"One of these plans involves an attempt to curb wasteful vendor spending in the New York City Department of Education (DOE). The department has taken heat from the City Comptroller's office this year for alleged wasteful spending, particularly at a single Brooklyn restaurant, as reported by amNewYork in July. With greater scrutiny on the department and what Comptroller Brad Lander called a lack of mayoral oversight, Mamdani is seeking to tighten the control over cash flow."
"amNewYork examined Mamdani's plan announced last week to control DOE spending measuring the scale of the department's expenditures, the fine print of Mamdani's proposal, and how it fits into his education agenda more broadly. Vendor contract spending at the DOE In the DOE, vendor contracts account for roughly $10 billion of the department's $41 billion operating budget. As Mamdani seeks to reduce education spending without laying off jobs, he hopes to target redundant and duplicative spending."
Zohran Mamdani proposes reforms to the New York City Department of Education contracting system to curb wasteful vendor spending. Vendor contracts represent about $10 billion of the DOE's $41 billion operating budget. The DOE works with hundreds of vendors to provide software, community engagement, research, and other services, including household names like Adobe, Grammarly, and Zoom alongside many smaller providers. Annual expenditures to each vendor are not publicly disclosed and the publicly posted vendor list is not comprehensive. Comptroller Brad Lander raised concerns about alleged wasteful spending and a lack of mayoral oversight after reports highlighting expenses at a Brooklyn restaurant. Mamdani aims to tighten cash-flow controls and target redundant or duplicative contracts without resorting to layoffs.
Read at www.amny.com
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