The CFTC Office of the Inspector General ("OIG")
highlighted deficiencies in the agency's Data Governance
program and advised the CFTC to improve its Integrated Surveillance
System ("ISS") platform or transfer to a better
platform.
In its report, the OIG acknowledged that the program is working
toward an "improved Data Governance framework with benchmark
attributes," but currently "shows declining usefulness to
CFTC operations." Specifically, the OIG found that (i) the
program's ISS data collection and maintenance procedures are
costly and subject to errors, and (ii) ISS database application
does not meet certain cybersecurity standards and is, therefore, a
target to hackers.
The OIG advised the CFTC to: