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Town of Queensbury - Water System Cybersecurity (2018M-268)
… training. Water officials did not prevent or monitor public disclosure of information on the Town’s water system. In addition, sensitive IT control weaknesses were … awareness training to Water plant employees. Prohibit the public disclosure of sensitive water system information. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/03/22/town-queensbury-water-system-cybersecurity-2018m-268Town of Queensbury - Information Technology (2018M-224)
… Implement strong access controls, in part, by removing or disabling unnecessary local user accounts. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/03/22/town-queensbury-information-technology-2018m-224Town of Elmira – Audit Follow-Up (2015M-226-F)
… approximately $3.6 million. Results of Review Based on our limited procedures, it appears that the Town has not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2016/11/04/town-elmira-audit-follow-2015m-226-fLewiston-Porter Central School District - Payroll (2018M-246)
… [read complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine if the District accurately compensated employees. Key … Determine if the District accurately compensated employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/02/15/lewiston-porter-central-school-district-payroll-2018m-2462016 Financial Condition Report – 2016 Financial Condition Report
… large balance, which enhances budgetary flexibility in the near term and is expected to support increased capital …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2016-fcr2015 Financial Condition Report – 2015 Financial Condition Report
… Message from the Comptroller I am pleased to present the State of New York's Financial Condition Report for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015. After closing deep … Provides citizens with an overview of the financial condition of New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2015-fcrTown of East Otto - Information Technology (2018M-156)
… not: Adopted an acceptable use policy; we found evidence of personal use on four of the six computers examined. Adopted a disaster recovery … Town of East Otto Information Technology 2018M156 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/10/19/town-east-otto-information-technology-2018m-156Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-94
… PC Courts Universal Life. Affected Employees Employees in Bargaining Unit DR, represented by Court Officers Benevolent Association of Nassau County, Inc. and in Bargaining Unit F8, represented by Suffolk County Court … new Deduction Code to be used for voluntary participation in a universal life insurance program administered by Pearl …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-94-new-deduction-code-certain-employees-unified-court-systemUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-68
… 37, OSC will change the pay stub narrative description for Deduction Code 391 to: DC 37 VIP Winston Fin. Svs . This …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-68-new-narrative-description-deduction-code-391Operational Advisory No. 25
… Guidance: In compliance with the Data Quality guidelines in the Guide to Financial … clean-up activities necessary to ensure SFS data complies with these standards on a quarterly basis. SFS will schedule … Bureau of Analysis, Support, and Knowledge Transfer (ASK) with any general questions you have regarding the content of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/operational-advisory/25-data-quality-advisoryUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-26
… the use of the new deduction code 378, Universal Life Insurance Affected Employees Employees in Bargaining Unit SY … Court Officers Association are eligible for this new insurance program Effective Date Immediately OSC Actions The insurance company offering this new program, Future Planning …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-26-voluntary-insurance-program-certain-employees-unified-courtComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … district and charter school finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that … of Portable Devices (Schoharie County) District officials did not keep their inventory list up-to-date when computers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-1Opinion 91-43
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CLAIMS -- Audit … Ministerial pre-audit functions, such as checking for mathematical accuracy, may be delegated by town board … certain ministerial "pre-audit steps", such as checking for mathematical accuracy. We expressed the opinion that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-43Oversight of International Offices (Follow-Up)
… 28, 2013, concluded that, while Empire State Development (ESD) made significant improvements in managing payments to … performance requirements. The recommendations were for ESD to better monitor its foreign office activities to ensure … incurred in the operation of foreign offices. Key Findings ESD has made some progress in addressing the issues we …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/12/30/oversight-international-offices-followState Agencies Bulletin No. 1154
… will be sending an employee interface file to SFS on a weekly basis. The file contains basic employee data such as … If direct deposit information exists in PayServ, only the bank account type that is designated as ‘Balance’ will be … travel and expense reimbursements will be processed in SFS via bulk load file transfer. SFS will be using a unique …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1154-information-regarding-payserv-employee-file-interface-statewideDiNapoli Releases Year-End and April Cash Reports
… in Personal Income Tax (PIT) collections, where a number of states experienced unexpected declines in April as most … another indication that the economy remains unpredictable and we need to be cautious as we look ahead to the remainder … 10 percent in April. DiNapoli also released a report detailing the state's fiscal position as of the end of SFY …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/dinapoli-releases-year-end-and-april-cash-reportsProject Tracking Systems and Economic Assistance Program Evaluations (Follow-Up)
… Objective To determine the extent of implementation of the two recommendations included in our initial audit … (ESD) is the chief agency responsible for the coordination of the State’s economic development programs. Its mission is … To determine the extent of implementation of the two recommendations included in our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/02/14/project-tracking-systems-and-economic-assistance-program-evaluations-followDiNapoli: State Pension Fund Reaches Agreements with Companies to Evaluate and Set Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Targets
… has reached agreements with four major U.S. companies to evaluate and set targets to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and regularly … trustee of the Fund, announced today. In response to the agreements, the Fund withdrew its shareholder … Fund has reached agreements with four major US companies to evaluate and set targets to reduce their greenhouse gas …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/dinapoli-state-pension-fund-reaches-agreements-companies-evaluate-and-set-greenhouse-gas-emissionsAdministration and Collection of Real Estate Transfer Taxes (Follow-Up)
… (RETT), enacted in 1968 under Tax Law Article 31 as a tax on the transfer of real property, applies to sales or … when the consideration exceeds $500, at a rate of $2 for every $500 of consideration exchanged. The base tax is … remit the tax to the Department. State RETT collections for each of the 2 State fiscal years ended March 31, 2021 and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/10/27/administration-and-collection-real-estate-transfer-taxes-followDivision of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-117
… is to provide the Division of Housing and Community Renewal instructions for processing the 2021 RRSU Over40 Comp … Division of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No DH117 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-117-2021-rrsu-over-40-comp-time-ii-cash-out