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Information Management: Selected Agencies Need to Fully Address Federal Electronic Recordkeeping Requirements

GAO-20-59
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Federal Trade Commission The Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission should establish a time frame to update the agency's electronic information system inventory to include the following characteristics: reading and processing the records contained in the system, inputs and outputs, contents of the files and records, and cycle updates. (Recommendation 15)
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The Federal Trade Commission did not state whether or not it concurred with this recommendation. In June 2020, in response to our recommendation, FTC stated that it interpreted the recommendation as requiring FTC to update its electronic information system inventory to identify those systems and applications that contain federal records and establish a process for periodically updating this information. In March 2024, FTC reported that they had developed an electronic records survey that they require each FTC system owner to complete. However, this survey does not ask the respondent to provide information such as the specific data inputs and outputs of the system or the contents of the files stored in it. Additionally, while FTC stated that the survey would be filled out on a recurring schedule, it did not define the specific cycle that updates would occur on. As of March 2024, FTC has not established a time frame to update the agency's electronic information system inventory to include reading and processing the records contained in the system, inputs and outputs, contents of the files and records, and cycle updates.
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