audit Archives

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Watchdog predicts ‘ongoing challenges’ collecting administrative fees for TMF

GAO has doubts about whether the TMF will be able to recover operating expenses; OMB says don't worry.

Dec 16, 2019 By Tajha Chappellet-Lanier

TSA, Transportation Security Administration — A TSA checkpoint. (Andrew Pilloud / Flickr)

TSA needs to continue testing airport scanning tech after deployment, watchdog says

Things like metal detectors and explosive screeners can lose efficacy over time.

Dec 6, 2019 By Tajha Chappellet-Lanier

2020 census preparation — (U.S. Census Bureau)

Census hiring systems have issues, report says, but bureau begs to differ

In a management alert, the Commerce Department's inspector general says tech challenges led to delays and performance failures during testing. The bureau says the alert is based…

Dec 2, 2019 By Tajha Chappellet-Lanier

Census Bureau worker — A worker in the Providence, Rhode Island, office of the Census Bureau. (U.S. Census Bureau)

Census Bureau’s 2020 IT security to be audited ‘immediately’

The audit by the Department of Commerce's inspector general will seek to determine the "effectiveness" of certain IT security systems.

Oct 21, 2019 By Tajha Chappellet-Lanier

Shortcomings in FEMA’s IT management have direct effect on disaster response, IG report says

The report blames "decentralized resource allocation" and a lack of CIO authority for the issues, which affected the agency's ability to respond during and after the 2017…

Sep 3, 2019 By Tajha Chappellet-Lanier

Architect of the Capitol could do a better job monitoring IT contracts, says IG

But the agency does not agree with the report's conclusion.

Aug 6, 2019 By Tajha Chappellet-Lanier

Cloud security weaknesses put 2020 census prep at ‘potentially catastrophic risk’

A recent audit by the agency's inspector general found some significant issues.

Jun 24, 2019 By Tajha Chappellet-Lanier

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Federal Acquisition Service has fixed IT pricing problems found in 2016 audit, report says

There were widespread problems with how the agency priced products and services under IT Schedule 70, but the FSA has fully addressed them, the GSA Office of…

May 21, 2019 By Joe Warminsky

The director of the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center, U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan, listens during a round table meeting at the Pentagon on Feb. 12, 2019. (DOD / U.S. Army Sgt. Amber I. Smith)

Could artificial intelligence be the key to DOD completing a clean audit?

The head of the Pentagon's new artificial intelligence capability believes AI could play a key role in helping the DOD shore up its accounting in hopes of…

Mar 13, 2019 By Billy Mitchell

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and U.S. Navy sailors manning the Aegis Ashore Missile Defense Test Complex (AAMDTC) at the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) at Kauai, Hawaii, successfully conducted Flight Test Integrated-03 (FTI-03).

Cybersecurity flaws could allow adversaries to ‘circumvent’ U.S. missile defense systems

Basic controls like multifactor authentication and physical locks on servers were missing from the locations auditors inspected.

Dec 17, 2018 By Billy Mitchell