▁Government ▁to ▁address ▁national ▁challeng es ; ▁Maxim ize ▁the ▁value ▁of ▁G A O ▁by ▁en abling ▁quality , ▁tim ely ▁service ▁to ▁the ▁Congress ▁and ▁by ▁being ▁a ▁leading ▁practices ▁federal ▁ag ency . ▁ ▁For ens ic ▁Aud its ▁and ▁Investig ative ▁Service ▁( FA IS ) ▁ ▁The ▁For ens ic ▁Aud its ▁and ▁Investig ative ▁Service ▁( FA IS ) ▁team ▁provides ▁Congress ▁with ▁high - quality ▁for ens ic ▁aud its ▁and ▁investig ations ▁of ▁fra ud , ▁waste , ▁and ▁ab use ; ▁other ▁special ▁investig ations ; ▁and ▁security ▁and ▁vulner ability ▁assess ments . ▁Its ▁work ▁cut s ▁across ▁a ▁diverse ▁array ▁of ▁government ▁programs ▁admin ister ed ▁by ▁I RS , ▁the ▁Cent ers ▁for ▁Medic are ▁and ▁Med ica id ▁Services , ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁V eter ans ▁Affairs , ▁and ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Hom eland ▁Security , ▁among ▁others . ▁ ▁Technology ▁Ass ess ments ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁closing ▁of ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁Technology ▁Ass ess ment ▁( OT A ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁Congress ▁directed ▁G A O ▁to ▁conduct ▁a ▁technology ▁assess ment ▁( TA ) ▁pilot ▁program . ▁Between ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁three ▁reports ▁were ▁completed – - use ▁of ▁bi omet rics ▁for ▁border ▁security , ▁cy ber ▁security ▁for ▁critical ▁infrastr ucture ▁protection , ▁and ▁techn ologies ▁for ▁protect ing ▁structures ▁in ▁wild land ▁fires . ▁G A O ▁reports ▁and ▁technology ▁assess