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Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… did not monitor Internet usage for computer use policy (CUP) compliance. Auditors also found town officials did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School and Municipal Audits
… reviewed, totaling $783,400, the supervisor paid $124,000 in claims (16 percent) that were either not presented to the … City School District – Budget Review (Monroe County) A review of the district’s general fund budgets revealed an … gallons, is considered non-revenue (lost) water. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-and-municipal-auditsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1118
… To inform agencies of the content information for the 2011 Form W-2. Affected Employees According to IRS Publication 15, Circular E for 2011, and the Instructions for Form W-2 (Wage and Tax Statement), employers are required to furnish each employee with a Form W-2 by January 31, 2012. Effective Date(s) 2011 Form …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1118-form-w-2-wage-and-tax-statement-calendar-year-2011Assessment Roll Verification (ARV) for School Districts
… File Assessment Roll Verification Form Enrollment Instructions [pdf] Background The Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) … by parcel on a School District Assessment Adjustment Form [pdf] . Instructions for completing the form are found …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/required-reporting/assessment-roll-verification-arv-school-districtsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1220
… To inform agencies of the content information for the 2012 Form W-2. Background According to IRS Publication 15, Circular E for 2012, and the Instructions for Form W-2 (Wage and Tax Statement), employers are required to furnish each employee with a Form W-2 by January 31, 2013. 2012 Form W-2 Content 2012 Form …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1220-form-w-2-wage-and-tax-statement-calendar-year-2012Westchester Attorney Indicted for Fraud and False Statement Charges Arising From His Attempt to Embezzle From a Decedent's Estate for Which He Was Court-Appointed Administrator
… Inspector-in-Charge of the New York Office of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service ("USPIS") announced that a federal … States Attorney Geoffrey Berman and the United States Postal Inspection Service, he will now be held accountable … on behalf of the estate, retained Stokes Asset Recovery Services ("Stokes") as the estate's abandoned property …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/08/westchester-attorney-indicted-fraud-and-false-statement-charges-arising-his-attempt-embezzleDiNapoli: State Missing Out on Millions in Medicare Payments for Kidney Patients
… of their Medicare eligibility, which could reduce their out-of-pocket expenses and may provide them with more options … This could allow Medicaid to pay ESRD recipients' Medicare out-of-pocket costs, such as premiums and coinsurance. … about Medicare benefits and Medicaid's payment of Medicare out-of-pocket costs, and to actively assist recipients in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/dinapoli-state-missing-out-millions-medicare-payments-kidney-patientsOpinion 96-16
… WATER DISTRICTS -- Property (use of proceeds from sale of) TOWN LAW, §198(12); MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10: A town may not, pursuant to either Town Law, §198 or a local … of a town water district for the construction of a new town hall. This is in response to your letter concerning the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-16Area #2 – IT Security Training and Awareness – Information Technology Governance
… A well-informed workforce is essential to securing electronic data and IT systems. Local governments … confidentiality of student, teacher or principal PII, and how employees can comply with those laws. There have been … fooled via social engineering scams 8 into providing their passwords, opening harmful attachments or visiting malicious …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/area-2-it-security-training-and-awarenessAudit of ESDC Finds Few Measurable Results for $211 Million State Advertising Contract
… Thomas P. DiNapoli. “When government spends hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars to send a message that New … discretion, which ESDC allocated to promoting Start-Up NY, tourism, Taste NY and Masterbrand. As required by law, … by auditors. The 41 businesses plan to create 1,750 jobs over the next five years. Auditors calculated that ESDC …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/audit-esdc-finds-few-measurable-results-211-million-state-advertising-contractDiNapoli Op-Ed in the NY Daily News Explains His Audit of the Former Governor's COVID Performance
… today. The full op-ed is below: Diagnosing Team Cuomo’s nursing home failures: The state comptroller explains his … Department of Health (DOH) collected and used data from nursing homes to curb the virus’ spread. DOH was not prepared … controls and procedures in place to stop a viral spread in nursing homes. Persistent underinvestment in public health …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/dinapoli-op-ed-ny-daily-news-explains-his-audit-former-governors-covid-performanceXI-A.6 Auto-Sourcing Purchase Orders – XI-A. Purchasing
… process by systematically creating a purchase order (PO) from an approved contract release or purchase … there are three situations in which the SFS auto-sources a PO, which are: Sourcing POs from staged contract releases on … in the Procurement Contracts Module. This creates a PO in an approved status. Sourcing POs from approved purchase …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xia/xi-a6-auto-sourcing-purchase-ordersProtect Yourself from Scams
… Retirement Online and click Register Now . Choose a strong password. Once you have an account, keep your username and password in a safe place, and don’t share them with anyone. NYSLRS will never ask for your password. Sign in to Retirement Online at least once a year …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/resources/protect-yourself-scamsEmpire BlueCross BlueShield – Controls Over Payments for Special Items
… range of services including, but not limited to, hospital services, office visits, home care, medical … rate schedules for the payment of inpatient and outpatient hospital services. Empire’s hospital contracts also allow certain special items, such as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/06/22/empire-bluecross-blueshield-controls-over-payments-special-itemsArtificial Intelligence Governance
… Objective To assess New York City’s progress in establishing an appropriate governance structure over the … Program AI-powered tools have an increasingly vital role in industry operations, including agriculture, health care … children who are most likely to experience future harm in order to prioritize cases for quality assurance review. To …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/02/16/artificial-intelligence-governanceState Agencies Bulletin No. 1945.1
… is to notify agencies of several process changes to Workers’ Compensation Leave in PayServ, including entering Job Action Requests for Workers’ Compensation leave corrections, documenting … employees with extended leave due to assault-related Workers’ Compensation injuries, and removing Teachers from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/19451-process-changes-workers-compensation-leave-payservState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… $60 billion in federal, state and local funds. For additional background or a comment on a specific audit, … monitor the cabinet. In addition, the clerks do not always log cash receipts into the cash receipts log when it is received. Twelve cash receipts totaling $7,975 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0State Agencies Bulletin No. 719
… Purpose To explain OSC’s automatic processing of the increase to base salary and the ending of Security Enforcement … To explain OSCs automatic processing of the increase to base salary and the ending of Security Enforcement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/719-march-31-2007-salary-increase-and-ending-other-payments-certainDivision of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-16
… Purpose To inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing and to provide instructions for … Date(s) Paychecks dated 5/04/05 Background Chapter 9 of the Laws of 2005 implements the agreement between the State of New … To inform agencies of OSCs automatic processing and to provide instructions for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-16-april-1-2005-salary-and-location-pay-increasesDiNapoli: NYC Department of Education is Not Doing Enough to Prepare Students for Higher Education
… The NYC Department of Education (DOE) needs to step up its efforts to prepare … or trade school. The audit found a significant number of students did not graduate on time and were not prepared … intervention in city school districts where large numbers of students do not graduate high school.” DOE considers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/dinapoli-nyc-department-education-not-doing-enough-prepare-students-higher-education