MEMORANDUM

TO: Wilson Livingood

Sergeant at Arms

FROM: Steven A. McNamara

Inspector General

DATE: February 8, 2002

SUBJECT: Audit Report – Controls Over the Parking Office Permit System (Report No. 02-SAA-03)

This is our final report on the Parking Office Permit System (POPS). The audit objectives were to determine if general and application controls were in place to provide for the availability, confidentiality and integrity of parking related data processed by POPS. In this report, we identified problems and made recommendations for corrective action. This report, which includes a discussion of overall issues and recommendations, is confidential and should not be released to anyone other than auditee management, except by approval of the House Office of Inspector General.

On September 18, 2001, your office concurred with the conclusions of our draft report dated August 10, 2001. Your response is incorporated in this final report and included in its entirety as an appendix. The corrective actions taken by your office are appropriate and responsive.

We appreciate the courtesy and cooperation extended to us by your staff. If you have any questions or require additional information regarding this report, please call Chris Hendricks or me at (202) 226-1250.

Attachment

cc: Speaker of the House

Majority Leader of the House

Minority Leader of the House

Chairman, Committee on House Administration

Ranking Minority Member, Committee on House Administration

Members, Committee on House Administration