Personnel Security Clearances and Badge Access Controls for Separated Employees

Submitting OIG:

Date Issued:

Monday, January 25, 2021

Agency Reviewed / Investigated:

Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number:

DOE-OIG-21-12

Location(s):

Washington, DC

United States

Germantown, MD

United States

Albuquerque, NM

United States

Type of Report:

Audit

Questioned Costs:

Funds for Better Use:

Number of Recommendations:

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DOE-OIG-21-12.pdf	1.11 MB

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Related Open Recommendations

Recommendation Number	Recommendation Status	Significant Recommendation
1B	Open	No
To improve controls over access authorization termination, we recommend that the Associate Under Secretary for Environment, Health, Safety and Security, and the Chief Information Officer, in coordination with the Acting Under Secretary of Energy, the Under Secretary for Science, the Acting Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration, and the Chief Human Capital Officer: 1. Revise Department Orders 206.2, 472.2, 473.3A, as appropriate, to: b. Outline security requirements for out-processing separated employees and require local procedures, including identifying timeframes for security out-processing actions.
2	Open	No
Take measures to ensure that appropriate databases interface with USAccess. At a minimum, require periodic reconciliations of human resources data to the local badge systems and the Department’s CPCI system.
3	Open	No
Implement policy and verify that the PIV card is the common means for access to Department facilities, networks, and information systems, as required by Federal regulations.