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Response to Human Trafficking
… and Disability Assistance (OTDA) is overseeing contracted Providers (Providers) and Local Districts of Social Services (Local … and Disability Assistance OTDA is overseeing contracted Providers Providers and Local Districts of Social Services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/03/17/response-human-traffickingThe North Country Is Among the Top Regions in the State for Agricultural Sales
… The critical role farms play in New York cannot be … part of our food supply system. This is especially true in the North Country where sales of farm products topped $1.2 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-agriculture-report-reveals-economic-growth-and-challenges-facing-new-york-farms-north-countryOversight of Information Technology Consultants and Contract Staffing (2018-S-38)
To determine if the Office of Information Technology Services (ITS) is adequately monitoring information technology (IT) services procured from consultants...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2019-18s38.pdfInformation Technology Governance
The following guidance is intended to make oversight less daunting by providing a path for understanding and strengthening IT internal controls.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/information-technology-governance.pdfOversight of Information Technology Consultants and Contract Staffing (2018-S-38) 90-day response
To determine if the Office of Information Technology Services (ITS) is adequately monitoring information technology (IT) services procured from consultants...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2019-18s38-response.pdfArea #2 – IT Security Training and Awareness – Information Technology Governance
… A well-informed workforce is essential to securing electronic data and IT systems. Local governments … procedures and their roles and responsibilities related to IT security. While the IT policies provide guidance to computer users as to what the governing board expects them …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/area-2-it-security-training-and-awarenessDiNapoli: State Missed Out on Over $180 Million in Medicaid Drug Rebates
… The state Department of Health can do more to control costs and save taxpayers money by making sure it gets the drug rebates that it is entitled to under federal regulations, according to an audit by State … all the necessary information required for rebates it is due. In its response to the audit, DOH stated that it is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/dinapoli-state-missed-out-over-180-million-medicaid-drug-rebatesDiNapoli: 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-risksDiNapoli Urges New Yorkers to Spend Holiday Gift Cards
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli is urging New Yorkers to make sure they spend any gift cards they received this holiday season. Unused gift card balances can eventually be turned over to his Office of Unclaimed Funds (OUF), which took in a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/dinapoli-urges-new-yorkers-spend-holiday-gift-cardsDiNapoli Finds State Needs to Do More to Address Nursing Home Pandemic Issues
… the state’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak in nursing homes, according to a follow-up report released today by New … to respond to infectious disease outbreaks at nursing homes, even before the pandemic, under the previous … had assessed the internal control environment. A separate independent review is underway at the direction of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/dinapoli-finds-state-needs-do-more-address-nursing-home-pandemic-issuesServices to Workers Under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act
… oversees a WARN Unit and 10 Regional Rapid Response Teams (Regional Teams) located throughout the State. The WARN Unit receives … and to affected employees, and in some cases, there was no record of any outreach. In combination, these weaknesses …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/06/21/services-workers-under-worker-adjustment-and-retraining-notification-actDiNapoli: NYC Budget Is Balanced but Risks Loom As Fiscal and Economic Concerns Grow
… programs if greater preparation is not taken, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … DiNapoli said. “Employment and tax revenues continue to grow, buoyed by a financial sector that has generated … profits in recent years. While this has enabled the city to fund substantial spending growth, given the systemic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/08/dinapoli-nyc-budget-balanced-risks-loom-fiscal-and-economic-concerns-growDiNapoli: New York Needs to Improve Cybersecurity Support to Local Governments and Public Authorities
… of destroyed servers, the cost to upgrade user security software, the purchase of firewall insurance and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/11/dinapoli-new-york-needs-improve-cybersecurity-support-local-governments-and-public-authoritiesWhat is the Real Property Tax Cap?
… stay within the Tax Cap. Local government boards must pass a local law or resolution by at least a 60 percent vote to override the Tax Cap. Voters in school districts can override the cap with a 60% vote. The Office of the New York State Comptroller has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/property-tax-cap/what-real-property-tax-capIT Asset Management (2022-MS-2)
… , Gloversville Enlarged School District [pdf] , Kings Park Central School District [pdf] , Lewiston-Porter Central … Manhasset Union Free School District [pdf] , Mechanicville City School District [pdf] , Newfield Central School District [pdf] , Norwich City School District [pdf] , Parishville-Hopkinton Central …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/it-asset-management-2022-ms-2Review of the Financial Plan of the City of New York - March 2018
New York City’s economy is strong and continues to post solid job gains. It added 715,000 jobs between 2009 and 2017.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-11-2018.pdfContracted Programs With Puerto Rican Organization to Motivate, Enlighten and Serve Addicts, Inc.
… with contract terms. Background OASAS oversees programs for the prevention and treatment of alcohol and substance … with heroin dependence and to provide the opportunity for clients to make major lifestyle changes over time. … as this audit illustrates, as organizational complexity increases, it becomes much more difficult to definitively …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/08/contracted-programs-puerto-rican-organization-motivate-enlighten-and-serve-addicts-incFederal Relief Aid Temporarily Reverses Trend of NY Sending More to Washington Than It Gets Back
… Historic relief funds from the federal government, provided in response to … outcome for all Americans. “The influx of federal relief funds was critical to helping states manage through the … done to achieve a more equitable distribution of federal funds to New York.” For every tax dollar paid to Washington, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/federal-relief-aid-temporarily-reverses-trend-ny-sending-more-washington-it-gets-backInvestors Ask SEC to Reject Exxon's Attempt to Silence Questions on Climate Change
… week asked the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to reject ExxonMobil’s plan to block a shareholder proposal for information on how the company will be impacted by public policies seeking … know how ExxonMobil’s bottom line will be impacted by the global effort to reduce emissions and what the company plans …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/investors-ask-sec-reject-exxons-attempt-silence-questions-climate-changeOpinion 94-18
… -- Conveyances Generally (consideration required) FIRE DEPARTMENT -- Villages (existence of fire companies in villages as resulting in incorporation of fire department) NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION LAW, §1402; VILLAGE … village results in a corporation known as the village fire department. VILLAGE LAW, §1-102(1); STATE CONSTITUTION, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-18