Federal Election Commission

The importance of data protection and privacy within the Federal government and commercial enterprises is constantly increasing and requires continuous attention. The challenges will be even greater in the future as the potential use of new technologies (e.g., cloud computing, more prolific use of...

The Federal Election Commission (FEC) Office of Inspector General (OIG) contracted with Brown & Company (Brown) to perform an inspection of the FEC’s Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) and Continuity of Operations Plans (COOP). The objective of the inspection was to determine if the FEC has effectively...

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted the Audit of the Federal Election Commission’s Office of Human Resources (OHR) based on the numerous findings identified in the 2009 Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM) Human Capital Management Evaluation Report, concerns about the effectiveness of...

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the Federal Election Commission (FEC) contracted with Cherry, Bekaert & Holland, L.L.P. (CBH) to perform a follow-up audit of procurement and contract management policies and procedures used by the FEC and to determine whether the FEC is complying with the...

In efforts to provide FEC management insight into the TRANServe program’s internal controls and operations, the OIG sought answers to the following questions: Did FEC employees misuse their TRANServe benefits during the FY 19 shutdown?Has management established adequate internal controls to monitor...

FEC OIG's Semiannual Report to Congress October 1, 2019 - March 31, 2020

This report transmits the results of the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Office of Inspector General (OIG) fiscal year (FY) 2019 review of the FEC’s compliance with the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 (IPIA), as amended. Our review concluded that FEC is compliant with the improper...