Poor Leadership Example
Let’s take a look at some points from a
report in which Jim A. Richardson has the responsibility but is very weak in
the performance with his team. The state
kept mentioning the term “significant weakness” in many areas of the inspection
of WPCC. “Sensitive nature of the
condition” sure would be a RED FLAG to anyone in management.
Could this have been one of the reasons the
Board allowed him to retire? So many
lawsuits and questionable inspections can only last so long. At least they picked a much more honorable man
with their current president.
2004 Audit Report states:
We found a significant
weakness in systems software maintenance.
Due to the sensitive nature of the condition found, we have conveyed
this finding to management in a separate letter pursuant to the provision of North
Carolina General Statute 147-64.6(c)(18).
We found several
significant weaknesses in access controls. Due to the
sensitive nature of the conditions found, we have conveyed these findings to
management in a separate letter pursuant to the provision of North Carolina
General Statute 147-64.6(c)(18).
Our audit identified one significant
weakness in disaster recovery.
….the disaster recovery plan is
incomplete and has not been tested. The plan does not
include the following critical components:
• Statement of the assumptions, such as
the maximum time without computing, underlying the plan.
• Identification of critical applications
in each user department and the priority in which these applications will be
restored if resources are limited.
• Identification of key personnel and
their assignments during the restoration of processing.
• Alternate user department procedures to
manage their workloads until processing resumes.
• An inventory of equipment, special
stock and arrangements to acquire replacement equipment.
• A procedure to update the plan when
there are major changes to the environment or at least annually.
In the event of a disaster, the
aforementioned components are necessary to ensure the proper recovery of the
computer resources. Also, a disaster recovery plan
should be tested to ensure that the plan is effective.
Office of the State
Auditor
State of North
Carolina
2 South Salisbury
Street
20601 Mail Service
Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-0601
Internet: http://www.ncauditor.net
Telephone: 919/807-7500
In accordance with General Statutes
147-64.5 and 147-64.6(c)(14), copies of this report have been distributed to
the public officials listed below. Additional copies
are provided to other legislators, state officials, the press, and the general
public upon request.
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
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The Honorable Michael F. Easley The Honorable Beverly M. Perdue The Honorable Richard H. Moore The Honorable Roy A. Cooper, III Mr. David T. McCoy Mr. Robert L. Powell Mr. Martin Lancaster Dr. James A. Richardson |
Governor of North Carolina Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina State Treasurer Attorney General State Budget Officer State Controller President The North Carolina Community College System President, Western Piedmont Community College |