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User Access Controls Over Selected System Applications (Follow-Up) (2021-F-8)
To determine whether access controls over select State University of New York Upstate Medical University (Upstate) system applications are effective to prevent unnecessary or inappropriate access to those applications.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-21f8.pdfUser Access Controls Over Selected System Applications (2019-S-34) 180-Day Response
To determine whether access controls over select State University of New York Upstate Medical University (Upstate) system applications are effective to prevent unnecessary or inappropriate access to those applications.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2020-19s34-response.pdfForm W-4P Withholding Certificate for Pension or Annuity Payments (RS4531)
To update your federal tax withholding, which is the amount of federal income tax withheld from your monthly pension payment, NYSLRS retirees and beneficiaries use Form W-4P (RS4531).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/retirement/forms/pdf/rs4531.pdfControls Over Cash Advance Accounts (2014-S-65), 90-Day Response
The objectives of our audit were to determine if the Department has an ongoing need for its advance accounts, and if it has adequate controls to ensure the mone
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2015-14s65-response.pdfControls Over Cash Advance Accounts (2014-S-65)
The objectives of our audit were to determine if the Department has an ongoing need for its advance accounts, and if it has adequate controls to ensure the mone
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2015-14s65.pdfBorrowing for College, May 2009
Over the past five years, the average cost of a college education has grown by over 30 percent, more than twice as fast as the inflation rate during this period
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/economic-borrowing-college-2009.pdfDiNapoli: NYC's Finances Benefiting From Better Than Expected Revenues
… 2024 and are now $4.2 billion (over three years through FY 2027) less than anticipated at that time. The asylum seeker … remains at more than $1.2 billion annually through FY 2027. While a substantial rise in these costs is not … balanced budget in FY 2026 and gaps of $4.6 billion in FY 2027, $5.8 billion in FY 2028 and $5.7 billion in FY 2029, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/dinapoli-nycs-finances-benefiting-better-expected-revenuesDiNapoli: NYC DOE Faces Significant Challenges in Closing COVID Achievement Gap
… nation. Unprecedented federal funding presents the city of New York with an opportunity to begin closing that gap for … new revenue sources or funding partners. “New York City’s school faculty and staff, as well as students and families … had to contend with changing guidance, long-term school closures, remote learning and hybrid learning models, and new …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-nyc-doe-faces-significant-challenges-closing-covid-achievement-gapParticipation in the Program – Contribution Stabilization Program
… (CSP), you must complete and submit a Participation Request form . Forms can be submitted by: Email as an attachment to … going forward, you would not be required to make a graded payment, and you would not be able to amortize your annual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/csp/participation-programState Agencies Bulletin No. 1964
… of a new process for requesting a stop payment for a replacement, reversal, or exchange of a NYS payroll paper … Uncashed NYS Payroll Checks mailbox for a stop payment, replacement, reversal, or exchange of a NYS payroll check. … state agencies must submit a payroll check stop payment, replacement, reversal, or exchange request through PayServ; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1964-new-process-request-stop-payment-replacement-reversal-or-exchange-newDiNapoli: MTA Faces Its Greatest Challenges in Decades
… highlights the challenges facing the MTA. "Our regional transit system is in crisis. Service has deteriorated on the … fare and toll increases of 4 percent in 2019 and again in 2021, and another round of budget reductions, the MTA … had increased by 927 employees. Read the report , or go to: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/10/dinapoli-mta-faces-its-greatest-challenges-decadesState Agencies Bulletin No. 1917
… Reason Code 3MO (Three Month) and appointed into positions with a Pay Basis Code of HRY. An hourly rate must be … Change. Agencies must report RGH in the Time Entry page with the number of hours worked. When determining the hourly … service in PayServ must be Hired or Rehired into positions with a Pay Basis Code of HRY using the Reason code 3MO (Three …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1917-procedures-processing-2021-summer-session-payments-institution-teachersDiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for May 2017
… nearly 2.3 million payments worth more than $12 billion in May. His office also rejected 219 contracts and related … Comptroller's office averaged 10 days for contract reviews in May and two days to audit payments. DiNapoli releases this … LLC to manage the aquatic invasive plant Hydrilla in the Croton River. Department of Health $572.2 million with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-may-2017XVII.2.B Negative Appropriation/Segregation Budgets – XVII. Lapsing Appropriations
… Appropriations/Segregations can NOT lapse with a negative balance (where expenditures have exceeded the budget amount). It is the agency’s responsibility to … AppropriationsSegregations can NOT lapse with a negative balance where expenditures have exceeded the budget amount …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xvii/xvii2b-negative-appropriationsegregation-budgetsDiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following local government … financial and capital plans, among other issues. City of Amsterdam – Budget Review (Montgomery County) The significant … districts for properties that the city owns outside of Amsterdam for the purpose of supplying water to the city. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsXIV.2 Obligation, Accounting and Budget Dates – XIV. Special Procedures
… the Obligation Date is the same as of the original voucher. When entering a transaction for multiple prior … In some situations, agencies are not using the billing and voucher submodules to generate interagency payments. Instead, … Date is based on the same conditions as the billing and voucher examples above, such as the date the goods or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv2-obligation-accounting-and-budget-datesDiNapoli: State Should Improve Financial Literacy Efforts
… today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The audit of five agencies, including the Department of … education information to DFS by Nov. 1, 2021. DFS was to post the information to its website by January 1, 2022. … that, despite some collaboration among the agencies, there is no coherent strategy to coordinate their various efforts, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/09/dinapoli-state-should-improve-financial-literacy-effortsDiNapoli: Help for Vulnerable Adults in NYC Falls Short
… and case management between April 2019 and October 2024. Case Management Problems Auditors reviewed 179 referrals for 80 clients … HRA offices. In some instances, some caseworkers had up to 90 cases, while others had much lower caseloads and a stated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/10/dinapoli-help-vulnerable-adults-nyc-falls-shortMontrose Fire District – Claims Auditing (2025M-53)
… documentation indicating that the services outlined in the rental agreement were rendered. A claim totaling … an automatic defibrillator (AED) without obtaining quotes in accordance with the District’s purchasing policy or … C includes our comments on issues raised in the District’s response. We conducted this audit pursuant …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/10/17/montrose-fire-district-claims-auditing-2025m-53DiNapoli Urges Congress to Expand Eligibility for Savings Program for Individuals with Disabilities
… DiNapoli today urged Congress to increase the eligibility age from 26 to 46 for individuals who can participate in the Achieving a Better … said. "Since launching our program a year ago, raising the age of who can participate is one of the major changes … DiNapoli today urged Congress to increase the eligibility age from 26 to 46 for individuals who can participate in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/11/dinapoli-urges-congress-expand-eligibility-savings-program-individuals-disabilities