technology, and security at both the state and county levels. In June 2018, the BOE received $19.5 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/09/17/use-federal-funding-election-technology-and-securityAdministration and Collection of Real Estate Transfer Taxes (Follow-Up)
… our initial audit report, Administration and Collection of Real Estate Transfer Taxes (Report 2017-S-88 ). About the Program The Real Estate Transfer Tax (RETT), enacted in 1968 under Tax … our initial audit report Administration and Collection of Real Estate Transfer Taxes Report 2017S88 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/10/27/administration-and-collection-real-estate-transfer-taxes-followControls Over and Revenues From .nyc Generic Top-Level Domains
… (DoITT) has collected all the revenues due from the .nyc generic top-level domain program, and whether the … a franchise agreement with a vendor to apply for the “.nyc” generic TLD (gTLD) and to operate, manage, maintain, and market the .nyc gTLD program. New York City’s contract with the vendor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/10/25/controls-over-and-revenues-nyc-generic-top-level-domainsOversight of Casino Revenues and Regulatory Oversight Reimbursement Collections
… three types of casinos in the State: commercial, video lottery terminal (VLT),¹ and Class III tribe/nation … risk assessment, and adapt procedures as needed based on results. ¹ For the purposes of this report, the term “VLT …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/01/10/oversight-casino-revenues-and-regulatory-oversight-reimbursement-collectionsMaximizing Drug Rebates for Health and Recovery Plans (Follow-Up)
… in our initial audit report, Maximizing Drug Rebates for Health and Recovery Plans (Report 2017-S-61 ). About … appropriate steps to collect all available drug rebates for HARPs. The audit covered the period October 1, 2015 … We determined the Department failed to collect rebates for HARP-related drugs since the program’s inception. We …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/01/17/maximizing-drug-rebates-health-and-recovery-plans-followHealth and Safety of Children in Foster Care (Follow-Up)
… audit report, Health and Safety of Children in Foster Care (Report 2016-N-2 ). About the Program Our initial … audit report Health and Safety of Children in Foster Care Report 2016N2 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/12/18/health-and-safety-children-foster-care-followOversight and Enforcement of the Rechargeable Battery Law (Follow-Up)
… recycled or disposed of in the trash. The increased demand for batteries can be traced largely to the rapid increase in … (DEC), through its Bureau of Waste Reduction and Recycling’s Product Stewardship and Extended Producer … environment; however, it only covers the collection and recycling of rechargeable batteries weighing less than 25 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/03/21/oversight-and-enforcement-rechargeable-battery-law-follow