
Watchdog calls on DHS to clarify when tech acquisitions require cyber risk assessments
GAO says seven programs assessed did not provide a memo detailing potential cyber risk.
GAO says seven programs assessed did not provide a memo detailing potential cyber risk.
In an audit the GAO found that performance plans for senior officials did not contain cybersecurity-related objectives.
GAO has made 14 recommendations that include improving organizational culture and internal controls for procurements.
Over a two-year period, the Indian Health Service recorded more than 27,000 “adverse events,” which includes missed diagnoses and giving a patient the wrong medication.
She takes on the role following the departure of Tim Persons, who has left the agency for the private sector.
A Government Accountability Office report says improving project management could benefit the U.S. Postal Services’ implementation of its 10-year strategic plan.
GAO recommends that Congress consolidate responsibilities designated in law that agency IT leaders have inherited through the creation of the CIO role.
GAO says monitoring such requests would make the agency more aware of whether it is fulfilling citizens’ needs.
The National Institutes of Health risks not having the workforce needed “to administer tens of billions of dollars in annual research grants,” a federal government watchdog says.
The review from the GAO found weaknesses involving information systems, contractor oversight, information sharing, and more.