Federal Reports

We found USPP officers did not violate DOI or USPP use of force policies in an attempted arrest and fatal shooting in Washington, DC.

The Office of the Inspector General performed an audit to determine if the backup and recovery process for operational technology cyber assets at Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) natural gas plants were (1) designed in accordance with federal guidance and (2) operating as defined by TVA policy.  We determined TVA Generation’s backup and recovery procedure was designed in accordance with federal guidance for most areas.  However, the (1) procedure did not align with federal guidance for encryption and (2) process was not operating as defined by TVA Generation’s procedure.  Specifically, the National Institute of Standards and Technology recommends cryptographic mechanisms be implemented to prevent unauthorized disclosure and modification of data; however, encryption was not addressed in TVA Generation’s procedure.  Additionally, none of the plants selected for testing had a documented backup and recovery plan as required by procedure.

This report communicates the results of the Fiscal Year 2025 Federal Trade Commission Office of Inspector General review of the FTC’s compliance with the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 (PIIA) (Public Law 116-117).