ADP Internal Controls

Actions To Correct System Weaknesses for Federal Employees' Compensation Gao ID: IMTEC-88-9 December 22, 1987

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO evaluated the Employment Standards Administration's (ESA) Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA) Program, focusing on its: (1) progress in correcting material automatic data processing (ADP) weaknesses identified by the Department of Labor; (2) identification of all material ADP weaknesses; and (3) process for identifying and correcting ADP internal control weaknesses.

GAO found that, although ESA has made progress in correcting its administrative control weaknesses, it has not: (1) expanded the automated medical fee schedule; (2) completed replacement of its computerized system; and (3) corrected security weaknesses that allow inappropriate access to payment systems. GAO found no additional material ADP weaknesses. In addition, GAO found that, although ESA generally complied with applicable guidelines for identifying and correcting ADP weaknesses, it: (1) frequently closed or planned to close material ADP weakness cases before it verified correction of the weaknesses; and (2) made only limited use of the results of FECA district offices' accountability reviews.

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