Audit of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission's Testing and Certification Program

Submitting OIG:

Report Description:

The Office of Inspector General audited the U.S. Election Assistance Commission’s testing and certification program. The Help America Vote Act (HAVA) established requirements for EAC to provide for the “testing, certification, decertification, and recertification of voting system hardware and software by accredited laboratories.”

Date Issued:

Friday, March 10, 2023

Agency Reviewed / Investigated:

Election Assistance Commission

Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number:

P22HQ0018-23-05

Location(s):

Agency-Wide

Type of Report:

Audit

Questioned Costs:

Funds for Better Use:

Number of Recommendations:

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P22HQ0018-23-05-EAC-Testing-and-Certification-Audit.pdf	1.11 MB

Related Open Recommendations

Recommendation Number	Recommendation Status	Significant Recommendation
1	Open	No
Establish regular coordination with NIST and review the accreditation procedures for voting system test labs to reduce potential areas of duplication or identify efficiencies.
2	Open	No
Develop policies to ensure periodic meetings with voting system test laboratories and voting system manufacturers occur and the non-sensitive meeting minutes are published.
3	Open	No
Assess the policies and procedures used by its testing and certification program and establish, identify, and update them as needed.
4	Open	No
Improve the organization and quality of testing and certification materials on the EAC website.
5	Open	No
Update the records disposition schedule for the testing and certification program.
6	Open	No
Utilize federal guidance to conduct a staffing assessment for the testing and certification program. As part of this, consider what technical competencies are required for the team and if any are already covered with the NIST review.
7	Open	No
Identify, measure, and assess risks related to its testing and certification program, ideally as part of a broader enterprise risk management program.

Election Assistance Commission OIG

Election Assistance Commission

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) is an independent division of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC). The OIG was created in 2005 and operates under the authorities vested in it by the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) and the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended (IG Act). The mission of the OIG is to enhance the economy, efficiency, and effectiveness of EAC’s operations by: conducting audits, reviews, evaluations and assessments of EAC programs and operations; detecting and preventing fraud, waste, abuse and mismanagement of EAC programs; promoting better EAC management; preserving and protecting EAC employee and program integrity; and communicating with the Commission and Congress to keep them fully informed of the status of EAC administration and operations and the need for and progress of corrective actions.

https://www.eac.gov/inspector-general/

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Audit of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission's Testing and Certification Program

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