Reports

01.13.2021

Audit of the U.S. Census Bureau Working Capital Fund

We are initiating an audit of the U.S. Census Bureau's (the Bureau's) working capital fund (WCF).

U.S. Census Bureau (Census)

01.12.2021

Request for Information to Census Bureau Director Steven Dillingham from the Inspector General re: Report on E.O. 13880

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) has learned that you recently directed U.S. Census Bureau (Bureau) employees to produce a technical report relating to Executive Order 13880 that includes data on documented and undocumented persons in the United States.

Report Number OIG-21-019-M

U.S. Census Bureau (Census)

Correspondence

01.07.2021

Fundamental Security Safeguards Were Not In Place to Adequately Protect the IT Systems Supporting the 2020 Census

Attached is the final report on our audit of the U.S, Census Bureau's (the Bureau's) decennial information technology (IT) security measures.

Report Number OIG-21-018-A

U.S. Census Bureau (Census)

Audits / Evaluations

01.05.2021

EDA Was Effective in Implementing the Requirements for Awarding Funds Under the CARES Act

This memorandum provides the results of our evaluation of the Economic Development Administration's (EDA's) plan for the implementation of Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act)1 funding.

Report Number OIG-21-017-I

Economic Development Administration

Audits / Evaluations

01.05.2021

Continued FirstNet Authority Management Attention is Needed to Address Control Environment Weaknesses

This final report provides the results of our evaluation of the First Responder Network Authority's (FirstNet Authority's) actions following our management alert, FirstNet Management Altered Contract Requirements Without Authorization, 1 which was a result of a hotline complaint.

Report Number OIG-21-016-I

First Responder Network Authority

Audits / Evaluations

12.28.2020

2020 Census Alert: Inability to Finish Nonresponse Followup RIs Raises Concerns Over the Quality of More Than 500,000 Cases

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) is issuing this 2020 Census Alert to bring to your attention our concerns about the nonresponse follow-up (NRFU) reinterview (RI) operation.

Report Number OIG-21-015-M

U.S. Census Bureau (Census)

Audits / Evaluations

12.21.2020

EDA Is Not Fully Complying with All Its Disaster Relief Award Policies

Attached for your review is our final report on the audit of the Economic Development Administration's (EDA's) disaster relief grants award administrative processes and oversight efforts.

Report Number OIG-21-014-A

Economic Development Administration

Audits / Evaluations

12.14.2020

Unclassified Joint Report on the Implementation of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Office of Inspector General's (OIG's) Office of Analytics and Innovation and the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) OIG's Data Analytics team have partnered to develop a dynamic new data presentation that provides a unique opportunity to examine the national broadband landscape.

Office of the Secretary

12.04.2020

Evaluation of EDA's Administering of CARES Act Funding Through Its RLF Program

We are initiating an evaluation of the Economic Development Administration''s (EDA's) Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) grants.

12.03.2020

Investigation into Multiple Allegations That Secretary of Commerce Wilbur L. Ross, Jr., Failed to Comply with His Ethics Agreement and Violated Conflict of Interest

On November 20, 2017, the U.S. Department of Commerce (the Department) Office of Inspector General (OIG) initiated an investigation into issues raised in a letter from members of the U.S. Senate to the Inspector General, dated November 13, 2017.

Report Number 18-0286

Office of the Secretary

Investigations

12.01.2020

Management Alert: The Bureau Cannot Ensure That Access to Sensitive Background Investigation Information Is Limited to Individuals Who Have a Work-Related Need to Know

Attached is a management alert on the U.S. Census Bureau's (the Bureau's) ability to safeguard sensitive background investigation information.

Report Number OIG-21-011-M

U.S. Census Bureau (Census)

Audits / Evaluations