Compliance With Standards Governing Convicted Offender DNA Sample Backlog Reduction Program Activities The Bode Technology Group, Inc. Springfield, Virginia

Report No. GR-80-01-018
September 6, 2001
Office of the Inspector General

Scope and Methodology

We conducted our audit in accordance with Government Auditing Standards and included such tests as were considered necessary to accomplish the audit objective. Our audit generally covered the period between August 1999 and August 2001, with certain issues of compliance applicable only to the time period during which Bode was contracting with Program clients (beginning approximately August 2000). Also, our audit was limited to sections of Bode involved in the analysis of Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) DNA samples for Program clients. To accomplish the audit objective, we:

• Interviewed Bode officials responsible for overseeing CODIS-related contracts; assuring compliance with quality assurance standards; and maintaining records on DNA employees, such as qualifications, training, and proficiency testing.

• Observed Bode facilities to physically verify issues of security and sample control.

• Reviewed Section policies and supporting documentation for a variety of issues, including but not limited to: personnel education, experience, and certification; review and interpretation of data; validation of analytical processes; frequency of equipment calibration and maintenance; reagent quality testing; sample handling; and proficiency testing and corrective action.

For the purposes of this audit, we limited our review to Bode's compliance with the QAS. As such, we only tested the issues of compliance and internal controls directly related to the QAS. Accordingly, we did not attach a separate Statement of Compliance with Laws and Regulations or a Statement on Management Controls to this report.