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Management of Invasive Species (Follow-Up)
… coordinated management program, including a permit system to control activities (e.g., dredging, mining, … did not consistently apply or monitor its permit system to control activities, such as mining, dredging, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/11/19/management-invasive-species-followIV.4.F Capital Projects – IV. Accounting Codes - Uses and Descriptions
… Capital projects expenditures include payments made for: The acquisition or construction of the State’s capital … broker commissions, legal expenses, title insurance, real estate surveys, other and professional fees associated with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iv/iv4f-capital-projectsHaverstraw-Stony Point Central School District – Information Technology (2021M-108)
… Objective Determine whether Haverstraw-Stony Point Central School District (District) officials established adequate internal … action. … Determine whether HaverstrawStony Point Central School District District officials established adequate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/12/03/haverstraw-stony-point-central-school-district-information-technologyWhitesboro Central School District – Separation Payments (2020M-146)
… benefits that he otherwise would not have been eligible for based on the collective bargaining agreement (CBA). Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/03/05/whitesboro-central-school-district-separation-payments-2020m-146Wyoming Central School District – Professional Services (2020M-152)
… District paid 11 professional service providers a total of $189,000 without using requests for proposals (RFPs) as … three professional service providers who were paid a total of $50,000. Key Recommendations Procure professional services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/03/12/wyoming-central-school-district-professional-services-2020m-152State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on Impact of a Late State Budget
… areas. Many are essential workers who must show up at work every day and put in long, hard hours. For the … fiscal year is on April 8 for state employees that work at institutions. There are about 100,000 people on the … second state payroll is on April 14 for state employees at administrative and executive state agencies with about …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-impact-late-state-budgetSchool District Website Transparency (2021-MS-1)
… to the following school districts: Beacon City [pdf] , Central Square Central [pdf] , Grand Island Central [pdf] , Haldane Central [pdf] , …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/03/23/school-district-website-transparency-2021-ms-1Accounts Payable Advisory No. 71
… in progress.) Agency personnel should email fedrep@osc.ny.gov with questions regarding this advisory. Vendors with questions regarding their 1099 should contact the SFS Help Desk at Helpdesk@sfs.ny.gov or 855-233-8363. … The Internal Revenue Service IRS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/71-processing-payments-subject-federal-reportingChild and Dependent Care Credit
… claimed were not paid by the taxpayer, but were paid, in whole or in part, through subsidies from the New York State Office of … day care files provided by OCFS and ACS. Key Findings During the period of our examination, the Department …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/08/29/child-and-dependent-care-creditState Agencies Bulletin No. 421
… Other Amount) for employees who receive a location pay amount other than $1,200. Affected Employees Employees … County are eligible for varying amounts of location pay per agency agreements with the employees' unions. OSC … edit minimums and maximums to the system for Additional Pay earnings to aid in data entry and to increase the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/421-new-earnings-code-location-payAmerican Academy of Pediatrics, District II
… Purpose In conjunction with our Investigations Unit, we examined … to determine whether the expenses were bona fide and made in accordance with the contracts. Background During the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/02/28/american-academy-pediatrics-district-iiFood Safety Monitoring
… monitors the processing, distribution and sale of food products in New York State. The audit covers the period … 18, 2013. Background The Department's Division of Food Safety and Inspection (Division) is responsible for … enforcing State laws and Department regulations related to food safety. The Division's objective is to ensure a safe and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/01/30/food-safety-monitoringMission Statement and Performance Measures
… satisfaction for 20 percent of its customers, particularly in the areas of project design and construction. Also, … market trading data. Debt issuances appear to be issued in a timely manner after accounting for factors such as … latest projection. Key Recommendations Identify the causes in cases where customer satisfaction did not meet …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/06/13/mission-statement-and-performance-measuresTravel Card Transactions
… risk of fraudulent or inappropriate transactions not being addressed appropriately. This is a particular risk in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/07/22/travel-card-transactionsContract with Daytop Village, Inc. (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit report, Contract with Daytop Village, … as of October 2012, of the three recommendations included in our initial report. Key Findings OASAS officials have made progress in addressing the matters identified in our initial report. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/04/10/contract-daytop-village-inc-followOverpayments of Claims for Selected Professional Services (Follow-Up)
… in our initial audit report, Overpayments of Claims for Selected Professional Services (Report 2010-S-73). … examined whether inappropriate Medicaid payments were made for selected providers who also received payments from Medicare. For the two year audit period ended December 31, 2011, we …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/09/23/overpayments-claims-selected-professional-services-followHourly Based Information Technology Services
… (OGS) paid Hourly Based Information Technology Services (HBITS) vendors: (i) at the appropriate hourly bill rates; … the Division of the Budget and OGS jointly implemented the HBITS contracts to create a cost- and time-efficient means … short-term hourly information technology services. Each HBITS contract includes a pricing schedule that defines the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/09/02/hourly-based-information-technology-servicesExamination of Pitts Management Associates, Inc. Travel Expenses
… payment by Downstate were incurred for business purposes or were reasonable in price. We also found that PMA did not … could not adequately demonstrate the business purpose and/or price reasonableness. We also have serious concerns about … General Services Administration Reimbursement Rates and/or the New York State Travel Manual. Ensure Downstate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/08/examination-pitts-management-associates-inc-travel-expenses2015 Year End Report
The objective of our examination was to determine whether daily workers compensation payment requests by claimants and medical providers claims during the pe
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/05/09/2015-year-end-reportExamination of Unemployment Insurance Benefits
… To accomplish our examination objectives, we selected for audit benefit payment requests and payments based on … claimants against whom DOL assessed monetary penalties as a result of our findings. DOL has recovered $737,695 from UI … Ensure staff follows established policies and procedures when processing claims. Establish and implement controls to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/10/07/examination-unemployment-insurance-benefits