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Report File
Date Issued
Submitting OIG
Social Security Administration OIG
Other Participating OIGs
Social Security Administration OIG
Agencies Reviewed/Investigated
Social Security Administration
Report Number
A-14-21-51093
Report Description

Objective: To determine whether the Social Security Administration was managing its Security Assessment and Authorization process in accordance with Federal and Agency requirements.

Report Type
Audit
Agency Wide
Yes
Number of Recommendations
19
Questioned Costs
$0
Funds for Better Use
$0

Open Recommendations

This report has 6 open recommendations.
Recommendation Number Significant Recommendation Recommended Questioned Costs Recommended Funds for Better Use Additional Details
1 No $0 $0 Agree

Complete the implementation of National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication (SP) 800-53, Revision 5.

4 No $0 $0 Agree

Identify and assign the senior accountable official for risk management.

5 No $0 $0 Agree

Include the organizational risk tolerance and make explicit the threats, assumptions, constraints, and trade offs used for making investment and operational decisions in the Risk Management Strategy.

6 No $0 $0 Agree

Document and implement procedures for conducting and updating an organization and system-level risk assessment.

8 No $0 $0 Agree

Update policies and procedures to require that the senior accountable official for risk management, or other designated official, review and approve the continuous monitoring strategy and retain evidence of the review and approval.

11 No $0 $0 Agree

Update Agency policy to comply with Federal regulations for SA&A. Specifically, complete a system-level continuous monitoring strategy.

Social Security Administration OIG

United States