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DiNapoli Calls for State Procurement Reform
… proposed changes to the state’s procurement practices in the wake of criminal charges and allegations of corruption in the awarding of contracts for state economic development … must take credible steps to reestablish the public’s faith in government and address the broader problems.” By state …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/dinapoli-calls-state-procurement-reformHousing for Seniors
… HDC work together to administer various programs to assist in the development and rehabilitation of housing for senior … the SARA Program – HANAC Corona Senior Residence (HANAC) in Queens, Serviam Heights LLC (Serviam) in the Bronx, Victory Plaza in Manhattan, and Woodlawn Senior …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/07/05/housing-seniorsImplications for the Future – 2022 Financial Condition Report
… the Fed’s interest rate response, and continued volatility in the financial markets all impact whether the trajectory … Funding Federal aid has long played an essential role in the State’s budget and its ability to provide health care, … education, human services and other essential programs. In recent years, for example, new federal funding has helped …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2022-fcr/implications-futureOpinion 92-56
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Compensation … traveled. Chapter 791 created the position of town manager in the Town of Fallsburg and contains various provisions … provides that salaries of town officers and employees are in lieu of all compensation for all services rendered to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-56Town of Southold-Peconic Bay Community Preservation Fund (P7-23-24
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Town of Southold (Town) officials properly administered the Peconic Bay Community Preservation Fund (CPF) to ensure … proper and supported. Key Findings Town officials ensured the CPF collections we examined were properly supported, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2024/02/23/town-southold-peconic-bay-community-preservation-fund-p7-23-24Town of Riverhead - Peconic Bay Community Preservation Funds (P7-23-25)
Determine whether Town of Riverhead Town officials properly administered the Peconic Bay Community Preservation Fund CPF to ensure that all collections were properly supported recorded and deposited and that disbursements were proper and supported
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2024/02/23/town-riverhead-peconic-bay-community-preservation-funds-p7-23-25DiNapoli: Employment Recovery for New Yorkers with Disabilities Lags Nation
… face a higher unemployment rate than the national average for those with disabilities. In 2020, unemployment rates for working-aged people with a disability soared in both New … dropped to 8.2% in 2022, but in New York it was 11.9%. “For people living with disabilities, the COVID-19 pandemic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/dinapoli-employment-recovery-new-yorkers-disabilities-lags-nationDiNapoli: Audit Recommends Stronger Oversight of NYC’s Artificial Intelligence Programs
… it vulnerable to misguided, inaccurate or biased outcomes in several programs that can directly impact New Yorkers’ … (OTI) was created by the Mayor’s Executive Order 3 in January 2022, with responsibility for the oversight and governance of AI, which in the previous administration had been under an Algorithm …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-audit-recommends-stronger-oversight-nycs-artificial-intelligence-programsMedicaid Program – Excessive Payments for Durable Medical Equipment Rentals
… program could achieve cost savings by implementation of a rental cap on oxygen equipment. The audit covered the … equipment rentals. About the Program The Department of Health (Department) administers the State’s Medicaid … recipient and, in turn, the MCOs arrange for the provision of health care services that Medicaid recipients require and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/04/12/medicaid-program-excessive-payments-durable-medical-equipment-rentalsDiNapoli: Small Businesses Generate $950 Billion in New York
… 3.9 million jobs and generating more than $950 billion in annual revenues, according to a report released today by … private-sector employment and provide almost $190 billion in annual payrolls. These businesses are critical to New York’s economy and integral to the fabric of life in the Empire State.” The U.S. Small Business Administration …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/dinapoli-small-businesses-generate-950-billion-new-yorkXII.5.J Entering the Division of the Budget Approval Code – XII. Expenditures
… Units should indicate the approved B-1184 request number in the DOB Approval Code field of the voucher. Guide to … Units should indicate the approved B1184 request number in the DOB Approval Code field of the voucher …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii5j-entering-division-budget-approval-codeII.3 Overview – II. New York State Financial Accounting
… and process of the constitutional system of budgeting in New York State which vests in the Governor primary authority and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ii/ii3-overviewControls Over and Revenues From .nyc Generic Top-Level Domains
… Objectives To determine whether the New York City Department of Information Technology & … manage, maintain, and market the .nyc gTLD program. New York City’s contract with the vendor identifies four …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/10/25/controls-over-and-revenues-nyc-generic-top-level-domainsCOVID-19 Pandemic Drove Record Medicaid Enrollment in 2021
… number of New Yorkers relied on Medicaid for health care in 2021, with monthly enrollment exceeding 7 million for the … per year over the last 15 years, increasing from about one in seven New Yorkers in 1998 to one in three in 2021, state budget projections …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/covid-19-pandemic-drove-record-medicaid-enrollment-2021Heat and Hot Water Complaints
… To determine whether the New York City (NYC) Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) addresses heat and hot water complaints timely, issues notices of violation, and seeks the imposition and collection of penalties as appropriate. Our audit covered heat and hot …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/24/heat-and-hot-water-complaintsCity of Little Falls – Financial Condition (2021M-54)
… the City’s fiscal stability. As a result, the City has significant fiscal stress. We found: The former Treasurer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/06/25/city-little-falls-financial-condition-2021m-54Medicaid Program – Improper Medicaid Payments for Claims Not in Compliance With Ordering, Prescribing, Referring, and Attending Requirements
… whether the Department of Health (Department) paid for claims in violation of federal and State regulations that … require an appropriate National Provider Identifier (NPI) for ordering, prescribing, referring, and attending (OPRA) … disadvantaged and/or have special health care needs. For the State fiscal year ended March 31, 2020, New York’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/08/17/medicaid-program-improper-medicaid-payments-claims-not-compliance-ordering-prescribingThe Kelberman Center, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Objective To determine whether the costs submitted by The Kelberman Center, Inc. (Kelberman) on its Consolidated … with disabilities who are between three and five years of age. Kelberman is reimbursed for these services through rates set by SED. The reimbursement rates are based on school year …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/12/23/kelberman-center-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualOneida-Herkimer-Madison Board of Cooperative Services (BOCES) – Information Technology (2020M-99)
Determine whether OneidaHerkimerMadison BOCES officials ensured security awareness training was provided information technology IT assets were accessed for appropriate purposes and IT controls over BOCES network and financial system were adequate to safeguard information
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2020/12/18/oneida-herkimer-madison-board-cooperative-services-boces-information-technologyOpinion 91-10
… v Armstrong , 45 NY 234; Village Green Realty v Glen Cove Com. Dev. , 95 AD2d 259, 466 NYS2d 26; Gewirtz v City of Long …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-10