Reports - Audit

OIG audited the consolidated financial statements of FNS for fiscal years 2020 and 2019.

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.

As required by FISMA, OIG reviewed USDA’s ongoing efforts to improve its information technology security program and practices during FY 2020.

We identified and evaluated AMS’ management controls over SCBGP.

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.

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.

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.

OIG reviewed USDA’s compliance with the covered agency responsibilities outlined in the Geospatial Data Act.

OIG reviewed the Farm Service Agency’s implementation of the Livestock Indemnity Program for calendar years 2017–2018.