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Recommendation Details
Text of Recommendation
We recommend that the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office direct the Chief Information Officer ensure that appropriate backup logs are delivered to the CIO Command Center and backup failures are flagged for review while also establishing a process to alert appropriate personnel who can promptly rectify any failures.
Recommendation Number
3
Recommendation Status
Closed
Significant Recommendation
No
Recommendation Questioned Costs
$0
Recommendation Funds for Better Use
$0
Associated Report Details
Submitting OIG
Department of Commerce OIG
Linked Report
Deficiencies in USPTO’s Backup and Restoration Process Could Delay Recovery of Critical Applications in the Event of a System Failure and Adversely Affect Its Mission