Analysis of the United States Capitol Police Backup and Recovery Capabilities

In accordance with our annual plan the Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted an analysis of United States Capitol Police’s (USCP or the Department) backup and recovery capabilities for most major systems. The objectives of the analysis were to (1) review analyze and document policies and procedures for the data back-up and recovery of USCP systems and applications (2) observe operation of backup software and media and (3) document USCP capability for recovering systems and applications within a defined recovery time objective.