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Report on the Audit of the Federal Trade Commission’s PIV Badge Program

Report Information

Date Issued
Report Number
OIGReportNoA-21-03
Report Type
Audit
Description
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a performance audit to determine whether theFTC’s Personal Identity Verification (PIV) badge access system meets federal requirements andappropriately safeguards access to FTC assets.
File
finaloigreportonauditofpivbadgeprogram7-19-21.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 the Executive Director, in coordination with the Chief Administrative Services Officer, develop and implement more detailed processes to ensure that PIV badges are terminated in USAccess in a timely manner.

We recommend that the Executive Director, in coordination with the Chief Administrative Services Officer, develop a process for reconciling multiple sources of employee information to acquire accurate data for managing the PIV badge program.

We recommend that the Executive Director, in coordination with the Chief Administrative Services Officer, study, identify, and develop internal standard operating procedures for the PIV badge program.