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Niagara Charter School - Information Technology (2018M-172)
… monitored to ensure protection from unauthorized access. In addition, sensitive IT control weaknesses were … who use IT assets and periodically monitor their use in accordance with the acceptable use policy. Ensure that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2018/12/21/niagara-charter-school-information-technology-2018m-172State Agencies Bulletin No. 182
… Purpose To explain the new increment system and codes Affected Employees Eligible employees represented by CSEA, PEF and DC-37 Effective Date Immediately Contract Provisions The agreements between the State and CSEA, PEF & DC-37 include an increment program that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/182-new-increment-code-system-employees-represented-csea-pef-and-dc-37Discovery Charter School – Network and Financial Software Access Controls (2022M-156)
… complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Discovery Charter School (School) officials ensured network … and indicated they will initiate corrective action. … discovery charter school network financial software access …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2023/02/17/discovery-charter-school-network-and-financial-software-access-controlsOpinion 88-54
… district comes into existence. While the Town Law is silent as to the inclusion of an effective date in a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-54DiNapoli: MTA Needs to Refocus Attention on Overdue Upgrades and Preparations for Extreme Weather
… resiliency work beyond what was already planned to recover from Superstorm Sandy and mitigate against similar storms. … said it needed to invest $4.9 billion in new subway cars from 2015 through 2024, but it only spent $700,000 on subway … the mid-1980s was a need identified in 2013, but remains behind schedule, although some new cars are starting to be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/dinapoli-mta-needs-refocus-attention-overdue-upgrades-and-preparations-extreme-weatherTown of Manchester - Board Oversight and Information Technology (2018M-39)
… Board: Provided adequate oversight of the Town’s budgeting and financial operations to ensure that resources were used … the financial condition of the town-wide (TW) general fund and central water district. Interfund services were not properly tracked and billed back to the appropriate fund, resulting in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/08/17/town-manchester-board-oversight-and-information-technology-2018m-39Town of Windsor – Information Technology (2017M-44)
… adopted in 2007 but has not been updated since then and does not address data backup, disaster recovery, breach …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/22/town-windsor-information-technology-2017m-44Broadalbin-Perth Central School District – Online Banking (2020M-144)
… acceptable computer use policy (AUP). As a result, five of the six online banking users were allowed to access …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/04/01/broadalbin-perth-central-school-district-online-banking-2020m-144Town of Wappinger - Information Technology (2019M-220)
… Objective Determine whether Town officials ensured that the personal, private and sensitive information (PPSI) on … did not comply with and officials did not monitor the computer use policy. Twenty of 66 user accounts were not necessary for Town operations. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/03/06/town-wappinger-information-technology-2019m-220DiNapoli: Outreach Failure Contributes to Rise in Subway Homeless Population
… the subway homeless population, the homeless situation in the subways has grown significantly worse, in part because the city’s Department of Homeless Services … into a person’s identity simply said “’Multiple Backpack Lady' at the 34th St. Harold [sic] Sq NQR” and “’I’M OKAY F …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/dinapoli-outreach-failure-contributes-rise-subway-homeless-populationTown of Canandaigua – Fund Balance, Water Operations and Information Technology (2017M-109)
… The Town has one bank it uses for online transactions but does not have a sufficient written online banking agreement. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/09/29/town-canandaigua-fund-balance-water-operations-and-information-technology-2017m-109DiNapoli Op-Ed in the NY Daily News Explains His Audit of the Former Governor's COVID Performance
… and emotionally. Part of that recovery is a reckoning with how we responded to it. My office’s recent audit examines … some other states. It had to hire temporary employees to do the surveys because it was understaffed. When DOH did get … to support health and safety inspections at nursing homes. I am urging our congressional representatives to support this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/dinapoli-op-ed-ny-daily-news-explains-his-audit-former-governors-covid-performanceRoosevelt Fire District – Financial Operations and Information Technology (2013M-112)
… (IPA) since the 2010 fiscal year. The Board also does not formally approve attendance at conferences, and … that total approximately $81,000 per year, the District does not have procedures that provide reasonable assurance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/08/09/roosevelt-fire-district-financial-operations-and-information-technologyCyber Incident Response Team
… is to provide leadership, coordination, and support for efforts to prevent, protect against, prepare for, respond to, and recover from terrorism and other … agencies, local governments, and public authorities. (For the purposes of this report, we consider non-Executive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/11/12/cyber-incident-response-teamComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… practices and ensure proper policies and procedures are in place to protect taxpayer dollars from waste, fraud and … school districts annually spend approximately $60 billion in federal, state and local funds. For additional background … School District – Financial Condition (Lewis County) In recent years, the board has balanced its adopted budgets …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/09/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsOpinion 90-59
… a disabled individual, except in an emergency situation. You ask whether a town may regularly plow and sand a private …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-59Poughkeepsie Housing Authority – Procurement and Information Technology Controls (2017M-222)
… whether Authority officials procured goods and services in accordance with the procurement policy and applicable … Background The Poughkeepsie Housing Authority is located in the City of Poughkeepsie, in Dutchess County. The Authority, which provides low-rent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2018/02/16/poughkeepsie-housing-authority-procurement-and-information-technologyPutnam/Northern Westchester Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Information Technology and Claims Auditing (2016M-205)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the controls over IT and the claims auditing … the IT servers and infrastructure did not have safeguards to track access and protect IT assets. No formal disaster … Key Recommendations Monitor user activity periodically to detect inappropriate usage. Develop and implement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2016/09/30/putnamnorthern-westchester-board-cooperative-educational-services-informationCayuga County – Security of Electronic Public Health Department Personal, Private and Sensitive Information (2022M-146)
… Department’s electronic data containing PPSI. In addition to sensitive information technology (IT) control weaknesses communicated confidentially to officials, we found: Electronic data containing PPSI on 32 … and IT staff did not establish formal written procedures to help adequately secure PPSI. Key Recommendations Ensure IT …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2022/12/02/cayuga-county-security-electronic-public-health-department-personal-private-andVillage of Woodsburgh – Claims Processing and Information Technology (2015M-12)
… 31, 2014. Background The Village of Woodsburgh is located in the Town Of Hempstead, Nassau County, and has a population …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/04/17/village-woodsburgh-claims-processing-and-information-technology-2015m-12