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Inspector General Open Recommendations

09/09/2024 - Appalachian Regional Commission Southern Highlands Community Mental Health Center, Inc. [Report Details] Audit - Open Recommendations

09/09/2024 - Department of the Treasury GOVERNMENT-WIDE FINANCIAL SERVICES: Audit of Direct Express Program Disputes Related to Certain Cardholder Accounts [Report Details] Audit - Open Recommendations

09/05/2024 - Department of Education Rehabilitation Services Administration’s Oversight of the State Vocational Rehabilitation Services Program [Report Details] Other - Open Recommendations

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We recommend that the Assistant Secretary for OSERS require RSA to strengthen its process for selecting State VR agencies to monitor by (a) incorporating a risk factor that accounts for an agency’s technical assistance needs (such as number of requests made or complexity of technical assistance needs) into the accountability model used to help select agencies and (b) establishing a reasonable time period (for example, 8 to 10 years) during which all agencies must be monitored (through periodic onsite monitoring or offsite monitoring) by RSA at least once.
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We recommend that the Assistant Secretary for OSERS require RSA to design and document procedures for its annual review process. The procedures should be in the form of written policies and procedures or protocols, and designed to ensure compliance with applicable requirements, including those covered in the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Department’s “Guide for Managing Formula Grant Programs.”

09/05/2024 - Department of Veterans Affairs Follow-Up Information Security Inspection at the Southwest Consolidated Mail Order Pharmacy in Tucson, Arizona [Report Details] Inspection / Evaluation - Open Recommendations

09/04/2024 - Department of the Interior Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Grants Awarded to the State of Montana by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service [Report Details] Audit - Open Recommendations

09/04/2024 - Surface Transportation Board Quality Control Review of the Independent Auditor’s Report on the Surface Transportation Board’s Information Security Program and Practices Open Recommendations

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Implement the logging requirements outlined within OMB's M-21-31.
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Obtain access to the appropriate subject matter experts or training to assist with the implementation of secure configuration settings for its information systems.
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Resume the assessment of the skills and knowledge of its workforce to tailor its awareness and specialized security training.
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Develop qualitative and quantitative performance measures to evaluate the effectiveness of the following: Configuration management plan and change control activities; Data exfiltration and enhanced network defenses; Data breach response plan; Privacy awareness training program; Incident response capability; ISCM policies, strategy, and processes; Incident detection, analysis, handling, and response activities; Information system contingency plans. For all performance measures, ensure that supporting data is obtained accurately, consistently, and in a reproducible format.
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Develop a formal process to collect, analyze, and respond to feedback on the performance of its secure configuration policies and procedures and security awareness and training program.
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Develop profiles of expected activities on its networks and systems.
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Perform a cost benefit analysis of introducing automation to support a centralized view of cybersecurity risks, manage risk designations, maintain privileged accounts, and test system contingency plans; and apply the appropriate risk mitigation strategy.
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Update existing methods of resource allocation to account for system categorization.
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Develop and implement a formal process to integrate the results of the STB's business impact analysis (BIA) with its enterprise risk management activities.

09/04/2024 - National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA’s Compliance with the Geospatial Data Act for Fiscal Year 2024 [Report Details] Audit - Open Recommendations

09/04/2024 - Department of Veterans Affairs A Hiring Initiative to Expand Substance Use Disorder Treatment Needed Stronger Coordination, Planning, and Oversight [Report Details] Review - Open Recommendations

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