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Next Generation 911 Services
… Objectives To determine if the Division of Homeland Security and … Technology Services (ITS) has controls in place to ensure that data used by 911 systems is adequately secured … To determine if the Division of Homeland Security and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/06/04/next-generation-911-servicesHomeless Services Housing Needs Assessment (Follow-Up)
… ). About the Program Homeless shelters across the State provide various services to individuals and families, … a network of 580 transitional homeless shelters across the State. Each client who receives temporary housing in a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/07/14/homeless-services-housing-needs-assessment-followOversight of Homeless Shelters (Follow-Up)
… with applicable rules and regulations. In general, shelter facilities must be maintained in a good state of … outside of New York City, 25 do not have a designated shelter facility. OTDA is required to inspect all shelters at least annually, and OTDA performed 573 such inspections in 2022 and 566 in 2023. Inspection components …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/07/14/oversight-homeless-shelters-followDiNapoli Calls for Transparency From Companies Regarding Affordability Concerns
… — our identities, interests, locations, credit histories, medical conditions, sexual interests, and religious and … in “phantom debt” that can lead lenders to extend credit without knowledge of borrowers’ full existing liability. Use … Decisions DiNapoli also filed shareholder proposals with insurance companies Humana Inc. and The Cigna Group, calling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/03/dinapoli-calls-transparency-companies-regarding-affordability-concernsOperational Training and Medical Assessments of Train Crews
… other duties, supervise the day-to-day operations of Train Operators and Conductors, evaluate and monitor train service … files for future reference. Once on the job, Train Operators and Conductors are required to undergo, and … periodical medical assessments every two years for Train Operators, and every five years for Conductors. Revisits may …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/03/01/operational-training-and-medical-assessments-train-crewsMedicaid Program – Managed Care Premium Payments for Recipients With Comprehensive Third-Party Insurance
… Health (Department) made Medicaid mainstream managed care premium payments on behalf of individuals who had … Medicaid pays managed care organizations (MCOs) a monthly premium for each enrolled Medicaid recipient, and the MCOs … paid about $1.28 billion in Medicaid managed care premium payments on behalf of enrollees who also had …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/06/13/medicaid-program-managed-care-premium-payments-recipients-comprehensive-third-partyOversight of Nurse Hiring and Retention
… Additionally, facilities are required to monitor nurse performance using evaluations. For our audit, we … screening checks, including retaining records supporting nurse candidates’ credentials. At each facility we visited, … of Interest State Education Department: Oversight of Nurse Licensing ( 2016-S-83 ) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/07/16/oversight-nurse-hiring-and-retentionManagement of Selected Special Revenue Funds
… Donors who participate in the distinctive license plate registration program do so to support a specific cause …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/02/management-selected-special-revenue-fundsPerformance of the Excelsior Jobs Program
… Certificate of Tax Credit met the eligibility requirements for job growth and investments in their formal agreement … (ESD) administers the Program and is responsible for determining whether businesses meet the eligibility … in New York State. Key Findings We sampled 25 companies for which, as of June 2015, ESD had authorized Program tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/07/07/performance-excelsior-jobs-programStreet and Sidewalk Cleanliness
… DSNY officials maintain their staff know the problem areas in their districts and can plan the best use of DSNY’s … or the Mayor’s Office to effectively deploy its resources in response to Project Scorecard’s findings. While the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/16/street-and-sidewalk-cleanlinessLicensing and Monitoring of Proprietary Schools
… for 92 schools (72 percent), the OEDSs contained apparent math errors and were not rejected despite Bureau officials stating that they look for math errors. Because students rely on this information to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/01/21/licensing-and-monitoring-proprietary-schoolsSelected Aspects of Collecting Outstanding Amounts Due for Parking Violations
… Objective To determine whether the New York City Department of Finance (DOF) identifies and … 30 entities that can issue parking summonses within New York City (NYC). During fiscal years 2017 through 2019, … only enforces collections from respondents who have New York plates and live within NYC. DOF refers other cases …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/03/23/selected-aspects-collecting-outstanding-amounts-due-parking-violationsCourse Offerings
… City University of New York (CUNY) is effectively matching course offerings to student demand. Our audit covered the … there is no system-wide policy specifying when additional course sections should be added. Instead, departments at each … officials at the five senior colleges and were told that course schedules are established using enrollment data from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/01/course-offeringsOverlap, Duplication, Gaps, and/or Fragmentation of Workforce Development Programs and Services (Follow-Up)
… Objective To assess the extent of implementation of the five recommendations included in our initial audit … report, Overlap, Duplication, Gaps, and/or Fragmentation of Workforce Development Programs and Services (Report … To assess the extent of implementation of the five recommendations included in our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/04/11/overlap-duplication-gaps-andor-fragmentation-workforce-development-programs-and-servicesHousing for Seniors
… Corporation effectively oversee the awarding of senior housing units and a program assisting senior homeowners. Our audit covered the period from January … in the development and rehabilitation of housing for senior citizens, including the Senior Affordable Rental …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/07/05/housing-seniorsMedicaid Program – Improper Payments for Sexual and Erectile Dysfunction Drugs, Procedures, and Supplies Provided to Medicaid Recipients, Including Sex Offenders
… received Medicaid-funded sexual dysfunction and erectile dysfunction drugs, procedures, and supplies, and whether controls are in place to prevent abuse and misuse … inappropriately received Medicaidfunded sexual dysfunction and erectile dysfunction drugs procedures and supplies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/06/03/medicaid-program-improper-payments-sexual-and-erectile-dysfunction-drugs-procedures-andHomeless Outreach Program at Penn Station, Grand Central, and Outlying Stations Within New York City
… Objectives To determine whether the Metropolitan Transportation … the MTA has met its goal in assisting homeless clients to appropriate shelters off MTA property. The audit covers … carrying an average of nearly 600,000 customers daily to their destinations via Penn Station or Grand Central in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/07/23/homeless-outreach-program-penn-station-grand-central-and-outlying-stations-within-new-yorkCost-Saving Ideas: Minimizing Unemployment Insurance Costs
… who become unemployed through no fault of their own. The New York State Department of Labor (DOL) determines who qualifies for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-minimizing-unemployment-insurance-costsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… district officials maintained surplus fund balance levels at more than three times the amount allowed by state law. … the tax certiorari reserve fund and maintained it at a reasonable level. However, the treasurer did not … balances did not agree with general ledger cash balances at month-end for 18 of the 40 bank reconciliations auditors …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… the statutory limit on surplus fund balance and result in taxpayers being taxed more than necessary. Specifically, … the claims auditor did not perform adequate audits. As a result, $1.1 million in purchases (half of the procurements … to the general ledger cash balances. As a result, there is a greater risk that errors and/or irregularities could …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits