(1) Whether (a) accounting officers and (b) chief financial officers of (i) departments and (ii) state entities reporting to him serve a probation period after being appointed; if not, why not; if so, (aa) what is the duration of such probation period and (bb) what is the purpose of the probation period; (2) whether, in the three most recent specified financial years for which information is available, any appointments were not confirmed after the completion of such probation period; if so, (a) what are the names of such persons, (b) in which (i) position and (ii) entity did each specified person serve his/her probation period and (c) what was the reason for not confirming the appointment in each case?