National Security Agency

The National Security Agency (NSA) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released its Semiannual Report (SAR) to Congress summarizing the OIG’s oversight work during the second half of Fiscal Year 2024. The SAR covers a wide range of audits, evaluations, inspections, and investigations completed...

The National Security Agency (NSA) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released an unclassified version of its Semiannual Report to Congress (SAR) summarizing the OIG’s oversight work from October 2023 through March 2024. The SAR describes a number of oversight products completed during the...

NSA OIG Semiannual Report to Congress 1 April 2023 to 30 September 2023

The unclassified version of the SAR covers the period from 1 April 2021 – 30 September 2022, and reflects what the NSA OIG could release publicly about its work for that SAR Report Cover reporting period. The OIG made 327 recommendations that we believe will be impactful in improving the economy...

The unclassified version of the SAR covers the period from 1 October 2021 – 31 March 2022, and reflects what the NSA OIG could release publicly about its work for that SAR Report Cover reporting period. The OIG made 171 recommendations that we believe will be impactful in improving the economy...

The audit found the agency had significant issues implementing the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The agency did not sufficiently review CARES invoices due to changing guidelines, reduced contract oversight staffing during the pandemic, overreliance on contractor...

The NSA OIG produced 22 audits, inspections, evaluations, and other oversight products for impactful findings and recommendations regarding a wide swath of NSA's work.

The OIG’s Audit of Cost-Reimbursement Contracts revealed several deficiencies that had the potential to impact the agency’s ability to determine whether cost-reimbursement contract costs are allowable, allocable, and reasonable through the performance of due diligence regarding invoice review. The...

The Audit of the Agency’s Parking and Transportation Initiatives found that the NSA Washington (NSAW) had not identified parking as a priority at its Fort Meade, Md., location and failed to implement solutions to minimize an ongoing parking shortage. The report recounted how, for decades, NSAW...