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Year Published: 2019
Language: English
Sector: Public Administration
Issue: In an effort to control rising costs, the Census Bureau plans to implement several innovations for the 2020 Census, including new IT systems. GAO has made 97 recommendations on the 2020 Census. As of April 2019, 72 had been implemented. This testimony also makes 2 new recommendations to improve Bureau cybersecurity efforts.
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Year Published: 2018
Language: English
Sector: Science & Technology
Issue: Reliance on a global supply chain introduces multiple risks to federal information systems. Supply chain threats are present during the various phases of an information system's development life cycle and could create an unacceptable risk to federal agencies.
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Year Published: 2021
Language: English
Sector: Government Information Systems
Issue: A high proportion of appropriation was left unused or carried-over in some projects, in particular regarding development cost. The percentage of single bidding in competitive-bid contracts was high. Some systems were found to be underutilized, to have no targets set for grasping the utilization status, or to have no monitoring system in place. There was a considerable gap between the actual reduction in FY2020 in the operational cost and the target.
Year Published: 2018
Language: English
Sector: Protecting Cybersecurity of Critical Infrastructure
Issue: The nation depends on the interstate pipeline system to deliver oil, natural gas, and more. This increasingly computerized system is an attractive target for hackers and terrorists.
Year Published: 2018
Language: English
Sector: Security of Emerging Technologies
Issue: Artificial intelligence (AI) could improve human life and economic competitiveness—but it also poses new risks.
Year Published: 2013
Language: Report in Estonian, summary in English
Sector: Public Administration
Issue: Maintenance of information systems, development of information systems
Year Published: 2018
Language: English
Sector: Public Administration
Issue: General Controls
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Year Published: 2017
Language: English
Sector: Health
Issue: Achievement of objectives
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Year Published: 2016
Language: English
Sector: Internal Affairs
Issue: General Controls
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Year Published: 2016
Language: English
Sector: Public Administration
Issue: Open data
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Year Published: 2015
Language: English
Sector: Internal Affairs
Issue: data security
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Year Published: 2015
Language: English
Sector: Public Administration
Issue: Control procedures
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Year Published: 2015
Language: English
Sector: Public Administration
Issue: Information resources
Year Published: 2015
Language: English
Sector: Public Administration
Issue: Cybersecurity
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Year Published: 2014
Language: English
Sector: Public Administration
Issue: e-services
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Year Published: 2013
Language: English
Sector: Internal Affairs
Issue: General Controls
Year Published: 2013
Language: English
Sector: Foreign Affairs
Issue: General Controls
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Year Published: 2013
Language: English
Sector: Internal Affairs
Issue: data security
Year Published: 2013
Language: English
Sector: Agriculture
Issue: General Controls
Year Published: 2012
Language: English
Sector: Public Finance
Issue: General Controls
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Year Published: 2011
Language: English
Sector: Transportation
Issue: Information System development, Integration
Year Published: 2011
Language: Lithuanian
Sector: Health
Issue: Information System development
Year Published: 2010
Language: Lithuanian
Sector: Education
Issue: Integration
Year Published: 2010
Language: Lithuanian
Sector: Tax Administration
Issue: General Controls
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Year Published: 2010
Language: Lithuanian
Sector: Public Administration
Issue: Legality of data exchange, data security
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Year Published: 2009
Language: English
Sector: Public Administration
Issue: General Controls
Year Published: 2009
Language: Lithuanian
Sector: Internal Affairs
Issue: General Controls
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Year Published: 2009
Language: Lithuanian
Sector: Environment
Issue: General Controls
Year Published: 2009
Language: Lithuanian
Sector: Transportation
Issue: General Controls
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Year Published: 2009
Language: Lithuanian
Sector: Public Administration
Issue: General Controls
Year Published: 2009
Language: Lithuanian
Sector: National Security
Issue: Information security
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Year Published: 2008
Language: Lithuanian
Sector: Environment
Issue: General Controls
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Year Published: 2008
Language: Lithuanian
Sector: Social Security
Issue: General Controls
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Year Published: 2008
Language: Lithuanian
Sector: Health
Issue: General Controls
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Year Published: 2008
Language: Lithuanian
Sector: Public Procurement
Issue: General Controls
Year Published: 2008
Language: Lithuanian
Sector: Public Finance
Issue:
Year Published: 2007
Language: Lithuanian
Sector: Energy
Issue: General Controls
Year Published: 2007
Language: Lithuanian
Sector: Internal Affairs
Issue: General Controls
Year Published: 2007
Language: Lithuanian
Sector: Internal Affairs
Issue: General and application controls
Year Published: 2007
Language: Lithuanian
Sector: Public Administration
Issue: Strategy, investment and project management, risk and security management, lifecycle of IS
Year Published: 2006
Language: Lithuanian
Sector: Information Systems
Issue: Strategy, investment and project management, risk and security management, lifecycle of IS
Year Published: 2021
Language: English
Sector: Governance
Issue: Cyber Security Strategies
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Year Published: 2020
Language: English
Sector: Public Finance
Issue: IT Controls and Cyber Security Risks
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Year Published: 2021
Language: English
Sector: Key Internal Controls
Issue: Safeguarding financial information from cyber threats
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Year Published: 2006
Language: Lithuanian
Sector: Public Fund
Issue: General Control, Data Security and Integrity, Governance and management of processes
Year Published: 2019
Language: Spanish
Sector: Economy
Issue:
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Year Published: 2020
Language: Spanish
Sector: Regiona Government
Issue:
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Year Published: 2019
Language: Spanish
Sector: Education
Issue:
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Year Published: 2019
Language: Spanish
Sector: Municipalities
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Year Published: 2019
Language: Spanish
Sector: Municipalities
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Year Published: 2019
Language: Spanish
Sector: Economy
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Year Published: 2019
Language: Spanish
Sector: Justice
Issue:
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Year Published: 2019
Language: Spanish
Sector: Health
Issue:
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Year Published: 2019
Language: Spanish
Sector: Municipalities
Issue:
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Year Published: 2019
Language: Spanish
Sector: Economy
Issue:
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Year Published: 2019
Language: English
Sector: Public Administration of Prefectures and municipalities
Issue: IT Security
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Year Published: 2016
Language: English
Sector: Operation of Quasi governmental body
Issue: IT Security
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Year Published: 2019
Language: Spanish
Sector: Air force
Issue:
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Year Published: 2019
Language: Spanish
Sector: Health
Issue:
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Year Published: 2019
Language: Spanish
Sector: Customs
Issue:
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Year Published: 2019
Language: Spanish
Sector: Municipalities
Issue:
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Year Published: 2019
Language: Spanish
Sector: Health
Issue:
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Year Published: 2019
Language: Spanish
Sector: Economy
Issue:
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Year Published: 2019
Language: Spanish
Sector: Education
Issue:
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Year Published: 2019
Language: Spanish
Sector: Social welfare
Issue:
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Year Published: 2019
Language: Spanish
Sector: Security
Issue:
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Year Published: 2019
Language: Spanish
Sector: Social development
Issue:
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Year Published: 2019
Language: Spanish
Sector: Housing and urbanism
Issue:
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Year Published: 2018
Language: Spanish
Sector: Municipalities
Issue:
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Year Published: 2019
Language: Spanish
Sector: Treasury
Issue:
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Year Published: 2019
Language: Spanish
Sector: Public Administration
Issue:
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Year Published: 2019
Language: Spanish
Sector: Service - Telecommunications
Issue:
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Year Published: 2018
Language: English
Sector: Billing System
Issue: 1. Design of the system and mapping of business rules 2. Non-maintenance of Data dictionary 3. Information security issues like password management and audit trail 4. Weakness in input, processing control 5. Inconsistencies in data
Year Published: 2017
Language: English
Sector: Finance
Issue: 1. Inadequate Training of Users 2. Issues on Segreaton of duties and data access 3. Lack of BCP/DRP 4. System design deficiencies 5. Absence of input controls and validation checks led to incomplete data
Year Published: 2018
Language: English
Sector: Office Automation
Issue: 1. Partial implementatoin of WAMIS 2. Non-prepartion of Software Design Document 3. Deficiencies in Change Management process 4. Inefficient user management 5. Lack of Input and Validation controls 6. Deficient MIS module
Year Published: 2018
Language: English
Sector: Office Automation
Issue: 1. Deficiencies in System Design 2. Bypassing Segregation of duties 3. Inaccurate mapping of business rules 4. Weak process controls in the system
Year Published: 2016
Language: English
Sector: Office Automation
Issue: 1. Delay in completon of modules 2. non-establishment of Disaster Recovery site 3. lack of input and processing control 4. Discrepencies in Migration of Legacy data
Year Published: 2017
Language: English
Sector: Office Automation
Issue: 1. Deficiencies in Tender Processing system in the application 2. Inconsistencies in data 3. Incorrect mapping of business rules leading to excess procurement 4. Change Management Control and documention 5. Lack of third-party security assessment
Year Published: 2017
Language: English
Sector: Procurement
Issue: 1. non-mapping of Busines rules 2. Inadequate validation controls in the registration of users 3.Non-supply of Software Design Document, Functional Requirement Specifications Document, Back up policy and Disaster Recovery Plan
Year Published: 2015
Language: English
Sector: ERP System
Issue: 1. Weak logical access control 2. Lack of Segregation of duties 3. Inadequate BCP/DRP 4. Business rules not mapped into the system 5. Inaccurate and unreliable data
Year Published: 2016
Language: English
Sector: Finance
Issue: 1. Non-prepartion of User requirement specification( URS) and Detailed Project Report (DPR) 2. Inadequate application controls 3. Lack of IT Security 4. Inadequate documentation
Year Published: 2014
Language: English
Sector: Office Automation
Issue: 1. Non-running/Partial running of the application and non-functional modules 2. Inadequate logical access control and password policy 3. Lack of Physical Access Control 4. Improper application control
Year Published: 2015
Language: English
Sector: Billing System
Issue: 1. Non-consitution of Steering Committee 2. Inadequate input controls and validation checks 3.lack of BCP/DRP 4. Incorrect mapping of business rules 5. Inadequate change/modification procedure
Year Published: 2017
Language: English
Sector: Service
Issue: 1. Delay in Project Planning, implementation 2. Deficiencies in digitization of database 3. Supply Chain management was not fully functional 4.Absence of system certification and security audit
Year Published: 2016
Language: English
Sector: Revenue
Issue: 1. Unplanned and delayed implementation of scheme 2. Absence of SRS and non-execution of Software Development Agreement (SDA) 3.Business rules not mapped 4. Improper valuation of deeds. 5. IT Security and Internal Control mechanism
Year Published: 2017
Language: English
Sector: Billing System
Issue: 1. lack of IT and Security Policies 2. Lack of interface between various applications 3. Non-migration of legacy data 4. Master table-Design error and incomplete data 5. Lack of Data Security
Year Published: 2016
Language: English
Sector: Public Administration
Issue: 1. Slow-implemenation and insufficient non-monitoring of project 2. Procurement of hardware and hiring of services at higher cost 3. Inconsistencies in database
Year Published: 2016
Language: English
Sector: Public Administration
Issue: 1.Unutilization of Hardware procured 2. Incorrect mapping of business rules 3. Improper User Access and Role 4.Inadequate application control
Year Published: 2014
Language: English
Sector: Public Administration
Issue: 1. Incomplete and incorrect database 2. Acquisition/ Deficiencies in System Design 3. Ineffective linking of modules 4. Non-segregation of duties 5. Absence of Disaster Recovery Management System
Year Published: 2016
Language: English
Sector: Service
Issue: 1. Absence of IT Policy, IT Security Policy, Password Policy, Change Management Policy 2. Deficient Project monitoring and evaluation 3. System Design Deficiencies
Year Published: 2016
Language: English
Sector: Office Automation
Issue: 1. Lack of IT Policy and IT Security Policy 2. Deficiencies in System Design 3. lack in mapping of business rules 4.Deficient Input Controls and Validation Checks
Year Published: 2018
Language: French
Sector: Public Sector - Transport
Issue: Information systems/ Digital
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Year Published: 2015
Language: French
Sector: Public Administration
Issue: The financial information system
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Year Published: 2020
Language: French
Sector: Public Administration
Issue: Information system
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Year Published: 2015
Language: French
Sector: Public Administration
Issue: Risks relating to the information system
Year Published: 2015
Language: French
Sector: Public Administration
Issue: Human resources information system
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Year Published: 2015
Language: French
Sector: Public Administration
Issue: Gaps in information systems
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Year Published: 2016
Language: French
Sector: Public Administration
Issue: Efficiency of hospital information systems
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Year Published: 2016
Language: French
Sector: Public Administration
Issue: Economy and efficiency gains not achieved
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Year Published: 2016
Language: French
Sector: Public Administration
Issue:
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Year Published: 2016
Language: French
Sector: Public Administration
Issue: Security of information systems
Year Published: 2015
Language: French
Sector: Public Administration
Issue: The fragilities of information systems
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Year Published: 2020
Language: French
Sector: Economy
Issue: IT trajectory
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Year Published: 2019
Language: French
Sector: Public Administration
Issue: IT management - the process of computerized management of collective catering
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Year Published: 2019
Language: French
Sector: Economy
Issue: Deploy a computer schema
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Year Published: 2020
Language: French
Sector: Education
Issue: Data exploitation
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Year Published: 2020
Language: French
Sector: Transports
Issue: Information Systems
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Year Published: 2020
Language: French
Sector: Education
Issue: Digital Solutions
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Year Published: 2020
Language: French
Sector: Public Administration
Issue: Digital Infrastructures
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Year Published: 2020
Language: French
Sector: Public Administration
Issue: Data
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Year Published: 2020
Language: French
Sector: Public Administration
Issue: Digital Procedures
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Year Published: 2017
Language: French
Sector: Technologies
Issue: Digital Transformation
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Year Published: 2019
Language: French
Sector: Health
Issue: IT Staff
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Year Published: 2017
Language: French
Sector: Public Administration
Issue: The replacement of information systems
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Year Published: 2019
Language: French
Sector: Education
Issue: Digital
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Year Published: 2019
Language: French
Sector: Research
Issue: Digital
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Year Published: 2019
Language: French
Sector: Public Administration
Issue: Information Systems
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Year Published: 2018
Language: French
Sector: Public Administration
Issue: IT budgets
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Year Published: 2019
Language: French
Sector: Institution
Issue: Information System
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Year Published: 2020
Language: French
Sector: Public Administration
Issue: IT Staff
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Year Published: 2020
Language: French
Sector: Housing
Issue: Digital Transformation
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Year Published: 2020
Language: French
Sector: Public Administration
Issue: Digital Transformation
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Year Published: 2020
Language: French
Sector: Public Administration
Issue: Digital Transformation
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Year Published: 2020
Language: French
Sector: Public Health
Issue: Security of personal data
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Year Published: 2018
Language: French
Sector: Public Administration
Issue: Monitoring
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Year Published: 2018
Language: French
Sector: Agriculture
Issue: Payment chain
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Year Published: 2019
Language: French
Sector: Environment
Issue: The opening of public data
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Year Published: 2016
Language: English
Sector: Public sector - Health
Issue: IT Management, IT Applications, Information Security including Identity and Access Management, IT Operations including Risk Management - Business Impact Analysis, Risk Assessment and Business Continuity Plan and Disaster Recovery Plan
Year Published: 2015
Language: English
Sector: Social Policy - Housing
Issue: IT Management, IT Applications, Data Management, Information Security and IT Operations including Security Management, Business Continuity - Business Impact Analysis, Risk Assessment Exercise, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Plans
Year Published: 2014
Language: English
Sector: Public Sector - Employment
Issue: IT Management, E-Government, IT Applications, IT Operations, Information Security including Business Impact Analysis, Risk Assessment Exercise, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Plans, Security Awareness Training
Year Published: 2013
Language: English
Sector: Public Sector - Tourism
Issue: IT Management, IT Applications, IT Operations, Information Security including Business Impact Analysis; Risk Assessment Exercise; Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery, Security Awareness Training
Year Published: 2013
Language: English
Sector: Public Sector - Education
Issue: IT Management, IT Applications, Protection of Information Assets, Information Security, IT Operations including Access Controls, Risk Management, Business Continuity and Recovery
Year Published: 2012
Language: English
Sector: Public sector - Culture
Issue: IT Management, IT Applications, Protection of Information Assets, Information Security including Identity and Access Management, IT Operations including Access Controls, Risk Management, Business Continuity and Recovery
Year Published: 2016
Language: English
Sector: Public Accounting
Issue: Effectiveness of the IT system
Year Published: 2019
Language: Latvian
Sector: E-government
Issue: ICT governance and optimization, and ICT security
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Year Published: 2018
Language: Spanish
Sector: hydrocarbons
Issue: SCADA Systems
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Year Published: 2019
Language: Spanish
Sector: Financial system
Issue: Payment Systems
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Year Published: 2017
Language: Latvian
Sector: E-government
Issue: Data exchange between institutions and open data policy
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Year Published: 2016
Language: Latvian
Sector: Public sector - Culture
Issue: Storage of e-documents and data
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Year Published: 2015
Language: Latvian
Sector: Internal Affairs
Issue: Process of issuance and quality of bio-metric data
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Year Published: 2013
Language: Latvian
Sector: Local Government
Issue: Using of unlicensed software and computer security management
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Year Published: 2010
Language: Latvian
Sector: E-government
Issue: Project “E-government Portfolio” implementation
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Year Published: 2012
Language: 23 EU languages
Sector: EU External Action
Issue: Audit questions: (a) Is CRIS designed to effectively respond to the Commission’s needs? (b) Is the information provided by CRIS reliable? (c) Did the Commission sufficiently secure CRIS and its data?
Year Published: 2014
Language: 23 EU languages
Sector: Border Control
Issue: Audit questions: (a) Did the Commission deliver SIS II on time? (b) Did the Commission deliver SIS II in line with initial cost estimates? (c) Was there a robust business case for SIS II throughout the project which took into account major changes to the costs and expected benefits? (d) Did the Commission learn and apply lessons from its management of the SIS II development project?
Year Published: 2016
Language: 23 EU languages
Sector: Agriculture
Issue: Audit question: Is the Land Parcel Identification System (LPIS) well managed? (LPIS - IT system based on photographs of agricultural parcels used to check payments made under the Common Agricultural Policy).
Year Published: 2018
Language: 23 EU languages
Sector: Customs
Issue: Audit assessed whether the Customs 2020 programme, together with the related customs legislation, are likely to deliver the IT systems necessary for improving customs operations in the EU. Audit focused on the development of the Union components of new IT systems.
Year Published: 2019
Language: 23 EU languages
Sector: Cybersecurity
Issue: The objective was to provide an overview of the EU’s complex cybersecurity policy landscape and identify the main challenges to effective policy delivery.
Year Published: 2019
Language: 23 EU languages
Sector: Border Control
Issue: Audit questions: (a) Are the EU information systems for internal security well designed to facilitate efficient border checks? (b) Are the EU information systems for internal security providing border guards with relevant, timely and complete information during border checks?
Year Published: 2018
Language: Spanish
Sector: Public Sector - Treasury
Issue: Information quality and security for the management decision making of the primary processes
Year Published: 2018
Language: Spanish
Sector: Public Sector - Education
Issue: Information integration, quality and security
Year Published: 2018
Language: Spanish
Sector: Public Sector - Education
Issue: Strategic alignment of information technologies and continuity of services supported in information systems
Year Published: 2017
Language: Spanish
Sector: Public Sector - Migration
Issue: Information quality and security
Year Published: 2018
Language: English
Sector: Public Administration
Issue:
Year Published: 2016
Language: English
Sector: Finance
Issue: ICT System, IT controls, Validations
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