Audit of the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board’s Fiscal Years 2015 and 2014 Financial Statements
The CSB received an unmodified opinion on its fiscal year 2015 financial statements.
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The CSB received an unmodified opinion on its fiscal year 2015 financial statements.
The effectiveness of the CSB’s information security program is challenged by its lack of personal identity verification cards for logical access, complete system inventory, and documented policies and procedures for specialized security training.
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) is fully compliant with the reporting requirements of improper payments legislation.
By not following Federal Acquisition Regulation requirements, the CSB’s $125,000 Vantage contract was at risk for mismanagement.
The lack of internal guidance and implementation of controls puts the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board's (CSB) $11 million budget at risk.
Summaries of employee integrity investigation cases closed during the semiannual reporting period noted.
Attention to U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) management challenges could result in stronger results and protection for the public, and increased confidence in management integrity and accountability.
The Chemical Safety Board has lowered to low risk its purchase card program, for which it spent $302,556 in fiscal year 2015.
CSB has one system that contains sensitive PII. Safeguarding such information in the possession of the government and preventing its breach is essential to ensuring CSB retains the trust of the American public.
More work is needed by CSB to achieve an overall managed and measurable information security program that can effectively manage cybersecurity risks.