United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Accounting and Information Management Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1994-02-08 monographic deposited born digital 4 p. GA 1.13:AIMD-94-70R https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-AIMD-94-70R P0b002ee18038672e f:ai94070r DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-AIMD-94-70R machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-AIMD-94-70R AIMD-94-70R Internal controls Financial management systems Army procurement Testing Sanctions Electronic equipment Computer prototypes Systems design Army Electronic Signature Prototype System Correspondence AIMD

GAO responded to a request from the Army Corps of Engineers to extend its sanction of the Army's Electronic Signature Prototype System. GAO noted that: (1) the prototype system's internal controls are adequate and the electronic signatures generated by the system provide at least the same quality of evidence as handwritten signatures; (2) certain key controls for the system cannot be implemented at this time, but they will be incorporated into the system as the Army gains experience; (3) the Army will initially use cryptographic modules that do not meet all the stated requirements, but these modules will eventually be replaced with modules that meet the Army's requirements; (4) the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will review the electronic signature system's controls, and additional improvements will be made based on the NIST review; and (5) its sanction of the prototype system does not constitute approval of the Army's financial management system. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-AIMD-94-70R/html/GAOREPORTS-AIMD-94-70R.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-AIMD-94-70R/pdf/GAOREPORTS-AIMD-94-70R.pdf GAO/AIMD-94-70R https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-AIMD-94-70R Correspondence GAO/AIMD-94-70R; Electronic Signature Prototype System; Internal controls Financial management systems Army procurement Testing Sanctions Electronic equipment Computer prototypes Systems design Army Electronic Signature Prototype System Title 31 Section 3512(e)(2) 31 U.S.C. 3512(e)(2)