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Restler questions whether B2G will solve missing subcontract data

New York City Council · Sep 23, 2026 · starts 0:34:12 · 1 min 13 sec

Restler notes only 9% of subcontracting information from traditional mayoral agencies is reported in Passport, with DDC a rare good performer. He asks how B2G will help if agencies are not entering subcontract data into Passport or FMS.

Lincoln Restler

Just forgive my ignorance here.

Lincoln Restler

But just help me to understand it.

Lincoln Restler

If it's from Passport, we're not getting that information in Passport now.

Lincoln Restler

I mean, the controller's report and what we reviewed found that we're seeing 9% of subcontracting information from the traditional mayoral agencies is reported in Passport.

Lincoln Restler

DDC seems to do a good job, and everybody else seems to be pooping the bed.

Lincoln Restler

We're not taking this seriously at all.

Lincoln Restler

And so 90% of our contracts are not getting– the subcontracting information is not getting reported to Passport.

Lincoln Restler

We have no information.

Lincoln Restler

We can't do a global– we can't give a global answer on how much money is going to MWBEs because we don't know what's happening on the subcontracting side.

Lincoln Restler

And so I feel like there's actually a good story, good news story for the city to be telling.

Lincoln Restler

It's part of the reason I introduced my legislation around the human services, right?

Lincoln Restler

I won't go down that rabbit hole, but we don't have the data.

Lincoln Restler

So Passport, I feel like if the information is feeding from Passport into this, it's not going to help us.

Lincoln Restler

If it's feeding from FMS.

Lincoln Restler

So we know the payments, but a payment's going to the prime, right?

Lincoln Restler

The payment doesn't go directly to the sub.