Federal Reports

The objective of this audit was to determine the effectiveness of security measures for select IT systems that support the 2020 Census. Our audit scope included the Bureau’s risk management program, security operations center (SOC) capabilities, security of Active Directory, and implementation of multi-factor authentication. We found the following: (1) The Bureau’s inadequate risk management program left significant risks present in decennial IT systems. (2) The Bureau’s Decennial security operations center lacked fundamental capabilities during periods of decennial census data collection. (3) The Bureau inadequately managed its Active Directory that supports decennial census operations. (4) The Bureau had not fully enforced personal identity verification in accordance with federal and Department requirements.

We reviewed the U.S. Department of the Interior’s (DOI’s) compliance with four requirements from Executive Order 13950, Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping. The DOI met two of the requirements we reviewed and made progress toward compliance in the other two.This report was issued to the Secretary of the Interior for his information. We did not offer recommendations or require any further action.

Our objective was to evaluate the Contract Delivery Service (CDS) renewal process for compliance with Postal Service policies and procedures. Our scope included all CDS contract renewals for fiscal years (FY) 2018 and 2019. The Postal Service has statutory authority to contract for surface mail transportation services from any carrier or person carried out via Highway Contract Routes, which include transporting mail and CDS routes. CDS routes are contract agreements between the Postal Service and private individuals or firms to deliver and collect mail nationwide.

The OIG completed an audit to identify the extent to which the EPA's Office of Research and Development research initiatives address threats and risks to public health and the environment from plastic pollution within the waters of the United States.