Author: Thomas F. Gimble (ed)
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: audit, report, system, thinthread, trailblazer, requirements
Number of Pages: 164
Published: 2011-10-01
ISBN-10: 1437988199
ISBN-13: 9781437988192

This heavily redacted version of a 2004 report was released on June 22, 2011, in response to FOIA requests. The report is the result of a long investigation conducted after three former Nat. Security Agency (NSA) officials and a former congressional staffer filed a DoD Hotline Complaint about a huge amount of waste and mismanagement within the NSA. They maintained that the NSA had defrauded taxpayers and ignored urgent security needs by shelving a program that included critical privacy protections (THINTHREAD) in favor of an undeveloped and much more expensive program that lacked privacy prote

Author: Paul K. Martin
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: research, sbir, program, redacted, innovation, business, nasa�s, management, small, review
Number of Pages: 78
Published: 2011-05
ISBN-10: 1437980635
ISBN-13: 9781437980639

The SBIR program was created to stimulate technological innovation, increase participation by small bus. (SB) and disadvantaged persons in federally funded R&D, and increase private-sector commercialization of innovations derived from these efforts. NASAżs SBIR Program is the third largest of the 11 Fed. agencies that participate in the program, awarding an about $112 million annually to SB from 2004 through 2008. Recent investigations identified cases of fraud, waste, and abuse in the Program which raised questions about the overall effectiveness of the internal controls. This review examine

Author: Richard L. Skinner
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: transportation, redacted, ground, cargo, air, security
Number of Pages: 39
Published: 2011-01
ISBN-10: 1437930522
ISBN-13: 9781437930528

This is a print on demand edition of a hard to find publication. This report addresses the effectiveness of the Transport. Security Admin¿s. (TSA) efforts to secure air cargo while it is handled or transported on the ground, prior to being shipped on passenger aircraft. Conclusions: Personnel were accessing, handling, or transporting air cargo without the required background checks or training. Also, 23% of drivers did not satisfy the required training and testing requirements. Automated tools to assist inspectors in analyzing results and focusing on high-risk areas in air cargo security were

Author: Stephen M. Lord
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: corrected, need, achieve, security, objectives, weaknesses, control, worker, identification, credential, internal, transportation
Number of Pages: 64
Published: 2011-08
ISBN-10: 1437985769
ISBN-13: 9781437985764

The Transportation Security Admin. and the U.S. Coast Guard manage the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) program, which requires maritime workers to complete background checks and obtain a biometric identification card to gain unescorted access to secure areas of regulated maritime facilities. This report evaluated the extent to which: (1) TWIC processes for enrollment, background checking, and use are designed to provide reasonable assurance that unescorted access to these facilities is limited to qualified individuals; and (2) the effectiveness of TWIC has been assessed.

Author: Richard Skinner
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: incident, management, planning, redacted, federal, progress, homeland, security�s, dhs, department
Number of Pages: 36
Published: 2010-11
ISBN-10: 1437932363
ISBN-13: 9781437932362

This report addresses the Department of Homeland Securityżs (DHS) efforts to develop incident management plans associated with the 15 National Planning Scenarios. It is based on interviews with employees and officials of relevant agencies and institutions, direct observations, and a review of applicable documents. Contents: (1) Background; (2) Results of Audit; Status of Federal Incident Management Planning; Recommendation; Management Comments and Office of the Inspector General (OIG) Analysis; Projecting the Completion of Plans; Recommendation; Management Comments and OIG Analysis; The Feder

Author: Michael Fitzgerald
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: fed, debt, invest, branch, july, august, public, bureau, placed, controls, operation, tests, effectiveness, operating, report
Number of Pages: 66
Published: 2011-01
ISBN-10: 1437940226
ISBN-13: 9781437940220

This is a print on demand edition of a hard to find publication. Audit report (redacted) of an examination of the general computer and investment/redemption processing controls related to the Bureau of the Public Debtżs (BPD) transactions processing of investment accounts for various Federal Government agencies (Fund Agencies) for the period Aug. 1, 2009 to July 31, 2010. Contents: Independent Service Auditors Report; Description of Controls Provided by BPD; Control Objectives, Related Controls, and Tests of Operating Effectiveness; Other Information Provided by BPD; and Independent Auditors�

Author: Stephen D. Dingbaum
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: nuclear, audit, plants, report, redacted, release, public, power, program, commission�s, regulatory, nrc, oversight, access, authorization
Number of Pages: 36
Published: 2011-01
ISBN-10: 1437940994
ISBN-13: 9781437940992

This is a print on demand edition of a hard to find publication. The NRC has promulgated regulations requiring that its licensees implement an access authorization program (AAP) to provide high assurance that individuals who are granted unescorted access and those individuals who maintain unescorted access to nuclear power plants are trustworthy and reliable and do not constitute an unreasonable risk to public health and safety, including the potential to commit radiological sabotage. NRC inspects licensee AAP to verify that licensees are implementing programs in accordance with NRC regulation