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NY State Comptroller DiNapoli: Social Media Firms Must Demonstrate They Can Protect Users
… and safe user experience—users will simply leave. It is high time investors have a transparent view into the scale of abuses on the platform and how the company is managing them over time. Otherwise we are gambling … One of the reasons for the vote against Twitter directors is that the company is holding a virtual annual meeting, in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/05/ny-state-comptroller-dinapoli-social-media-firms-must-demonstrate-they-can-protect-usersLocal Sales Tax Collections Up 19% in 2021
… increased by 19.1%, or $3.1 billion, in 2021 compared to last year, according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller … spending for goods and services and from brick and mortar to online,” DiNapoli said. “While local sales tax collections … billion increased by 191 or $31 billion in 2021 compared to last year according to a report released today by New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/02/local-sales-tax-collections-19-percent-2021Overtime at State Agencies Reached All-Time High in 2020
… York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Total overtime hours of 19 million increased 3.9 percent and total overtime … state workers across New York to work long, grueling hours to deal with a crisis never before seen during our … the workforce but accounted for 62.9 percent of overtime hours and 59.9 percent of the overtime earnings in 2020. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/overtime-state-agencies-reached-all-time-high-2020SUNY Bulletin No. SU-303
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to provide agency instructions for processing the … provides for a location adjustment to employees whose work site is New York City, Suffolk, Nassau, Rockland, Westchester, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-303-suny-downstate-location-stipend-gsnu-employees-representedSUNY Bulletin No. SU-326
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to provide agency instructions for processing the … provides for a location adjustment to employees whose work site is New York City, Suffolk, Nassau, Rockland, Westchester, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-326-suny-downstate-location-stipend-gsnu-employees-representedState Agencies Bulletin No. 1203
… Purpose To inform agencies of changes to the data entry and processing of new Hire transactions in … To inform agencies of changes to the data entry and processing of new Hire transactions in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1203-changes-online-hire-transaction-entry-payservFederal Balance of Payments – Federal Funding and New York
… In a tradition started by the late Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, the Office of the State Comptroller conducts an analysis examining the … In a tradition started by the late Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan the Office of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/federal-balance-paymentsHolocaust Survivors
… York State Department of Financial Services, One State Street New York, NY 10004-1511 By Phone: 1-800-695-3318 … the U.S.), 212-709-5583 (outside the U.S.), 212-709-5592 (fax) Via Internet: … of Unclaimed Funds Re: Holocaust Era Accounts 110 State Street Albany, NY 12236 Please provide as much information as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/claimants/holocaust-survivorsDiNapoli Estimates LIRR Strike Could Cause Up to $50 Million in Economic Loss Daily
… Long Islanders to New York City attractions such as Broadway shows, restaurants and shopping. It also brings tens …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/dinapoli-estimates-lirr-strike-could-cause-50-million-economic-loss-dailyDiNapoli: Hamburg Employee Admits $150,000 Theft of Recreation Fees
… village fees and altering public records from 2011 to 2017, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Erie County … Joanne Erickson, 54, stole cash payments that were meant to fund an afterschool program, a children's summer program … rental fees. She altered cash reports and submitted them to the village and the Recreation Center supervisor. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/10/dinapoli-hamburg-employee-admits-150000-theft-recreation-feesDiNapoli's Auditors Halt $24.2 Million in Suspicious Tax Refunds
… ahead of them," DiNapoli said. "My office continues to stop fraudulent refunds from reaching the hands of dishonest … expected to be paid this month. The Comptroller's auditors work with the state's Department of Taxation and Finance to … and intentionally misstating deductions. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/dinapolis-auditors-halt-242-million-suspicious-tax-refundsItalian Heritage Month Reception
… of the event has ended, but a recording of the event is available below. Select the play icon to get started. … of NYSUT About Italian Heritage Month New York State is home to over 3 million Italian Americans, with New York … and dialects. Dante’s philosophical poem Divina Commedia is considered a great literary work that takes the reader on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/events/italian-heritage-month-receptionBorough of Manhattan Community College – Controls Over Bank Accounts (Follow-Up)
… recommendations included in our initial report, Borough of Manhattan Community College: Controls Over Bank Accounts ( … recommendations included in our initial report Borough of Manhattan Community College Controls Over …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/03/06/borough-manhattan-community-college-controls-over-bank-accounts-followSecurity and Effectiveness of Division of Criminal Justice Services' Core Systems (Follow-Up)
… of key Division systems. Also, ITS does not have an active regional backup site, and Division systems are at risk for total data loss in the event of a regional disaster. We also found ITS did not comply with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/04/07/security-and-effectiveness-division-criminal-justice-services-core-systems-followOversight of Persons Convicted of Driving While Intoxicated (Follow-Up)
… 1, 2015 to December 31, 2016, the courts ordered the installation of 1,084 IIDs for offenders under Probation’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/05/15/oversight-persons-convicted-driving-while-intoxicated-followInternal Control System Components
… Purpose To determine whether the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance’s (Office) management of its internal control system appropriately addresses all five components of internal control. Our audit scope included the period … To determine whether the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistances Office management of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/08/04/internal-control-system-componentsNew York Psychiatric Center – Controls Over State Resources (Follow-Up)
… appropriations and research grants. Reported expenditures for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013 totaled $76.3 … taking steps to ensure it was receiving fair compensation for use of its facilities by Columbia personnel. In addition, … was not receiving the ownership and royalty rights for certain patented technologies developed on its premises …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/03/21/new-york-psychiatric-center-controls-over-state-resources-followYouth Facility Chargeback Rates to Localities (Follow-Up)
… the user manual are available to staff who are responsible for calculating the annual chargeback rates; an electronic … officials reiterated that they will not be revising rates for 2006 or 2007 or rebilling localities for those years. Key Recommendation Officials are given 30 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/01/16/youth-facility-chargeback-rates-localities-followUniversity at Buffalo – Selected Employee Travel Expenses
… we audited travel expenses for the highest-cost travelers in the State as well as other outliers. The highest-cost travelers each incurred over $100,000 in travel expenses … ending March 31, 2011. Twelve of the state’s highest cost travelers worked at the University at Buffalo (University) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/04/10/university-buffalo-selected-employee-travel-expensesEfficiency of Warehouse Space (Follow-Up)
… included in our initial audit report, Efficiency of Warehouse Space (Report 2019-S-1 ). About the Program The … cost-savings measures. As part of these efforts, the Warehouse Consolidation Initiative (Initiative) was … to achieve cost savings through the consolidation of warehouse space used by State agencies. At the start of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/05/25/efficiency-warehouse-space-follow