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 1995-06-12 monographic deposited born digital 30 p. GA 1.13:AIMD-95-117 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-AIMD-95-117 P0b002ee18038342f f:ai95117 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-AIMD-95-117 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-AIMD-95-117 AIMD-95-117 Computer security Computerized information systems Internal controls Financial management Financial records Student loans Loan defaults Strategic information systems planning Proprietary data Federal Family Education Loan Program Guaranteed Student Loan Program Federal Family Education Loan Program Information System Letter Report AIMD

GAO reviewed the general controls over the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) information system, focusing on weaknesses that may affect the Department of Education's ability to safeguard assets, maintain sensitive loan data, and ensure the reliability of financial management information.<p/>GAO found that: (1) Education's general controls over the FFELP information system do not adequately protect the system from unauthorized access, change, or disclosure, since outside users can potentially bypass access controls to gain access to the system; (2) Education has made improvements to the system's access controls and has segregated computer system duties and adequately prepared and tested disaster recovery plans; (3) despite these improvements, major weaknesses continue in controlling system access and systems software changes; (4) FFELP access and systems software control deficiencies have resulted primarily from Education's overall weak computer security administration; and (5) Education has not yet developed adequate policies and procedures in key control areas. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-AIMD-95-117/html/GAOREPORTS-AIMD-95-117.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-AIMD-95-117/pdf/GAOREPORTS-AIMD-95-117.pdf GAO/AIMD-95-117 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-AIMD-95-117 Letter Report GAO/AIMD-95-117; Federal Family Education Loan Information System: Weak Computer Controls Increase Risk of Unauthorized Access to Sensitive Data; Computer security Computerized information systems Internal controls Financial management Financial records Student loans Loan defaults Strategic information systems planning Proprietary data Federal Family Education Loan Program Guaranteed Student Loan Program Federal Family Education Loan Program Information System Title 31 Section 3515 Title 31 Section 3521 Title 31 Section 720 31 U.S.C. 3515 31 U.S.C. 3521 31 U.S.C. 720 Public Law 101-576