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Department of the Interior
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Grants Awarded to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Department of Lands and Natural Resources, From October 1, 2017, Through September 30, 2019, Under the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program
For our final report on our audit of the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO’s) oversight of Patent Data Capture (PaDaCap) contracts, our audit objective was to determine whether USPTO awarded and administered PaDaCap contracts in compliance with applicable laws and federal regulations and U.S. Department of Commerce policies and procedures. To address this objective, we assessed the justification and approval of noncompetitive acquisitions, risk assessment and mitigation activities, and oversight of contractor performance. Overall, we found that USPTO did not fully comply with relevant requirements when awarding and administering the PaDaCap contracts. Specifically, we found the following: I. Ineffective acquisition planning delayed the use of competition and achieving lower prices; II. USPTO inadequately managed contract risks; III. USPTO did not timely inspect contractor deliverables and track errors; and IV. USPTO inadequately addressed contractor security issues.
Financial Audit of USAID Resources Managed by Franois Xavier Bagnoud Rwanda Under Cooperative Agreement AID-696-A-12-00004, January 1 to December 31, 2021
GULF COAST RESTORATION: The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 Evaluation Report for Fiscal Year 2022
BackgroundCybersecurity, a major enterprise risk consideration, is the practice of protecting systems, networks, and programs from cyberattacks. Cyberattacks targeting the critical infrastructure are increasing in frequency and sophistication, making a well-defined, proactive cybersecurity approach critical. To address these threats, the U.S. Postal Service’s Corporate Information Security Office (CISO) focuses on five cybersecurity strategic objectives: protect, monitor, respond, manage, and innovate. What We DidOur objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Postal Service’s state of cybersecurity, specifically evaluating its (1) risk profile and organizational alignment with the cybersecurity strategy, (2) cybersecurity risk management process and vulnerability management program for consistency and appropriateness, and (3) enterprise security architecture processes for alignment with best practices.
