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DiNapoli: Outreach Failure Contributes to Rise in Subway Homeless Population
… in the reported shelter on the date listed, including one individual BRC reported being placed nine months after … while in Brooklyn it didn’t make the required visits to one-third of the high risk stations and over half of the … observed at least 16 homeless individuals, including one sleeping in a heavily trafficked corridor. BRC said it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/dinapoli-outreach-failure-contributes-rise-subway-homeless-populationBroadalbin-Perth Central School District – Online Banking (2020M-144)
… District’s (District) Board and District officials ensured online banking transactions were appropriate and information … Board and District officials did not adequately safeguard online banking transactions. Officials did not: Adopt a comprehensive online banking policy. Monitor online banking user compliance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/04/01/broadalbin-perth-central-school-district-online-banking-2020m-144Town of Manchester - Board Oversight and Information Technology (2018M-39)
… (TW) general fund and central water district. Interfund services were not properly tracked and billed back to the … disaster recovery and backups, and has not provided IT security awareness training. Key Recommendations Discontinue … comprehensive IT policies and procedures and provide IT security awareness training. Town officials generally agreed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/08/17/town-manchester-board-oversight-and-information-technology-2018m-39Town of Wappinger - Information Technology (2019M-220)
… confidentially to officials. Key Recommendations Monitor web and computer usage for compliance with policy. Develop …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/03/06/town-wappinger-information-technology-2019m-220Town of Windsor – Information Technology (2017M-44)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Town’s information technology (IT) controls for … 27, 2016. Background The Town of Windsor is located in Broome County and is governed by a five-member Town Board. … Findings The Town’s IT policy was adopted in 2007 but has not been updated since then and does not address data backup, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/22/town-windsor-information-technology-2017m-44DiNapoli Op-Ed in the NY Daily News Explains His Audit of the Former Governor's COVID Performance
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today. The full op-ed is below: Diagnosing Team Cuomo’s nursing home failures: The … from economically and emotionally. Part of that recovery is a reckoning with how we responded to it. My office’s … that suppressed facts when they deserved the truth. It is unacceptable that we still don’t know just how many …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/dinapoli-op-ed-ny-daily-news-explains-his-audit-former-governors-covid-performanceTown of Canandaigua – Fund Balance, Water Operations and Information Technology (2017M-109)
… 12, 2017. Background The Town of Canandaigua is located in Ontario County and has a population of approximately … source from 2014 through 2016, the more than $1 million in total appropriated fund balance went unused. The Board did … flow analysis. While certain water operations are tracked in the Town’s accounting software, separate fund balance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/09/29/town-canandaigua-fund-balance-water-operations-and-information-technology-2017m-109Cyber Incident Response Team
… Objective To determine whether the Cyber Incident Response Team at the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services … 1, 2018 to March 26, 2021. About the Program The Cyber Incident Response Team (CIRT) is part of the State’s Division … To determine whether the Cyber Incident Response Team at the Division of Homeland Security …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/11/12/cyber-incident-response-teamRoosevelt Fire District – Financial Operations and Information Technology (2013M-112)
… meal and lodging per diem rates. Although the District has hourly payroll expenditures that total approximately … worked accurately on their time cards. Although the Board has adopted a policy to address computer and Internet use and password security, it has not distributed this policy to District members. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/08/09/roosevelt-fire-district-financial-operations-and-information-technologyOpinion 90-59
… obstructions caused by snow (Highway Law, §140[1], [2]). For this purpose, towns are authorized to purchase equipment, … stated that since town property is acquired only for proper town purposes, it may not be used for purely private purposes (1988 Opns St Comp No. 88-41, p …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-59Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… leave requests as required. Auditors also found that only two of the reserves (tax certiorari and retirement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/09/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsDiNapoli: New York Needs to Improve Cybersecurity Support to Local Governments and Public Authorities
… cannot assure the critical cybersecurity support they are providing to state agencies, local governments, and … federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act underscores how critical strengthening cybersecurity is across New York. The legislation will provide much needed funding for local governments to modernize and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/11/dinapoli-new-york-needs-improve-cybersecurity-support-local-governments-and-public-authoritiesCayuga County – Security of Electronic Public Health Department Personal, Private and Sensitive Information (2022M-146)
… ensured electronic data containing personal, private, and sensitive information (PPSI) on County-owned Public … devices was adequately protected from unauthorized access and use. Key Findings County officials did not adequately … established a County-wide data classification schematic and have not inventoried PPSI in their possession. County …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2022/12/02/cayuga-county-security-electronic-public-health-department-personal-private-andPoughkeepsie Housing Authority – Procurement and Information Technology Controls (2017M-222)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether Authority … officials procured goods and services in accordance with the procurement policy and applicable statutes and whether Authority officials ensured that the Information Technology (IT) system was adequately secured …
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)
… Cooperative Educational Services consists of 18 component school districts and operates at three campuses. BOCES is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2016/09/30/putnamnorthern-westchester-board-cooperative-educational-services-informationVillage of Woodsburgh – Claims Processing and Information Technology (2015M-12)
… processing and information technology (IT) operations for the period March 1, 2013 through May 31, 2014. Background … five-member Board of Trustees. Budgeted appropriations for the 2014-15 fiscal year totaled $765,677. Key Findings … were properly authorized and approved or that claims were for proper Village purposes. The Board did not adopt a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/04/17/village-woodsburgh-claims-processing-and-information-technology-2015m-12State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… following local government audits have been issued. City of Johnstown – Information Technology (Fulton County) City … were communicated confidentially to officials. City of Johnstown – Financial Management (Fulton County) City … and 2017 and did not file the reports for 2018 or 2019 as of Dec. 2, 2020. Without accurate financial records, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… with the acceptable computer use policy. As a result, 12 of 13 computers auditors tested accessed nonbusiness websites … not monitor employee internet use. Auditors found eight of 10 employees’ computers they reviewed were used for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsOpinion 90-35
… -- Bidding Monetary Threshold (computation of for fuel oil) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §103: If it is known or may be … in the aggregate over $5,000 for the purchase of fuel oil during a fiscal year, the political subdivision must … what monetary threshold applies to the purchase of fuel oil by a fire district. You state that the district has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-35State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… P. DiNapoli today announced the following school district audits have been issued. Nassau Board of Cooperative … P DiNapoli today announced the following school district audits have been issued …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0