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DiNapoli: 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: Report Warns of Growing State Debt
… Corp. and certain bonds issued in recent years to pay for State University of New York dormitories. Total …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/dinapoli-report-warns-growing-state-debtFormer Head of Niagara Falls Housing Authority Pleads Guilty to Stealing Government Funds; Son and Daughter-in-Law Also Convicted
… Stephanie Cowart was obligated to act as a responsible steward of these funds and to use them to better the lives of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/former-head-niagara-falls-housing-authority-pleads-guilty-stealing-government-funds-son-and-daughterPermanent COLA
… increase the retirement benefit you receive from the New York State and Local Retirement System. Once you become … based on the first $18,000 of your annual Single Life Allowance amount, even if you selected a different …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/permanent-colaState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… and accountability for our local communities is a top priority," said DiNapoli. "By auditing municipal finances …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… and accountability for our local communities is a top priority," said DiNapoli. "By auditing municipal finances …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1DiNapoli: Audits Find Certain IDAs Lack Job Creation Data
… meeting job creation goals. These same IDAs are unable to recover incentives given to companies that fail to reach specific benchmarks because of inadequate contract …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/dinapoli-audits-find-certain-idas-lack-job-creation-dataBorrowing Against Your Contributions – State Police Plan
… If you meet eligibility requirements, you may take a loan from NYSLRS. Tier 2 Members The following rules apply … of member service credit. You must repay each outstanding loan in an amount sufficient to repay the loan and interest within five years. Loans are repaid through …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1518/borrowing-against-your-contributions-0DiNapoli: Medicaid Audits Find More Than $700 Million in Unnecessary Costs and Overpayments
… COVID-19 crisis and needs to find cost savings wherever it can,” DiNapoli said. “Hundreds of millions of dollars could … had approximately 7.3 million recipients and Medicaid claim costs totaled about $67.4 billion. Medicaid Program: … recommended DOH review the findings and recover any funds possible. Audits Department of Health audits Find out …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-medicaid-audits-find-more-700-million-unnecessary-costs-and-overpaymentsDiNapoli: NYC Transit Should Improve Response to Safety-Related Defects
… The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)'s New York City Transit is taking too long to correct safety-related defects in subway stations, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/dinapoli-nyc-transit-should-improve-response-safety-related-defectsDiNapoli: Audit Recommends Stronger Oversight of NYC’s Artificial Intelligence Programs
… use of artificial intelligence (AI), leaving it vulnerable to misguided, inaccurate or biased outcomes in several … found. “Government’s use of artificial intelligence to improve public services is not new. But there needs to be formal guidelines governing its use, a clear inventory …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-audit-recommends-stronger-oversight-nycs-artificial-intelligence-programsDiNapoli: Federal Aid, Increasing Tax Revenues and Savings Boost New York City's Surplus
… and budgetary normalcy. Federal aid will drop from 17% to 10% of projected annual spending, returning to its 10-year pre-pandemic average. Property tax revenues are now … of more than 8%. The projected valuation is expected to top the FY 2021 peak three years earlier than expected. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/dinapoli-federal-aid-increasing-tax-revenues-and-savings-boost-new-york-citys-surplusDiNapoli 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-issuesState Comptroller DiNapoli, Steuben County District Attorney Baker and the New York State Police Announce Arrest of Former Village of Addison Official for Theft of More Than $1.1 Million
… a million dollars from her community,” DiNapoli said. “Thanks to the work of my office and our partnership with … we must presume the defendant innocent at this stage, but no matter what happens I, on behalf of the People of Steuben … community that she was supposed to be serving. We have no tolerance for any type of public corruption and the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-steuben-county-district-attorney-baker-and-new-york-state-police-announceComptroller DiNapoli and Attorney General Underwood Announce Sentencing of Queens Pharmacy Owner for Stealing More than $1.5 Million from Medicaid
… NEW YORK – Attorney General Barbara D. Underwood and State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the … pay $1.5 million to New York State as restitution for the money stolen from Medicaid and an additional $1.5 million in … program, a class E felony. An investigation conducted by the Attorney General and Comptroller’s Joint Task Force on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/comptroller-dinapoli-and-attorney-general-underwood-announce-sentencing-queens-pharmacy-ownerDiNapoli & Schneiderman Announce Sentencing of Former MET Council Insurance Broker
… jail time. That applies to all New Yorkers, including the rich or powerful,”said Attorney General Schneiderman. “We …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/dinapoli-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-former-met-council-insurance-brokerDiNapoli: More New Yorkers Facing Food Insecurity, Tariffs and Federal Funding Cuts Could Worsen Problem
… Food prices in the New York City metropolitan area have risen … low-income households are paying substantially more toward food than before the pandemic, according to a report released …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-more-new-yorkers-facing-food-insecurity-tariffs-and-federal-funding-cuts-could-worsenDiNapoli: Brooklyn Economy Sets Records
… of the recession than in the rest of New York City, the state and the nation, and its unemployment rate has fallen to … record low, according to an economic report released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. "It’s an … of Steiner Studios . "The tax credit program makes money for the state while generating tens of thousands of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/dinapoli-brooklyn-economy-sets-recordsNew York Schools Reported More Than 32,000 Violent and Disruptive Incidents in the 2017-18 School Year
… doors includes the purchase and installation of commercial door jams, deadbolt locks and re-enforced screws, plates and … at all. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal spending, the state's …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/new-york-schools-reported-more-32000-violent-and-disruptive-incidents-2017-18-school-yearDiNapoli Finds Schools Falling Short on Emergency Planning
… be better prepared for emergencies and violent incidents. My auditors looked at a sample of big and small schools in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/07/dinapoli-finds-schools-falling-short-emergency-planning