Federal Reports

This is a classified report. We determined that the Office of Intelligence and Analysis continues to provide effective oversight of the department-wide intelligence system and maintains programs to monitor ongoing security practices. In addition, the United States Coast Guard is in the process of migrating its intelligence users to a system that is jointly managed by the Defense Intelligence Agency and the National Geospatial Agency. However, we determined that DHS’ information security program for intelligence systems is not effective, based on the maturity model included in this year’s reporting instructions. Specifically, DHS’ continuous monitoring tools for its intelligence system are not interoperable. DHS has not documented procedures, established formal training, and instituted qualitative and quantitative measures for continuous monitoring of its intelligence systems. We made no recommendations.

The Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 (the Act) requires the Department of Health and Human Services (the Department) to use predictive modeling and other analytics technologies (fraud-detection models) to identify improper Medicare Fee-for-Service claims that providers submit and prevent the payment of such claims. To fulfill this requirement, the Department designated the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to develop and implement the Fraud Prevention System (FPS).

The Postal Service has recognized the need to improve its ability to identify, document, configure, and manage software licenses throughout their lifecycle. In July 2015, the Postal Service approved an investment of about $35 million for a software asset management program, which includes software discovery, centralized inventory license management, and a new IT Asset Management group within IT with the responsibility for making strategic software-related decisions. Our objective was to determine whether the Postal Service’s software license management program is functioning according to Postal Service standards and industry best practices.

Each year roughly 48 million people in the United States get sick, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die of foodborne diseases. To protect against foodborne illnesses, FDA inspects food facilities to ensure both food safety and compliance with regulations. Congress passed the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), which enabled FDA to focus more on preventing food safety problems rather than reacting to them after the fact. FSMA requires FDA to inspect domestic food facilities within certain timeframes.

Stamp Fulfillment Services, Kansas City, MO, fulfills stamp orders from postal retail units. Retail units are responsible for identifying and locating missing stamp stock shipments. When retail units do not resolve discrepancies timely, Accounting Services records an expense to the units for the difference. Our objective was to determine whether internal controls over stamp stock shipments were in place and effective at the Central Square Post Office, Cambridge, MA.

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The Reports Consolidation Act of 2000 (RCA)1 authorizes the CFTC to consolidate financial and performance management reports and to provide information in a meaningful and useful format for Congress, the President, and the public. The RCA requires the Inspector General to summarize the “most serious management and performance challenges facing the agency” and briefly assess the Agency’s progress in addressing those challenges.2 This memorandum fulfills our duties under the RCA.