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Selected Aspects of Discretionary Spending
… of expenses. Other Related Audits/Reports of Interest Battery Park City Authority: Selected Aspects of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/29/selected-aspects-discretionary-spending-0Review of Travel Card Expenses
… of Suicide Prevention (Director) were appropriate and made in accordance with New York State travel rules and … 2013. Key Findings We found the Director certified $4,666 in inappropriate or unsupported travel expenses on vouchers … travel expenses and recover any overpayments identified. Train OMH supervisory staff on how to properly review travel …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/01/16/review-travel-card-expensesExamination of Superstorm Sandy Expenses
… Purpose As part of a series of examinations of Agency responses to Superstorm Sandy (Sandy), we sought to … As part of a series of examinations of Agency responses to Superstorm Sandy Sandy we sought to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/03/21/examination-superstorm-sandy-expensesExamination of Unemployment Insurance Benefits
… Purpose The objectives of our examination were to determine if Unemployment … Insurance (UI) payments made by the Department of Labor (DOL) were appropriate and in accordance with … whether DOL took corrective action based on the results of our findings. Background To accomplish our objectives, we …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/06/09/examination-unemployment-insurance-benefitsSelected Aspects of Discretionary Spending
… District Transportation Authority (Authority) was created in 1970 as a public benefit corporation, to provide transportation services in the Capital District and surrounding areas. The … of $543,400 of Authority spending that was discretionary in nature. Each public authority should have formal policies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/29/selected-aspects-discretionary-spending-1Examination of Unemployment Insurance Benefits
… Purpose The objectives of our examination were to determine if payment requests and … analytics performed included matching: (i) the Department of Taxation and Finance wage file to the DOL payment file to … files to identify duplicate payments; and (iii) out of country indicators in the claimants’ log file to the DOL …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/09/16/examination-unemployment-insurance-benefitsReview of Growe Technologies Inc.
… and paid reasonable prices for those services. Background In January 2009 through federal legislation, the Centers for … health records called Meaningful Use (MU) and ICD-10. In November 2013, the Health Science Center at Brooklyn … IT services to implement MU and ICD-10 at Downstate. In April 2014, Downstate entered into a subsequent, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/02/19/review-growe-technologies-incExamination of Unemployment Insurance Benefits
… we matched the DOL UI Benefit Overpayment File to the New York State Payroll File to identify newly hired New York State employees who owed DOL money for outstanding … in future payments that would have been made over the life of the claim had DOL not taken corrective action based …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/10/07/examination-unemployment-insurance-benefitsInvestigation of Housing Discrimination Complaints
… Key Findings DHR does not have adequate controls over the intake of housing discrimination complaints, resulting in … Conducting ongoing reconciliations of DHR’s various intake logs with CMS records. Providing adequate training for all staff involved in the complaint intake, processing, and investigation process. Actively …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/10/15/investigation-housing-discrimination-complaintsMonitoring of Construction Management (Follow-Up)
… needed, OGS solicits bids through a Request for Proposals (RFP). The RFP specifies the nature of the project as well as … pass-through or unnecessary participant. During the period April 1, 2018 through March 31, 2023, OGS’ inventory of … construction management contracts that were active between April 2015 and July 2020 and additional information provided …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/09/06/monitoring-construction-management-followSelected Aspects of Discretionary Spending
… programs are the Clean Water State Revolving Fund and the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund. These programs help … projects that prevent water pollution and provide safe drinking water. During the audit period, we identified …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/29/selected-aspects-discretionary-spendingSelected Aspects of Discretionary Spending
… Regional Transportation Authority (Authority) was created in 1970 to develop and improve the public transportation systems in the central region of New York State, including Onondaga, … $4.3 million of Authority spending that was discretionary in nature. Each public authority should have formal policies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/30/selected-aspects-discretionary-spending-1Selected Aspects of Discretionary Spending
… accomplish its mission, the Authority incurs direct costs for specific program purposes, and it incurs indirect or … and formal approvals that are necessary to be accountable for such costs. Key Finding The Authority does not have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/30/selected-aspects-discretionary-spending-0Selected Aspects of Discretionary Spending
… Buffalo region. The Authority currently operates bus and light rail services, two airports, and a small boat harbor. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/30/selected-aspects-discretionary-spendingOversight of Homeless Shelters (Follow-Up)
… Used for Homeless and Mixed-Use Temporary Residency ( 2016-S-49 ) Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/06/27/oversight-homeless-shelters-followOversight of International Offices (Follow-Up)
… 28, 2013, concluded that, while Empire State Development (ESD) made significant improvements in managing payments to … performance requirements. The recommendations were for ESD to better monitor its foreign office activities to ensure … incurred in the operation of foreign offices. Key Findings ESD has made some progress in addressing the issues we …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/12/30/oversight-international-offices-followEffectiveness of Cost Containment Initiatives
… segments of the Thruway and its bridges are over 60 years old and are nearing the last stages of their projected useful … sections of the Thruway and its bridges are over 60 years old and are at or nearing the end of their projected useful …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/11/17/effectiveness-cost-containment-initiativesEnforcement of Mitchell-Lama Surcharge Provisions
… units. (Note: Included in the 97 developments is Penn South, an Article 5 development with similar attributes to … income data used to identify tenants subject to an income verification audit was incorrect for 28 (14.7 percent) of the … Managing agents did not conduct most of the income verification audits required by HPD. We determined that 117 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/03/10/enforcement-mitchell-lama-surcharge-provisionsAdministration of Fellowship Leaves (Follow-Up)
… the fellowship leaves granted City University of New York (CUNY) instructional staff were awarded for authorized … of the fellowship recipients we reviewed complied with CUNY policy, improvements were needed to protect taxpayer dollars and the integrity of CUNY’s fellowship leave program. For example, there was no …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/02/17/administration-fellowship-leaves-followReporting of Billboard Income (Follow-Up)
… included in our initial report, Reporting of Billboard Income ( 2011-N-2 ). Background Our initial audit, which was … to support that assessors were verifying the Real Property Income Expense Statement (RPIE) billboard income. In addition, Finance was not doing enough to identify …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/11/04/reporting-billboard-income-follow