Federal Reports

For our final report on our audit of the U.S. Department of Commerce's (the Department's) system security assessment process, our objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department's system security assessment and continuous monitoring program to ensure security deficiencies were identified, monitored, and adequately resolved. We found the Department did not effectively execute its continuous monitoring and systemassessment process. Specifically, we found the following: I. the Department did not effectively plan for system assessments; II. the Department did not consistently conduct reliable system assessments; III. the Department did not resolve security control deficiencies within defined completion dates; and IV. the Department’s security system of record—i.e., the cyber security asset and management tool—did not provide accurate and complete assessment and plan of action & milestone data.

Registered Investment Adviser Examinations: EXAMS Has Made Progress To Assess Risk and Optimize Limited Resources, But Could Further Improve Controls Over Some Processes, Report No. 571

The objectives of our audit were to determine whether the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (Massachusetts) ensured that (1) displaced student count data provided to the U.S. Department of Education (Department) were accurate and complete, (2) Temporary Emergency Impact Aid for Displaced Students (Emergency Impact Aid) program funds were appropriately allocated to local educational agencies (LEA), and (3) LEAs appropriately accounted for Emergency Impact Aid program funds within Federal guidelines.We determined that Massachusetts did not ensure that displaced student count data provided to the Department were accurate and complete because it did not have adequate controls to prevent or detect inaccurate displaced student counts.We also determined that Massachusetts did not ensure LEAs appropriately accounted for Emergency Impact Aid program funds in accordance with Federal requirements.

A Chicago man pleaded guilty and was sentenced in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, to possession of cannabis on January 24, 2022. Andre Jordan was previously arrested on February 8, 2021, after agents found him to be in possession of approximately 2.2 pounds of cannabis after he deboarded an Amtrak train in Chicago. Jordan was sentenced to 9 months in prison.