In June, the Office of the State Comptroller approved 1,487 contracts for state agencies and public authorities valued at $18.6 billion and approved more than 20.9 million payments worth more than $18.1 billion. The office rejected 149 contracts and related transactions valued at $2.9 billion and nearly 9,300 payments valued at nearly $25.4 million, primarily for mistakes, insufficient support for charges, and improper payments. More information on these contracts and payments is available at www.openbooknewyork.com.

Stronger-than-projected year-end budgetary results, fueled by extraordinary one-time federal relief, will mostly be used to fund new spending, with a smaller portion set aside to build up reserves, according to an analysis of New York City’s financial plan released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.

In an audit released today, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli detailed how New York City’s Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications’ (DoITT) failure to hold accountable the developers of the city’s ambitious program to expand access to high-speed internet, known as LinkNYC, prevented the program from achieving its goals of bridging the digital divide and bringing revenue to the city.

People with disabilities face challenges and limited access at some facilities run by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ), according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.

The state Department of Health (DOH) allowed more than $1.5 billion in improper Medicaid payments over the course of several years due to errors in its billing system and may have exposed patients to unqualified and uncredentialed health care providers, according to three reports released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.

New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund) assets managed by Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) managers grew from $20 billion to approximately $27 billion in state fiscal year 2020-21 and the Fund’s Emerging Manager program grew from $6.7 billion to $9 billion, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, trustee of the Fund, announced today.

New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following school district audits were issued.

New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following local government audits were issued.

Sales tax revenue for local governments in New York state rose by 49.2% in the second quarter (April to June 2021) compared to the same period last year, a dramatic increase from last year’s weak collections during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Sales tax collections during this period grew by just over $1.6 billion and even surpassed collections reported during the second quarter of 2019, before the onset of the pandemic.

Former Village of Chatham Chief of Police Peter Volkmann was sentenced to pay $92,829 in restitution and perform 200 hours of community service today for defrauding the New York State pension system by concealing his unlawful post-retirement public income and for stealing from the village through sham requests for reimbursement. His fraud was discovered during a joint investigation by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Columbia County District Attorney Paul Czajka, and the New York State Police.