About Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP

Whiteman Osterman & Hanna has been a leading firm serving governmental entities in New York for almost 35 years. With a practice serving state agencies, public authorities, municipalities and other governmental entities, Whiteman Osterman & Hanna has built a solid reputation meeting the evolving needs of today’s public sector executives.

Whiteman Osterman & Hanna’s Compliance & Beyond Program is a third-party process for maximizing compliance with government funding requirements, including:

• Pre-certification of processes for legal risk and compliance
• Reporting compliance
• Ongoing testing (collaborate with integrity risk management firms and auditors)
• Continuous improvement and feedback

For more information, contact Scott Fein, Partner, at (518) 487-7729 or sfein@woh.com. See www.woh.com for more background about Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP.

About UHY LLP

For more than 40 years, UHY LLP and its predecessor firms have been serving the needs of state and local governmental entities of all sizes throughout New York:

• Provides audit services in an alternative practice structure with UHY Advisors, the 15th largest professional services firm in the U.S.
• Offices in Albany (since 1964), New York City and Rye Brook
• A “flatter” delivery structure that allows more hands-on delivery of services by key partners
• Track record of working with other service providers to meet clients’ comprehensive needs

Services include:

• Forensic accounting & auditing
• Enterprise risk advisory services
• Due diligence
• Meeting the statutory auditing requirements for stimulus funds

For more information, contact Richard G. Kotlow, Albany Office Managing Partner, at (518) 449-3166 or rkotlow@uhy-us.com or Michael Mahoney, Metro New York Office Managing Partner, at (212) 381-4700 or mmahoney@uhy-us.com. See www.uhy-us.com for more information about UHY LLP and UHY Advisors. Click here for more information about UHY LLP's ARRA-related services.

About Thacher Associates, LLC

Thacher Associates has provided comprehensive integrity risk management services to both public and private sectors. Thacher Associates is recognized as a leading expert on assisting both governmental entities and vendors with all facets of meeting the standards of public trust.

Combining ex-law enforcement agents and investigators with forensic auditors, loss prevention specialists and other risk management professionals, Thacher Associates provides:

• Independent integrity monitoring (self-, court- or government-imposed)
• Fraud & abuse investigations
• Procurement support and vendor compliance
• Business intelligence services (due diligence and background/criminal checks)
• Independent private-sector inspector general programs
• Construction-specific compliance programs

For more information, contact Thomas “Toby” Thacher, President/CEO, at (212) 845-7525 or toby@thacherassociates.com. See www.thacherassociates.com for more information about Thacher Associates.