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DiNapoli: CUNY Students Need Better Access to Required Courses to Help Improve Graduation Rates
… Limited course offerings and lack of access to advisors may be keeping students at the City University of … York (CUNY) from graduating within four years, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Students who are unable to register for or complete courses needed for their majors …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-cuny-students-need-better-access-required-courses-help-improve-graduation-ratesDiNapoli: Two Capital Region Residents Indicted for $1 Million Medicaid Transportation Fraud Scheme
… Mtui and Mbaga Kaiza, were indicted for their alleged role in a scheme to steal more than $1 million from Medicaid by … Our joint investigation will ensure justice is served in this case and I hope it is a warning to anyone who would … of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) . “HHS-OIG works with our law enforcement partners to ensure that individuals who …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-two-capital-region-residents-indicted-1-million-medicaid-transportation-fraud-schemeMedicaid Program – Improper Overlapping Medicaid and Essential Plan Enrollments
… Objective To determine whether Medicaid and Essential Plan enrollments determined by NY State of … eMedNY when individuals transitioned between the Medicaid and Essential Plan programs and to identify overpayments resulting from inaccurate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/10/11/medicaid-program-improper-overlapping-medicaid-and-essential-plan-enrollmentsDiNapoli: Overtime Costs at State Agencies Reached All-Time High in 2021
… The total cost of overtime in 2021 reached an all-time high at more than $924 million, up 8.7% from 2020, … overtime hours and 62% of the overtime earnings logged by all state agencies in 2021. Overtime also rose significantly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-overtime-costs-state-agencies-reached-all-time-high-2021Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… surpluses because the board overestimated expenditures when developing budgets. The district has not established a formal plan stating how much will be set aside in each … the federally regulated limit by more than $45,000. For access to state and local government spending and nearly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/11/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsCapital Asset Management
… Objectives To determine whether the Office of General Services is adequately overseeing … audit covered the period from April 2020 through May 2023. About the Program To fulfill its mission of delivering a … address was marked as State owned in tax parcel data but does not appear in the SFS AM data. BCA officials do not take …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/02/12/capital-asset-managementDiNapoli: MTA Needs To Do More To Increase Procurement Efficiencies and Save Money
… independently. Consolidation, efficiency, and savings in this area was promised years ago, but has yet to be fully … Function went into effect Oct. 2021. There are four units in MTA’s Procurement Function: Procurement Operations (PO), … MTA Transit, Metro-North, Long Island Rail Road and MTA Bus, stocked about $800 million in materials for these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-mta-needs-do-more-increase-procurement-efficiencies-and-save-moneyNYS Comptroller DiNapoli Continues to Hold Corporate America Accountable for Poor Climate Policies
… and best funded plans in the nation. The Fund's fiscal year ends March 31. … New York State Comptroller Thomas P …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/09/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-continues-hold-corporate-america-accountable-poor-climate-policiesResponse to Human Trafficking
… The audit covered the period from January 2019 through May 2024. About the Program Human trafficking is recognized … Hotline, conducted a National Survivor Study in 2021 and concluded that “while some survivors find service … confirmation, and this contributed to the Provider, as of June 2024, utilizing only $254,722 (25%) of $1 million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/03/17/response-human-traffickingDiNapoli: Improved Guidance Needed for State Agencies Using AI To Avoid Risks
… that are meant to help expedite and expand services can, for example, expose data to unintended sources and … of AI explicitly considers a system using computer vision (i.e., that gathers information from digital images) and … metric data and recorded data, and that the vendor can use and access this data. NYSOFA officials did not know …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-improved-guidance-needed-state-agencies-using-ai-avoid-risksDiNapoli Audit: MTA Transit Capital Projects Plagued by Cost Overruns and Delays
… no evidence that the contractor’s quality staff were on site even though they are required to be full time. For the … managers to verify the number and title of employees on site on a daily basis, determine whether they are authorized to be on site and document the results. Ensure all quality assessments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/07/dinapoli-audit-mta-transit-capital-projects-plagued-cost-overruns-and-delaysState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… municipal finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that their money is being … highway fund balance decreased by 59 percent to $87,500, or 13 percent of expenditures. The town … and library officials have not established procedures to record all receipts at the time of collection and ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDiNapoli: State Agency Overtime Hits Record $611 Million
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Overtime increased in 2013 for the third straight year. “State employees logged 14.8 … should take a hard look at how they are using overtime and for what. To hold the line on state spending, state agencies … to reduce this expensive habit.” DiNapoli’s report found for the seven-year period ending in 2013, overtime earnings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-state-agency-overtime-hits-record-611-millionDiNapoli: Audit Finds Major Shortcomings in Oversight of School Safety Planning
… needs to improve its efforts to ensure school districts are following state requirements for school safety planning, … in accordance with SED guidance, held public hearings on the plans, appointed some required personnel to … Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/dinapoli-audit-finds-major-shortcomings-oversight-school-safety-planningState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… to provide taxpayers the assurance that their money is being spent appropriately and effectively." Byron-Bergen … year, the district adopted a budget of $25,970,996 which is consistent with expenditures for the past three years. … act district with no fund balance to rely on, there is a risk that the decreasing revenue without a corresponding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsDiNapoli: Two Western NY BOCES Holding Millions in Surplus Funds
… The Cattaraugus-Allegany-Erie-Wyoming and Orleans/Niagara Boards of Cooperative Educational … “Moving forward, BOCES officials need to be more accurate and more transparent with their budgeting.” BOCES funds are … $13 million in a trust to pay for “other post-employment benefits” despite lacking the legal authority to do so. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-two-western-ny-boces-holding-millions-surplus-fundsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… $1.3 million. In addition, the district's reserve funds are generally not being used and the retirement, repair … has accumulated excessive balances in several reserve funds. Find out how your government money is spent at Open …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsDiNapoli: Local Law Enforcement Agencies Agree to Improve Sex Offender Monitoring
… convicted sex offenders have failed to comply with the state’s Sex Offender Registry Act, according to an audit … St. Lawrence, Steuben and Warren) did not always act on DCJS photograph notifications. Although an offender’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/dinapoli-local-law-enforcement-agencies-agree-improve-sex-offender-monitoringDiNapoli: Special Education Contractor Convicted for $2 Million Fraud
… guilty to fraud charges earlier this year following a joint investigation by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. … guilty to fraud charges earlier this year following a joint investigation was sentenced today to 24 months …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/dinapoli-special-education-contractor-convicted-2-million-fraudDiNapoli and Schneiderman Announce Arrest in $87K Contractor Theft
… the criminal probe. “Mr. Dunkel diverted more than $87,000 in public money meant to promote immunization of children across the … fraud hotline at 1-888-672-4555; filing a complaint online at [email protected] ; or mailing a complaint …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/dinapoli-and-schneiderman-announce-arrest-87k-contractor-theft