“Until the department implements required risk management activities, it lacks assurance that its security controls are operating as intended,” GAO states in a new report. “Moreover, State is likely not fully aware of information security vulnerabilities and threats affecting mission operations.”
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.
A Government Accountability Office report says improving project management could benefit the U.S. Postal Services’ implementation of its 10-year strategic plan.
The agency is currently in an ‘experimentation phase’ with a large language model that could lend itself to a variety of use cases, GAO’s chief data scientist said.
GAO says monitoring such requests would make the agency more aware of whether it is fulfilling citizens’ needs.
She takes on the role following the departure of Tim Persons, who has left the agency for the private sector.
The review from the GAO found weaknesses involving information systems, contractor oversight, information sharing, and more.
