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Date Issued
Submitting OIG
Department of Commerce OIG
Other Participating OIGs
Department of Commerce OIG
Agencies Reviewed/Investigated
Department of Commerce
Components
Office of the Secretary
Report Number
OIG-22-023-I
Report Description

Our evaluation objective was to determine whether the Department and its bureaus are managing national security systems in compliance with federal and Departmental information technology security requirements.We found the following:I. The Department mismanaged and neglected information technology security requirements for its national security systems.II. The Department wasted at least $380,000 on a national security system that it did not use.

Report Type
Inspection / Evaluation
Agency Wide
Yes
Number of Recommendations
5
Questioned Costs
$0
Funds for Better Use
$0
Additional Details
https://www.oig.doc.gov/Pages/The-Department-Mismanaged-Neglected-and-Wasted-Mo…

Open Recommendations

This report has 1 open recommendations.
Recommendation Number Significant Recommendation Recommended Questioned Costs Recommended Funds for Better Use Additional Details
2 Yes $0 $0

We recommend that the Deputy Secretary of Commerce ensure that the Chief Information Officer implement multi-factor authentication for access to all of the Department's NSS according to Committee on National Security Systems requirements.

Department of Commerce OIG

United States