The Government Accountability Office is urging the Department of the Treasury’s Chief Information Officer Sam Corcos to address 21 open recommendations related to improving IT management and strengthening federal cybersecurity.
Key Recommendations for Treasury Department’s CIO
In a new report, the congressional watchdog said the recommendations are related to areas that GAO has designated as high risk: ensuring the cybersecurity of the nation and improving IT acquisitions and management.
One of the cybersecurity-related recommendations provided by GAO calls for the department to commit to a timeframe for the implementation of multifactor authentication across software-as-a-service. The report also pointed out that the Treasury Department must fully implement event logging requirements set by the Office of Management and Budget.
On the IT management side, GAO recommended establishing an inventory of mobile devices and services in use across the Treasury. An updated inventory, the watchdog said, would enable the department to better manage spending.
The congressional watchdog further instructed the CIO to develop a plan that would ensure that all artificial intelligence applications in use by the Treasury Department are in line with Executive Order 13960 section 5, or Promoting the Use of Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence in the Federal Government, which refers to sharing a list of agency AI use cases.
By addressing the open recommendations, the Treasury CIO will strengthen the cybersecurity and enhance the management of the department’s IT infrastructure, GAO asserts.
