MEMORANDUM

TO: Jeff Trandahl
Clerk of the House

James M. Eagen III
Chief Administrative Officer

FROM: Steven A. McNamara
Inspector General

DATE: November 14, 2001

SUBJECT: Audit Report - Security of House Non-Windows Systems
(Report No. 01-CCS-05)

This is our final report on the general and application controls over the non-Windows systems in the offices of the Clerk and Chief Administrative Officer. The audit objective was to assess the internal control and security functions in place throughout non-Windows systems. In this report, we recommended areas for strengthening House policy and individual system configuration settings. This report, which includes a discussion of overall issues and recommendations, is confidential and should not be released to anyone other than auditee management except by approval of the House Office of Inspector General.

On July 27 and 30, 2001, your offices concurred with the conclusions of our draft report dated July 3, 2001. The responses are incorporated in this final report and included in its entirety as an appendix. The corrective actions taken by your office are appropriate and responsive.

We appreciate the courtesy and cooperation extended to us by your staff. If you have any questions or require additional information regarding this report, please call Christian Hendricks or me at (202) 226-1250.

cc: Speaker of the House

Majority Leader of the House

Minority Leader of the House

Chairman, Committee on House Administration

Ranking Minority Member, Committee on House Administration

Members, Committee on House Administration