The AOC supports the U.S. Capitol Police and provides additional security functions for the Capitol campus, including the installation, upgrade and maintenance of security infrastructure.
Campus Security
Challenge: The AOC is responsible for supporting the U.S. Capitol Police’s efforts to provide security for the Capitol campus. Securing government facilities and their perimeter from external threats, such as natural disasters or violent attacks, is a formidable task for all federal agencies. Keeping the agency’s physical and technology infrastructure secure and accessible, coordinating construction project security and managing the personnel suitability program — while also minimizing the impact of security protocols on visitors and those who work on the Capitol campus — remains a crucial challenge.
AOC Initiatives: The AOC addresses this challenge with a combination of new initiatives and long-term programs. These efforts support continuity of operations, critical infrastructure protection, congressional continuity, emergency management, employee and contractor suitability, construction project security and support for the U.S. Capitol Police.
In FY 2019, the agency implemented multiple security improvements. For example, the AOC continued collaborating with the U.S. Capitol Police on the phased repair and replacement to barriers and security kiosks across the Capitol campus. Using updated designs, the new kiosks will reduce the time and cost of recurring repair and maintenance. In addition, the AOC convened a multiagency task force to address the campus’ project security, resulting in a draft document on baseline security standards for construction projects. Further, the Architect of the Capitol sits on the Capitol Police Board and,
2019 PERFORMANCE AND ACCOUNTABILIT Y REPORT
in accordance with the Board priorities, the AOC implemented suitability process improvements to counter insider threats.
As the AOC’s mission critical facilities continue to age, their vulnerability increases. To address the risk of electrical outages, the agency began replacing the uninterruptible power supplies to ensure emergency management and congressional continuity will not experience downtime during routine maintenance. The AOC is also assessing and upgrading near- and long-term deficiencies in critical facilities and equipment.
To address the growing cybersecurity threat, the AOC prioritized a number of technology investments and activities. The agency holds sensitive material about the campus and its functions, and this information must be safeguarded. The AOC was the first legislative branch agency to deploy two-factor authentication for system access and the agency works closely with the Legislative Branch Cybersecurity Working Group to provide a comprehensive cybersecurity posture. At the same time, all agency employees receive annual cybersecurity training. Nonetheless, while the AOC has dedicated staff who focus on cyber defense, the AOC’s information technology funding is among the lowest in the federal government — 3 percent of its budget, compared to an average of 11 percent. The AOC identified cybersecurity as one of the agency’s top enterprise level risks and management challenges. For that reason, the AOC’s FY 2020 budget submission requested support for three additional cybersecurity personnel.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis • Section I
49
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72 |
Page 73 |
Page 74 |
Page 75 |
Page 76 |
Page 77 |
Page 78 |
Page 79 |
Page 80 |
Page 81 |
Page 82 |
Page 83 |
Page 84 |
Page 85 |
Page 86 |
Page 87 |
Page 88 |
Page 89 |
Page 90 |
Page 91 |
Page 92 |
Page 93 |
Page 94 |
Page 95 |
Page 96 |
Page 97 |
Page 98 |
Page 99 |
Page 100 |
Page 101 |
Page 102 |
Page 103 |
Page 104 |
Page 105 |
Page 106 |
Page 107 |
Page 108 |
Page 109 |
Page 110 |
Page 111 |
Page 112 |
Page 113 |
Page 114 |
Page 115 |
Page 116 |
Page 117 |
Page 118 |
Page 119 |
Page 120 |
Page 121 |
Page 122 |
Page 123 |
Page 124 |
Page 125 |
Page 126 |
Page 127 |
Page 128 |
Page 129 |
Page 130 |
Page 131 |
Page 132 |
Page 133 |
Page 134 |
Page 135 |
Page 136 |
Page 137 |
Page 138 |
Page 139 |
Page 140 |
Page 141 |
Page 142 |
Page 143 |
Page 144 |
Page 145 |
Page 146 |
Page 147 |
Page 148 |
Page 149 |
Page 150 |
Page 151 |
Page 152 |
Page 153 |
Page 154 |
Page 155 |
Page 156 |
Page 157 |
Page 158 |
Page 159 |
Page 160 |
Page 161 |
Page 162 |
Page 163 |
Page 164 |
Page 165 |
Page 166 |
Page 167 |
Page 168 |
Page 169 |
Page 170 |
Page 171 |
Page 172 |
Page 173 |
Page 174 |
Page 175 |
Page 176 |
Page 177 |
Page 178 |
Page 179 |
Page 180 |
Page 181 |
Page 182 |
Page 183 |
Page 184 |
Page 185 |
Page 186 |
Page 187 |
Page 188 |
Page 189 |
Page 190 |
Page 191 |
Page 192 |
Page 193 |
Page 194 |
Page 195 |
Page 196 |
Page 197 |
Page 198
