Food and Nutrition Service’s Financial Statements for Fiscal Years 2020 and 2019
OIG audited the consolidated financial statements of FNS for fiscal years 2020 and 2019.
Reports - Audit
Independent Service Auditor’s Report on the National Finance Center’s Description of its Payroll and Personnel System and the Suitability of the Design and Operating Effectiveness of its Controls for October 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020
This report presents the results of the examination of the description of the National Finance Center’s (NFC) payroll and personnel system for processing user entities’ payroll and human resource transactions throughout the period October 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020 based on the criteria identified in NFC’s assertion and the Office of the Chief Information Officer’s (OCIO) assertion.
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Fiscal Year 2020 Federal Information Security Modernization Act
As required by FISMA, OIG reviewed USDA’s ongoing efforts to improve its information technology security program and practices during FY 2020.
Agricultural Marketing Service Controls Over the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
We identified and evaluated AMS’ management controls over SCBGP.
USDA Coronavirus Disease 2019 Funding
On May 28, 2020, we initiated a non-audit service to identify U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) funding. Our objective was to identify the funding streams USDA used to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic as of May 31, 2020.
Security Over Select USDA Agencies' Networks and Systems FY 2019
Inspector General (OIG) performed an audit of four mission areas within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide an assessment of the management and security of the Department’s information technology (IT) resources as they pertain to access management and logging controls. We reviewed relevant laws, regulations, and industry best practices in order to gain sufficient knowledge to evaluate USDA’s IT security posture.
Market Facilitation Program—Interim Report
The objective of our ongoing audit is to evaluate FSA’s administration of MFP—this report provides interim results related to FSA’s demographic data collection policies.
U.S. Department of Agriculture’s 2020 Compliance with the Geospatial Data Act
OIG reviewed USDA’s compliance with the covered agency responsibilities outlined in the Geospatial Data Act.
2020 USDA Management Challenges
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) provides oversight to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs and operations to help ensure that USDA is able to provide the best possible service to the public and American agriculture. OIG focuses its efforts to advance the value, safety and security, and integrity of USDA programs. In providing such oversight, OIG makes recommendations to address agency programs and core management functions that may be vulnerable to waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement. These vulnerabilities can affect USDA’s ability to achieve its mission.