Bureau of the Census Weaknesses in Census Bureau's Certification and Accreditation Process Leave Security of Critical Information Systems in Question

By Kincannon, Charles Louis

Book Id: WPLBN0000699054
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Reproduction Date: 2000

Title:	Bureau of the Census Weaknesses in Census Bureau's Certification and Accreditation Process Leave Security of Critical Information Systems in Question
Author:	Kincannon, Charles Louis
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Language:	English
Subject:	Government publications, Department of Commerce and Labor Document, Commerce.
Collections:	Department of Commerce Collection
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Publisher:	Government Printing Office


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Excerpt
Excerpt: The Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) requires agencies to review their information security program annually and Offices of Inspector General (OIGs) to conduct independent evaluations of those programs annually as well. Pursuant to FISMA, we evaluated the Census Bureau?s information security program in terms of its compliance with the act as well as with Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requirements and the Department of Commerce?s IT security policy.

Table of Contents
Table of Contents: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY, i -- INTRODUCTION, 1 -- OBJECTIVE, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY, 5 -- OBSERVATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS, 7 -- I. AUTOMATED NONRESPONSE FOLLOWUP APPEARS FEASIBLE, BUT -- TECHNICAL ISSUES NEED TO BE RESOLVED, 7 -- A. Many HHC Functions Appeared to Work Well, but System Reliability and -- Map Response Time Must Be Improved, 9 -- B. The Operations Control System Appeared to Support Automating NRFU, 12 -- C. Transmission Problems Disrupted Training and Enumeration, 12 -- D. Field Personnel Need Improved Technical Support, 14 -- II. NRFU TRAINING IMPROVEMENTS ARE NEEDED, 17 -- A. Enumerator Problems Observed During NRFU May Be Linked to -- Weaknesses in Training, 17 -- B. New Training Requirements Increase Challenges in Obtaining Adequate -- Space, 21 -- III. TEST OF REVISED GROUP QUARTERS DEFINITIONS WAS HAMPERED -- BY INSUFFICIENT PLANNING, 22 -- A. Late Delivery of and Ambiguity in Group Quarters Definitions -- Undermined Listers? Ability to Accurately Categorize Residences, 24 -- B. Test Sites Contained No University-Leased Off-Campus Housing, 26 -- IV. RECRUITING AND PARTNERSHIP EFFORTS WENT WELL AND -- QUALITY ASSURANCE METHOD WAS IMPROVED OVER CENSUS 2000, 28 -- A. Recruiting and Partnership Operations Achieved an Adequate Pool of -- Candidates and Garnered Local Support, 28 -- B. New Quality Assurance Operation Supports Data Integrity, 29 -- V. SOME MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES NEED -- ATTENTION, 30 -- A. Test Implementation Differed Between the Two LCOs, 30 -- B. Crew Leader Selection Criteria Need to Reflect Higher- Level Skill -- Requirements, 32 -- C. Georgia Failed to Comply with Census Hiring Policies, 33 -- D. HHC Inventory Controls Need Improvement, 34 -- APPENDIX: Census Bureau Response, 35