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Audit of the Federal Trade Commission’s Compliance with the DATA Act

Report Information

Date Issued
Report Number
OIGReportNoA-22-01
Report Type
Audit
Description
An independent evaluation of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) compliance with provisions of the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 (DATA Act).
File
fy2021ftcdataactauditfinalreport.pdf
Joint Report
Yes
Participating OIG
Federal Trade Commission OIG
Agency Wide
Yes (agency-wide)
Questioned Costs
$0
Funds for Better Use
$0
View report on Oversight.gov

Recommendations

We recommend that FTC’s management implement internal controls and update policies and procedures to improve the accuracy of the information submitted for DATA Act reporting.

We recommend that FTC’s management implement internal controls and update policies and procedures to improve the timeliness of the information submitted for DATA Act reporting.