Report: Management Alert - EPA Has Not Initiated Required Background Investigations for Information Systems Contractor Personnel
Report #17-P-0409, September 27, 2017
What Was Found
Not vetting contractor personnel before granting them network access exposes the EPA to risks. Contractor personnel with potentially questionable backgrounds who access sensitive agency data could cause harm.
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