Smithsonian Institution

The Smithsonian Institution's Office of the Inspector General conducted this performance audit to test the Smithsonian's capabilities to prevent, detect, and respond to information security incidents.

The Office of the Inspector General contracted with Williams Adley to conduct this audit. The objective of the audit was to evaluate the effectiveness of the Smithsonian’s information security program in fiscal year 2017.

The objective of this audit was to determine to what extent the Smithsonian ensures that required background investigations are conducted promptly on employees and certain affiliated individuals.

This audit examined the training, medical and physical, and equipment standards for the Smithsonian’s armed security guard force and compared those standards with best practices in minimum standards established by the federal government’s ISC, of which the Smithsonian is an associate member.The...