Information Technology Management Letter for the FY 2008 Transportation Security Administration Financial

Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General Information Technology Management Letter for the FY 2008 Transportation Security Administration Financial Statement Audit (Redacted) Notice: The Department of Homeland Security, Office of Inspector General has redacted the report for public release. A review under the Freedom of Information Act will be conducted upon request. OIG-09-62 April 2009 Office of Inspector General U.S. Department of Homeland Security Washington, DC 20528 April 23, 2009 Preface The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) was established by the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-296) by amendment to the Inspector General Act of 1978. This is one of a series of audit, inspection, and special reports prepared as part of our oversight responsibilities to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness within the department. This report presents the information technology (IT) management letter for the FY 2008 Transportation Security Administration (TSA) financial statement audit as of September 30, 2008. It contains observations and recommendations related to information technology internal control that were not required to be reported in the financial statement audit report (OIG-09-09, November 2008) and represents the separate restricted distribution report mentioned in that report. The independent accounting firm KPMG LLP (KPMG) performed the audit of TSA’s ...