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Department of Labor Office of Workers' Compensation Programs OWCP No. Injured Worker's Name ( First, middle, last ). Physical Demand Definitions for the OWCP OWCP has adopted the following Strength Level definitions to indicate the absence or presence and frequency of the physical. Department of Labor-OWCP ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE PLEASE INDICATE YOUR CLASSIFICATION: Software Vender Switch Vender Provider Clearinghouse Billing Agent.
E X E C U T I V E S U M M A R Y. 1 B A C K G R O U N D. 2 OBJ ECTIVE, SCOPE, METHODOLOGY AND CRITERIA O b j e c t i v e. 3 S c o p e.
3 M e t h o d o l o g y. 3 C r i t e r i a. 3 FINDING, CONCLU SI ON AND RECOMMENDA TIONS F I N D I N G. 4 U n a u t h o r i z e d S o f t w a r e E x i s t s i n V E T S. 4 Multiple platform system configuration contributes to VETS’ software m a n a g e m e n t p r o b l e m s.
4 L a c k o f a w a r e n e s s a n d u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f p o l i c i e s. 5 E m p lo y e es in t r o d u c ed p er s o na l ( e m p lo y e e- o w n ed ) s o ft w a r e. 6 VETS does not account for its sof tware prod ucts throug h an a p p r o p r i a t e r e c o r d - k e e p i n g s y s t e m. 7 C O N C L U S I O N.
7 R E C O M M E N D A T I O N S. 8 A C R O N Y M S. 9 G L O S S A R Y. 1 0 ID E N TI F IC A TI ON O F U N A U TH O RI Z E D SOF TW A RE. A TT A C H ME N T A COMMENTS FROM THE DIRECTOR OF VE TS’ O F F ICE OF A GEN CY MA NA GEM EN T A ND BU DGE T. AP PE ND IX A EX ECU TIV E S UMMARY.
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted an audit of the Office of Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (VETS) to determine whether VETS has the proper procedures in place to help ensure computer software products are not used in violation of copyright laws, and wheth er unauthorized software exists o n the agency’s comput ers. The audit was conducted in accordance with Government Auditing Standards (GAS) issued by the Comptroller General of the United States. Our audit found that 35 copies of software applications were unauthorized (. OIG attributes these problems to multiple platform system configuration, lack of employee awareness and understanding, employee-owned software introduced by employees, and not having an appropriate record-keeping system. We recommend the VETS’ Assistant Secretary initiate the following corrective measures to improve the agency’s software management: 1. Re mo ve a ll u na ut ho ri ze d so ft wa re a pp li ca ti on s id en ti fi ed b y ou r au di t. Ful ly im ple me nt Win dow sNT sys tem con fig ura tio n d uri ng the nex t f isc al yea r t o c ove r the entire VETS’ organization, or assist VETS in developing procedures to manage software over a multiple platform system configuration.
C o m m u n i c a t e ( e. ) on a regular basis to make VETS’ employees aware of the importance of using only authorized software. Wor k c los ely wit h t he Chi ef Inf orm ati on Of fic er (CI O) an d t he Off ice of th e A ssi sta nt Secretary for Administration and Management’s (OASAM) Information Technology Center (ITC) Director for ensuring that explicit software requirements are developed to meet VETS’ needs.
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