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Office of Inspector General

Report: Controls Needed to Track Changes to EPA’s Compass Financials Data

Report #17-P-0205, May 8, 2017

What Was Found

Without the review, approval and verification of direct modifications and configuration changes to Compass Financials by the Functional Review Board, personnel with access to the system could modify key EPA financial data. OCFO updated its procedures and took sufficient actions to address
our recommendations.

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Report at a Glance (PDF)(1 pg, 186 K)
Full Report (PDF)(18 pp, 940 K)

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