# Federal Reserve OIG Flags Offboarding Gaps

An audit by the Federal Reserve Board Office of Inspector General found that a departing employee repeatedly mishandled sensitive information and identified weaknesses in the Board’s incident review, escalation, and employee offboarding controls. The Board agreed with all nine recommendations. The findings are relevant to contractors providing federal cybersecurity, data-loss prevention, insider-risk management, and offboarding support, although the report identifies no related solicitation or contract opportunity.

- The audit highlights control areas that procurement teams and contractors working with sensitive government information may encounter: incident review and escalation, insider risk, data protection, and employee separation procedures.
- Contractors with capabilities in these areas may find the findings useful context for positioning relevant services, but the signal does not establish a funded requirement or an active procurement.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Information Technology
**Topics:** Cybersecurity
**Published:** October 01, 2026

### Government Entities
- Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve Board)
- Office of Inspector General of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve Board OIG)

### Sources
- [Fed employee repeatedly removed sensitive files, watchdog finds | FedScoop](https://fedscoop.com/federal-reserve-employee-sensitive-classified-information) - FedScoop