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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
… internal control system appropriately addresses all five com …
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