Reports

Railroad Retirement Board OIG

Railroad Retirement Board Did Not Implement Sufficient Internal Controls in the Mobile Phones Deployed as a Result of the Pandemic

Audit | 3/17/2022

1 - Open

The Bureau of Information Services should update their mobile phone policies to include and implement a National Archives and Records Administration-approved records schedule and transfer procedures for electronic records associated with mobile phones.

10 - Open

The Bureau of Information Services should develop and implement a records management and retention system for electronic records.

11 - Open

The Bureau of Information Services should research the capabilities of Railroad Retirement Board's Microsoft Azure Cloud's functionality to determine feasibility of incorporating the automated records management and retention capabilities to govern the mobile phones electronic records.

2 - Open

The Bureau of Information Services should submit a yearly affidavit to confirm electronic records associated with mobile phones have been identified and retained until the full transition into Microsoft Azure Cloud.

3 - Open

The Railroad Retirement Board's Director of Administration should define and communicate 'personal usage' establishing Railroad Retirement Board's core hours of 5:00 am to 7:00 pm. Any usage outside of core hours would be considered personal usage excluding business management purposes.

4 - Open

The Railroad Retirement Board's Bureau of Information Services should 1) continue efforts to update the Telecommuting and Mobile Security Computing Policy with current laws and regulations and 2) develop a periodic monitoring control to assess personal usage and address it according to agency guidance.

5 - Open

The Bureau of Information Services should incorporate the mobile phones in an existing assessable unit and update their mobile phone policies to include documentation regarding the specific roles and responsibilities of each office overseeing the mobile phone program.

6 - Open

The Bureau of Information Services should enforce and execute a review and approval process for application and software download and restrict access to specified applications found in their Railroad Retirement Board G-6 Rules of Behavior.

7 - Open

The Bureau of Information Services should implement procedures to periodically track, log, and monitor iPhone usage and the completion of the G-6 Acknowledgement Statement.

8 - Open

The Bureau of Information Services should periodically review the mobile phone inventory for completeness and accuracy to include a comparison with Railroad Retirement Board's personnel position index.

9 - Open

The Bureau of Information Services should implement the use of unique identifiers between disparate data sets (e.g., mobile phone inventory, personnel position index) to facilitate comparisons and reconcile inconsistent information.

Railroad Retirement Board OIG

Management Information Report - Railroad Retirement Board's Actions in Response to Pandemic Funding

Full Details: Oversight.gov Report Page

Audit | 3/16/2022

Department of Homeland Security OIG

Management Alert – Reporting Suspected Fraud of Lost Wages Assistance

The objective is to determine to what extent FEMA ensured states and territories distributed supplemental state lost wages assistance (LWA) from the Disaster Relief Fund (DRF) to eligible recipients.

Full Details: Oversight.gov Report Page

Audit | 3/04/2022

Department of Defense OIG

Audit of DoD Implementation of the DoD Coronavirus Disease–2019 Vaccine Distribution Plan

Full Details: Oversight.gov Report Page

Audit | 2/01/2022

Department of Labor OIG

COVID-19: Delays In Providing Disaster Relief Jeopardize $366 Million Disaster Worker Grant Program

Full Details: Oversight.gov Report Page

Audit | 1/28/2022

Department of Homeland Security OIG

CISA Should Validate Priority Telecommunications Services Performance Data

The objective of this review was to determine whether DHS effectively supported operable and interoperable emergency communications for Federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial government officials and critical infrastructure operators during the Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic.

Full Details: Oversight.gov Report Page

Audit | 1/12/2022

Department of Labor OIG

Management Advisory Comments Identified in an Audit of the Consolidated Financial Statements, For the Year Ended September 30, 2021

Full Details: Oversight.gov Report Page

Audit | 12/20/2021

1 - Closed

We recommend the Director of OWCP reinforce existing policies and procedures requiring the completion of the review and approval of the Transaction Balancing sign-off sheet timely.

2 - Closed

We recommend the Director of OWCP provide additional training to the reviewers regarding responsibilities and expectations when reviewing changes to claimant information to ensure reviews are completed timely and consistently.

3 - Closed

We recommend the Chief Financial Officer update the policies and procedures to ensure that when adjustments are made to the financial statements any revised variances that exceed the acceptable threshold are properly investigated and documented, and the flux analysis is reviewed again.

4 - Closed

We recommend the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for ETA provide reinforcement to reviewers to ensure reviews are performed at the appropriate level of precision.

5 - Closed

We recommend that the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for ETA implement monitoring controls to periodically verify that management controls for estimates are operating effectively.

6 - Closed

We recommend the Assistant Secretary for VETS monitor indirect cost schedule expiration dates and work with grantees to establish new cost allocation plans prior to grant closeout.

7 - Closed

We recommend the Chief Financial Officer continue their efforts to fully implement the revised ERM process and ensure that all necessary risk assessments are completed at both the individual agency level and at the agency-wide level.

8 - Closed

We recommend the Chief Information Officer enhance vulnerability scanning monitoring controls and procedures to track and remediate outstanding vulnerabilities in a timely manner.

9 - Closed

We recommend the Chief Information Officer formally document decisions in a memorandum when accepting the risks of not remediating findings and obtain the necessary approvals from management.

Social Security Administration OIG

The Social Security Administration’s Telephone Service Performance (Congressional Response Report)

Objective: To review the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) telephone services, especially as they relate to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Full Details: Oversight.gov Report Page

Social Security Administration OIG

Comparing the SSA DDS' Workload Statistics During the COVID-19 Pandemic to Prior Years

Objective: To summarize information about State disability determination services’ (DDS) workloads during the COVID-19 pandemic period of April 2020 to March 2021 and compare it to DDS workloads in prior years.

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Reports

Railroad Retirement Board Did Not Implement Sufficient Internal Controls in the Mobile Phones Deployed as a Result of the Pandemic

Management Information Report - Railroad Retirement Board's Actions in Response to Pandemic Funding

Management Alert – Reporting Suspected Fraud of Lost Wages Assistance

Audit of DoD Implementation of the DoD Coronavirus Disease–2019 Vaccine Distribution Plan

COVID-19: Delays In Providing Disaster Relief Jeopardize $366 Million Disaster Worker Grant Program

CISA Should Validate Priority Telecommunications Services Performance Data

Management Advisory Comments Identified in an Audit of the Consolidated Financial Statements, For the Year Ended September 30, 2021

The Social Security Administration’s Telephone Service Performance (Congressional Response Report)

Comparing the SSA DDS' Workload Statistics During the COVID-19 Pandemic to Prior Years

FY 2021 Independent Auditor's Report on the DOL Financial Statements

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