Fiscal Year 2017 Independent Evaluation of the Smithsonian Institution’s Information Security Program
The Office of the Inspector General contracted with Williams Adley to conduct this audit. The objective of the audit was to evaluate the effectiveness of the Smithsonian’s information security program in fiscal year 2017.
Personnel Security: Actions Needed to Strengthen the Background Investigation Process
The objective of this audit was to determine to what extent the Smithsonian ensures that required background investigations are conducted promptly on employees and certain affiliated individuals.
Physical Security: The Office of Protection Services Needs to Strengthen Training, Medical and Physical, and Equipment Requirements for Armed Security Guards and Improve Oversight of Unarmed Contract Guards
This audit examined the training, medical and physical, and equipment standards for the Smithsonian’s armed security guard force and compared those standards with best practices in minimum standards established by the federal government’s ISC, of which the Smithsonian is an associate member.
The audit also examined how OPS ensures that unarmed contract guards at museums in Washington, D.C. meet qualification and training
requirements specified in the Smithsonian’s contract.