Review 09-01: SBA's Implementation of an HSPD-12 Card Issuance System

This report addresses SBA’s effort to develop and implement a system for issuing Personal Identity Verification (PIV) cards in accordance with Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12).  Due to wide variations in the quality and security of the forms of identification used to access Federal facilities, HSPD-12 required agencies to issue secure and reliable identification cards to their employees and contractors.  Our audit objectives were to assess SBA’s: (1) progress in meeting requirements established by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the National Institute of Standards (NIST) for developing a card issuance system; and (2) compliance with Agency policies governing systems development projects.