Major Management Challenges and Program Risks: Department of EducationThe Office, 2001 - 35 pages |
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Page 3 - This Series This report is part of a special GAO series, first issued in 1999 and updated in 2001, entitled the Performance and Accountability Series: Major Management Challenges and Program Risks. The 2003 Performance and Accountability Series contains separate reports covering each cabinet department, most major independent agencies, and the US Postal Service. The series also includes a governmentwide perspective on transforming the way the government does business in order to meet 21st century...
Page 8 - continued weaknesses in information systems controls increase the risk of disruption in services and make Education's loan data vulnerable to unauthorized access, inadvertent or deliberate misuse, fraudulent use, improper disclosure, or destruction.
Page 28 - ... developing and testing a comprehensive disaster recovery plan to ensure the continuity of critical system operations in the event of disaster. The Department places significant reliance on its financial management systems to perform basic functions, such as making payments to grantees and maintaining budget controls. Consequently, continued...
Page 3 - GAO summarizes the challenges that remain, new ones that have emerged, and further actions that GAO believes are needed. This analysis should help the new Congress and the administration carry out their responsibilities and improve government for the benefit of the American people. For additional information about this report, please contact Allen Li, Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management, at (202) 612-4841 or at lia@gao.gov.
Page 15 - primarily because Education lacks the financial and management information needed to manage these programs effectively and the internal controls needed to maintain the integrity of their operations.
Page 3 - Its mission is to ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence throughout the Nation.
Page 28 - Education's information systems, such as lack of an effective process to monitor security violations, increase the risk of unauthorized access or disruption in services and make Education's sensitive grant and loan data vulnerable to inadvertent or deliberate misuse, fraudulent use, improper disclosure, or destruction, all of which could occur without being detected in a timely manner.
Page 28 - Education had information systems control deficiencies in (1) implementing user management controls, such as procedures for requesting, authorizing, and revalidating access to computing resources, (2) monitoring and reviewing access to sensitive computer resources, (3) documenting the approach and methodology for the design and maintenance of its information technology architecture, and (4) developing and testing a comprehensive disaster recovery plan to ensure the continuity of critical system operations...
Page 8 - Education has not received an unqualified or "clean" opinion on its financial statements since its first agency-wide audit.
Page 24 - ... consequences for long-term success; research on early brain development reveals that if some learning experiences are not introduced to children at an early age, the children will find learning more difficult later, children who enter school ready to learn are more likely to achieve high standards than children who are inadequately prepared; and high-quality preschool and child care are integral in preparing children adequately for school.