USDA OIG'S objective was to determine whether Food and Nutrition Service has taken actions to secure IT hardware to effectively prevent Supplemental and Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit theft through card skimming, card and terminal cloning, and other similar fraudulent methods. 

USDA OIG'S objective was to evaluate aspects of the Plan of Action and Milestones process used to reduceidentified vulnerabilities.

USDSA OIG identified all programs in which the Farm Service Agency (FSA) processes payments with self-certification and determined what percentage of these payments resulted in an improper payment during FSA spot check reviews.