GPO Inspector Honored for its IT Program

The U.S. Government Printing Office's (GPO) Inspector General Office was honored for creating and managing GPO's information technology (IT) audit program.

Deputy Assistant Inspector General for Audits and Inspections Brent Melson received the Award for Excellence in Information Technology from the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE). The IT audit program has made a significant impact on the agency's operations and security. For example, one of Melson's initiatives involves overseeing an assessment of GPO's Certificate Authority, which guarantees federal government information published on the web by GPO is authentic. GPO authenticates documents by digital signature assuring the public that the document has not been changed or altered. A digital signature, viewed through the GPO Seal of Authenticity, verifies the document's integrity and authenticity.