FHFA Did Not Follow All of its Contingency Planning Requirements for the National Mortgage Database (NMDB) or its Correspondence Tracking System (CTS)

Date Issued

Monday, December 13, 2021

Submitting OIG

Federal Housing Finance Agency OIG

Other Participating OIGs

Federal Housing Finance Agency OIG

Agencies Reviewed/Investigated

Federal Housing Finance Agency

Report Number

AUD-2022-003

Report Type

Audit

Number of Recommendations

Questioned Costs

Funds for Better Use

Open Recommendations

This report has 2 open recommendations.

Recommendation Number	Significant Recommendation	Recommended Questioned Costs	Recommended Funds for Better Use
AUD-2022-003-2	No	$0	$0
FHFA will modify the General Support System (GSS) contingency plan to include the Correspondence Tracking System (CTS) and its servers, and ensure CTS and its servers are included in the next annual GSS contingency plan testing.
AUD-2022-003-3	No	$0	$0
FHFA’s Office of Technology and Information Management (OTIM) should request an assessment to be completed by December 1, 2022, and that assessment will be used to determine if OTIM has sufficient resources (staff, technology, etc.) to update, test, and execute the contingency plan requirements.