We completed an implementation review of the management actions taken in response to the recommendations contained in our September 16, 2024, audit report, FAS’s Office of Assisted Acquisition Services Should Improve Its Oversight and Administration of Classified Contracts, Report Number A230065/Q/3/P24001.
Our implementation review determined that AAS did not fully implement the following corrective actions for:
Recommendation 1: Conduct a review of all active AAS Level 2 contracts to ensure that all contract security classifications adhere to AAS’s current policy and definitions.
- Action Step 001: Business Unit Review of Level 2 Contracts
- Action Step 002: Operational Support Office Acquisition & Governance (OSO A&G) to lead an Enterprise-wide review and validation exercise of all Level 2 contracts for compliance with current AAS policy and definitions
Recommendation 3b: Update existing controls to monitor and ensure compliance with contract security classifications by verifying compliance with AAS security classification policies during existing internal contract reviews.
- Action Step 002: OSO A&G implements updated Internal Contract Review Checklist during the second Fiscal Year 2025 Bi-Annual Review
