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Category
CertifiedTexas Lottery Commission
SAO Contact: Nick Villalpando
(512) 936-9500
Definition
Reported performance is accurate within +/-5 percent, and controls appear adequate to ensure accurate
collection and reporting of performance data.Certified with Qualification Reported performance is within +/-5 percent, but the controls over data collection and reporting are not
adequate to ensure the continued accuracy of performance data.Factors Prevented
Certification
Inaccurate
Not ApplicableActual performance cannot be determined because of inadequate controls and insufficient documentation.
Reported performance is not within +/-5 percent of actual performance, or there is an error rate of at least 5
percent in the supporting documentation.
A justifiable reason exists for not reporting performance.Disaster Preparedness
We gathered information from the Texas Lottery Commission (Lottery) on plans in place to provide continued operations and
services in the event of a disaster. Standard audit criteria for disaster preparedness have not been established; therefore, we
are not evaluating the Lottery's plans. Our objective was only to provide the information reported by the Lottery.
The Lottery has a business resumption plan (BRP) in place to allow the Lottery to resume lottery functions in a timely
manner and minimize losses in the event of a disaster. The BRP Master Recovery Plan is composed of several elements,
including:
" An off-site storage plan.
" An information technology restoration plan designed to resume customer service functions within four hours and all
other functions within 72 hours of activation of the plan.
" The transfer of business functions to an alternative site.
" A call list for furniture and equipment vendors and contacts for procurement of additional office space.
" An emergency evacuation plan.
" Documented guidelines for notifying emergency management team members, declaring disaster by the Executive
Director, verifying the time frame and need for relocation, and restoring critical functions in each division.
The Lottery indicates that it has procedures in place to conduct a drawing at a secure, off-site location in case of a disaster. It
has machines and ball sets at its warehouse for each game as well as necessary communications equipment.
Information System Vulnerability Assessments
The State Auditor's Office (SAO) and/or the Department of Information Resources performed one or more information
system vulnerability assessments at the Texas Lottery Commission between January 2000 and November 2002. Detailed
results of this work are confidential under Texas Government Code, Section 2054.077(c). The SAO's Legislative Summary
Document titled "Information System Vulnerability Assessments" provides general information about the results of
information system vulnerability assessments.January 2003
SAO No. 03-367
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