Reports - Audit

As required by FISMA, OIG reviewed USDA’s ongoing efforts to improve its information technology security program and practices during FY 2021.

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) performed an inspection of four mission areas within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to determine if the mission areas were identifying and mitigating vulnerabilities on their public-facing web applications and websites.

This report presents the results of the System and Organization Controls 1 Type 2 examinationconducted in accordance with Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements No. 18 forthe United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Office of the Chief Information Officer’s(OCIO’s) description of its data center hosting and security systems used to process user entities’transactions throughout the period October 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021.

OIG evaluated SITC’s corrective actions from a prior audit report and the controls over the identification of internet sales of prohibited products for calendar year 2019.

OIG performed agreed-upon procedures for assessing information reported by USDA’s NFC.

OIG evaluated OASCR’s oversight of the civil rights complaints process.

This report presents the results of the System and Organization Controls 1 Type 2 examination conducted in accordance with Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements No. 18 for the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Finance Center (NFC) description of its payroll and personnel systems used to process user entities payroll and human resource transactions throughout the period October 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021.

This report presents the results of the System and Organization Controls 1 Type 2 examination conducted in accordance with Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements No. 18 for the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Finance Center (NFC) description of its payroll and personnel systems used to process user entities payroll and human resource transactions throughout the period October 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021.