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Capital Region Board of Cooperative Educational Services – State Aid (2025M-22)
… 1, 2022 – October 31, 2024 Understanding the Program While a BOCES cannot levy a tax or earn State aid, BOCES officials prepare BOCES aid … the findings and recommendations in this report must be prepared and provided to our office within 90 days, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2025/07/18/capital-region-board-cooperative-educational-services-state-aid-2025m-22DiNapoli: Improved Guidance Needed for State Agencies Using AI To Avoid Risks
… oversight of agencies’ use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is inadequate and creates a risk that the technology could be … Supervision (DOCCS), the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), and the Department of Transportation (DOT). The audit, … systems are reliable and accurate, and no inventory of what AI the state is using. This audit is a wake-up call. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-improved-guidance-needed-state-agencies-using-ai-avoid-risksNew York State Health Insurance Program – Payments by Beacon Health Options for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services for Ineligible Members (Follow-Up) (2023-F-30) 30-Day Response
To assess the extent of implementation of the four recommendations included in our initial audit report, New York State Health Insurance Program – Payments by Beacon Health Options for Mental Health and Substance Use Services for Ineligible Members (Report 2021-S-18).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-23f30-response.pdfSelected Aspects of the All-Agency Contractor Evaluation System at Long Island Rail Road, Metro-North Railroad, New York City Transit, and Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority (2019-S-52)
To determine whether the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is monitoring and evaluating its contractors/consultants in compliance with its All-Agency Contractor Evaluation (ACE) system and taking appropriate action where performance ratings are less than satisfactory. We also determined...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-19s52.pdfState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Town of Binghamton , Jamestown Board of Public Utilities , Liverpool Public Library , Monroe County , Village of … identify the type and/or quantity of materials purchased. Liverpool Public Library – Board Oversight and Leave Accruals …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0DiNapoli: Audit Recommends Improved Oversight of Nurse Licensing by State Education Department
… The State Education Department (SED) should improve its process … misconduct, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The … such as Pennsylvania and Florida, have addressed this risk by requiring licensees to report new convictions within 30 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/09/dinapoli-audit-recommends-improved-oversight-nurse-licensing-state-education-departmentDiNapoli Audit: OGS Veteran-Owned Business Program Off to Good Start
… The state Office of General Services (OGS) has made substantial … for implementation, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “OGS has made great … businesses play a greater role in the state’s economy by increasing their participation in state government …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/09/dinapoli-audit-ogs-veteran-owned-business-program-good-startDiNapoli: Weak Monitoring of Financial Reporting by NYC Housing Provider Led to Overbilling of $1 Million
… A non-profit provider of supportive housing for the City’s Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) overbilled the agency by … Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. DOHMH’s weak oversight of the Center for Urban and Community Services (CUCS) made …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-weak-monitoring-financial-reporting-nyc-housing-provider-led-overbilling-1-millionComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of the Arlington Central School District Brocton Central School District Mineola Union Free School District and the Penn Yan Central School District
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… and effectively." Half Hollow Hills Community Library – Fund Balance (Suffolk County) The library's fund balance … of the budget. For example, the city underestimated pension costs by $576,193 and the proposed budget did not … tax levy limit. Onondaga County Probation Department – Financial Operations (2018M-147) Department officials did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0DiNapoli: Statewide Agency Overtime Tops $337 Million Halfway Into 2015
… State agencies spent more than $337 million on overtime in the first six months of 2015, a jump … announced today. State employees worked more than 8.2 million overtime hours , up 5 percent over the same period in 2014. If …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-statewide-agency-overtime-tops-337-million-halfway-2015Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… District – Internal Controls Over Extra-Classroom Activity Funds (Washington County) The board did not adopt and … not always develop reasonable budgets or use unrestricted funds to benefit district taxpayers. Over the last three … the district appropriated $941,081 more in unrestricted funds than needed because the district also generated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/06/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… District and the Valley Central School District . “In an era of limited resources and increased accountability, … of the budget process and financial condition. Beginning in 2010-11, the district gradually increased its tax levy and budget. In each of the three years from 2010-11 to 2012-13, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0DiNapoli: MTA Faces Its Greatest Challenges in Decades
… employees. Read the report , or go to: https://osc.state.ny.us/osdc/rpt8-2019-mta-financial-outlook.pdf Find out how … data. Visit the Reading Room for contract FOIL requests, bid protest decisions and commonly requested data, including …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/10/dinapoli-mta-faces-its-greatest-challenges-decadesComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… school finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that their money is being … Currently, there is no statutory authority for a district to establish a reserve for post-employment benefits that are … not establish adequate online banking internal controls to ensure sufficient protection of the district’s assets. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsDiNapoli Audit: Pre-K Special Education Provider Spent $2.5 Million in Unallowed Expenses
… determines how special education providers can use public funds to make certain that children get the greatest … Education Department so that they can recover the misspent funds.” Shared staff at Starting Point Services divided their … uncovered waste, fraud and abuse of special education funds, DiNapoli announced an initiative involving a broad …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/dinapoli-audit-pre-k-special-education-provider-spent-25-million-unallowed-expensesDiNapoli Calls for State Procurement Reform
… procurement law from getting state business and create a code of ethics for vendors doing business with the state. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/dinapoli-calls-state-procurement-reformFare Revenue Considerations for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority
… MTA Faces Substantial Gaps That Will Require Cost and Revenue Solutions Even before the pandemic, the Metropolitan … annually once federal pandemic relief is exhausted in 2025, in addition to $401 million in known budget risks, and … or reducing expenses. Current MTA projections anticipate annual average spending growth of 3 percent compared to 4 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/osdc/fare-revenue-considerations-metropolitan-transportation-authorityComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed an audit of the Town of Cohocton , a budget review for the City of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1DiNapoli: NYS Pension Fund Commits $1.3 Billion to Sustainable Investment Program
… Retirement Fund (Fund) committed $1.3 billion to two funds as part of its Sustainable Investments and Climate … in the markets.” The Fund committed $1 billion to funds tracking the MSCI World ex-USA Climate Change Index, … companies. The Fund will not directly purchase or directly hold debt or equity securities, or invest through an actively …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-nys-pension-fund-commits-13-billion-sustainable-investment-program