Energy Management

DOE Controls Over Contractors' Use of FTS Are Inadequate Gao ID: RCED-90-184 July 17, 1990

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO examined the Department of Energy's (DOE) controls over contractors' use of the Federal Telecommunications System (FTS).

GAO found that: (1) DOE policies make supervisors responsible for preventing misuse of the FTS lines assigned to their units; (2) DOE has neither developed procedures to guide supervisors in carrying out this function nor provided information about the calls made over their FTS lines; (3) DOE can not develop more effective controls over FTS use until it establishes a Privacy Act system of records for its detailed information; and (4) DOE could devise a cost-effective method for reviewing FTS telephone calls and for following up on possible unofficial calls.

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