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Local officials use OSC audit findings to improve program performance and operations reduce costs and contribute to public accountability
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/auditsPort Jefferson Union Free School District – Information Technology (2014M-039)
… totaled $36 million, which were funded primarily with real property taxes, State aid and PILOT payments. Key … District’s overall computer system. District management does not require any verification to determine if a vendor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/04/18/port-jefferson-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2014mParsons Child and Family Center – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Key Findings For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2015, we identified $247,699 in ineligible costs that Parsons … SED: Review the disallowances identified by our audit and, if warranted, make the necessary adjustments to the costs … pertinent SED requirements that relate to the deficiencies we identified. To Parsons: Ensure that costs reported on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/04/24/parsons-child-and-family-center-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualState Agencies Bulletin No. P-868
New Trans Code - Severance
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/pdf/agencies-p-868.pdfState Agencies Bulletin No. P-865
New Transaction Code - Redeploy
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/pdf/agencies-p-865.pdfBridge Data NBI 2023
Bridges, New York, Infrastructure
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/data/excel/bridge-data-nbi-2023.xlsxMid Island Therapy Associates, LLC – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Island Therapy Associates LLC (Mid Island), aka All About Kids, on its Consolidated Fiscal Reports (CFRs) were properly … Mid Island Therapy Associates LLC Mid Island aka All About Kids on its Consolidated Fiscal Reports CFRs were pr …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/12/31/mid-island-therapy-associates-llc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualMary Cariola Children’s Center, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… financial information, including costs that Mary Cariola reports to SED on its annual CFR. To be eligible for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/12/07/mary-cariola-childrens-center-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualVendor File Advisory No. 3
… Subject and Policy: Agencies should collect and record the email address and phone number for a vendor’s Primary Contact … agencies should collect and record a Primary Contact’s email address and phone number. SFS recently updated the … not required for a primary contact that does not have an email address and/or phone number. Including a phone number …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/vendor-file-advisory/3-obtaining-vendors-primary-contact-email-addressProgress Report: The MTA Capital Security Program - April 2012
The electronic security program has encountered numerous setbacks, and its cost has nearly doubled, to $516 million, as the scope of the program has expanded.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-1-2013.pdfCanton Central School District - Claims Audit Process (2018M-186)
… Determine whether claims were adequately documented, were for appropriate purposes and were properly audited and … did not review the detailed, supporting documentation for all 17 health insurance claims paid during the audit … any of the 38 scholarship payments paid totaling $9,485 for 2016-17. Although the scholarship committee reviewed and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/11/09/canton-central-school-district-claims-audit-process-2018m-186Opinion 98-24
… FIRE DISTRICTS -- Appropriations and Expenditures (for Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law coverage for a … of a bordering fire company providing on-going services) VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS -- Disability Benefits (liability for … Municipal Law, §209-i(1-a), accepts the services of a volunteer firefighter who is a member of a fire company in a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-24Allocation and Budgetary Controls Over Unrestricted Funds
… Purpose To determine if the Research Foundation for the State University of New York had: a fair … allocations of unrestricted funds. Background The Research Foundation for the State University of New York (Research Foundation) is a private, nonprofit educational corporation. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/01/07/allocation-and-budgetary-controls-over-unrestricted-fundsControls Over Vehicle Use and Transportation-Related Expenses (Follow-Up)
… fleet management and repair services, administered by the Contractor. The Contractor provides a network of authorized private repair … maintenance, repairs, roadside assistance, and towing. The Contractor is required to negotiate costs with the private …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/05/11/controls-over-vehicle-use-and-transportation-related-expenses-followCompliance With Executive Order 95 (Open Data) (Follow-Up)
… initial audit report, Compliance with Executive Order 95 (Open Data) (Report 2019-S-39 ). About the Program State … 95 (EO 95), issued March 11, 2013, established an online Open Data Website ( Open Data ) for the collection and public dissemination of … initial audit report Compliance with Executive Order 95 Open Data Report 2019S39 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/08/27/compliance-executive-order-95-open-data-followCompliance With Executive Order 95 (Open Data) (Follow-Up)
… Office of Information and Technology Services (ITS) with a catalogue of its publishable State data, along with a … Olympic Sports Complex in Lake Placid and the Whiteface Mountain Ski Center. ORDA is also responsible for operating … submit a master schedule of publishable data sets to ITS, or incorporate Open Data into its ongoing core business …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/04/13/compliance-executive-order-95-open-data-followMedicaid Overpayments for Medicare Advantage Plan Services (Follow-Up)
… in our initial audit report, Medicaid Overpayments for Medicare Advantage Plan Services (Report 2017-S-46 ). About the Program The … program. Many Medicaid recipients are also enrolled in Medicare Part C, commonly referred to as Medicare Managed … in our initial audit report Medicaid Overpayments for Medicare Advantage Plan Services Report 2017S46 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/07/01/medicaid-overpayments-medicare-advantage-plan-services-followCybersecurity Risk Mitigation – Part 2
This webinar will build on the lessons learned about the risk management process in Part 1 of this series, and discuss possible vulnerabilities in information systems, threats that attackers may use to exploit those vulnerabilities, and internal and security controls that can be implemented to help.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/cybersecurity-risk-mitigation-101624.pdfEfficiency of Warehouse Space (2019-S-1)
The audit objective was to determine if the Office of General Services (OGS) has reviewed the warehouse space used by Stat Agencies for cost-savings ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2020-19s1.pdfHomeowners Association, Inc.
… $20,000 granted under contract TM09M10 with the New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) in … evidence to demonstrate it used the items purchased with State monies for purposes consistent with the contract. … devises, but we found evidence of personal use, including wedding invitations, homework assignments, iTunes, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/12/10/homeowners-association-inc