Economic Research Service’s Data Product Review Council Review Process

Submitting OIG:

Report Description:

ERS’ Data Product Review Council (DRPC) reviews are designed to evaluate ERS data products’ adherence to six Office of Management and Budget quality standards and attributes; however, ERS has not performed a DPRC review since July 2019.

Date Issued:

Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Agency Reviewed / Investigated:

Department of Agriculture

Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number:

14801-0001-24

Component, if applicable:

Economic Research Service

Location(s):

Agency-Wide

Type of Report:

Inspection / Evaluation

Questioned Costs:

Funds for Better Use:

Number of Recommendations:

View Document:

Attachment	Size
14801000124FinalDistribution.pdf	8.14 MB

Related Open Recommendations

Recommendation Number	Recommendation Status	Significant Recommendation
1	Open	Yes
Develop and implement a written compensating control to address adherence to standards in the absence of the resources needed to perform DPRC reviews.
2	Open	Yes
Establish a process to ensure ERS updates its website to timely inform interested stakeholders of any changes in how ERS is evaluating its data products against OMB data quality standards and attributes.
3	Open	Yes
Assess the data products disseminated while DPRC reviews were paused, beginning in July 2019, and determine if it needs to complete DPRC reviews or apply other compensating controls on those data products.

Recommendation Number

Recommendation Status

Significant Recommendation

Additional Details

Open

Yes

Develop and implement a written compensating control to address adherence to standards in the absence of the resources needed to perform DPRC reviews.

Open

Yes

Establish a process to ensure ERS updates its website to timely inform interested stakeholders of any changes in how ERS is evaluating its data products against OMB data quality standards and attributes.

Open

Yes