DHS IG targets security, procurement
15th Nov 2006, 02:04 GMT
The Homeland Security Department’s information technology security, program management and procurement practices will be among the prime targets of the department’s inspector general during fiscal 2007, according to the IG’s recently published annual performance plan. The plan lays out the Office of the IG’s road map for the inspections and audits it expects to conduct during the year to evaluate the progress of DHS programs and operations, particularly in relation to the major management challenges they face. Security is an obvious concern, especially when it comes to mobile devices. The OIG is planning at least four audits of laptop security in its own workplace and in Customs and Border Protection, the Science and Technology Directorate, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. It also expects to conduct a departmentwide audit of physical and logical access controls for devices such as personal digital assistants and cell phones. Phones in particular are becoming multifunctional devices, the OIG said, with next-generation models already on the market incorporating PDA, infrared, wireless Internet, e-mail and global positioning capabilities. “However, each new development will present its own security risks,” the OIG said...
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