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NEWS from the Office of the New York State Comptroller
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DiNapoli Honored with National Leadership Award

February 13, 2015

New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli received the William R. Snodgrass Distinguished Leadership Award from the Association of Government Accountants at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, Feb. 11. The award is given annually to state government professionals who exemplify and promote excellence in government financial management.

“It is a great honor to receive this prestigious award from the Association of Government Accountants,” DiNapoli said. “Across the country, it is the responsibility of state financial officials to ensure that state and local governments use taxpayer money effectively and efficiently. Every day my office works to protect the hard-earned money of taxpayers and make government more accountable to the people.”

DiNapoli’s management of the New York State Common Retirement Fund, the creation of the Fiscal Stress Monitoring System and his continued fight against public corruption were among his accomplishments cited in the nomination.