Audit Oversight: Review of the Quality Control System at the National Security Agency Inspector General Office of Audits

摘要

The foreign intelligence mission of the NSA is both national and defense in nature, and it encompasses signals intelligence, information security, and operations security. The Office of Audits is responsible for producing quality results in terms of making constructive recommendations to significantly improve NSA operations; identifying funds to be put to better use; and preventing and detecting fraud, waste, and mismanagement in accomplishing the NSA mission. The Inspector General, NSA is delegated the authority from the Director, NSA/Chief Central Security Service to conduct audits. Audits within NSA are executed by the Office of Audits under the management and direction of the Senior Assistant Inspector General for Audits. The National Security Agency/ Central Security Service Office of Audits Office of the Inspector General Audit Manual (hereafter referred to as Audit Manual), January 2002, provides guidance on the operation of audits within NSA.