Reports

10.28.2020

Audit of the Department of Commerce and NIST Working Capital Funds

We are initiating an audit of the U.S. Department of Commerce (the Department) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) working capital funds (WCF).

Office of the Secretary

10.28.2020

Request for Information to Acting Director for Human Resources Management and Chief Human Capital Officer John Guenther from the Inspector General re: Political Appointees

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Department) Office of Inspector General (OIG) is aware of recent political appointments across the Department.

Report Number OIG-21-006-M

Office of the Secretary

Correspondence

10.23.2020

Request for Information to Census Bureau Director Steven Dillingham from the Inspector General re: Secretarial Briefings

It is my understanding, based in part on our regular meetings, that U.S. Census Bureau staff routinely brief the Secretary of Commerce or his staff on matters pertaining to the decennial census.

Report Number OIG-21-004-M

U.S. Census Bureau (Census)

Correspondence

10.16.2020

Evaluation of EDA's Grant File Maintenance

We are initiating an evaluation on the Economic Development Administration's (EDA's) grant file maintenance.

Economic Development Administration

10.15.2020

Top Management and Performance Challenges Facing the Department of Commerce in FY 2021

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) is required by statute to report annually the most serious management and performance challenges facing the U.S. Department of Commerce (the Department).

Report Number OIG-21-003

Office of the Secretary

Audits / Evaluations, Top Management Challenges

10.08.2020

Request for Information to FirstNet Authority Executive Director Edward Parkinson from the Office of Inspector General re: AT&T Subcontractors

After several requests from our office to the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) for information on AT&T subcontractors, we have yet to receive a complete list with all of the requested subcontractor attributes.

Report Number OIG-21-002-M

First Responder Network Authority

Correspondence

10.07.2020

Six Additional Individuals Indicted On Antitrust Charges In Ongoing Broiler Chicken Investigation

A federal grand jury in the U.S. District Court in Denver, Colorado, returned a superseding indictment charging six additional defendants for their roles in a previously indicted conspiracy to fix prices and rig bids for broiler chicken products, and containing additional allegations against the previously charged defendants in the same conspiracy, the Department of Justice announced today.

Investigations

10.01.2020

The Department Has Made Progress Meeting Its Responsibilities Under the Geospatial Data Act But Must Improve Controls to Ensure Full Compliance

Attached is our final report on our audit of the U.S. Department of Commerce's (the Department's) collection, production, acquisition, maintenance, distribution, use, and preservation of geospatial data.

Report Number OIG-21-001-A

Office of the Secretary

Audits / Evaluations

10.01.2020

Evaluation of USPTO's Patent Examination Process

We are initiating an evaluation on U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's (USPTO's) patent examination process.

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO)

09.30.2020

Semiannual Report to Congress, September 2020

I am pleased to present the U.S. Department of Commerce Office of Inspector General's (OIG's) Semiannual Report to Congress for the 6 months ending September 30, 2020.

Report Number SAR-2020-09

Office of the Secretary

Audits / Evaluations, Semiannual Reports to Congress

09.29.2020

Evaluation of the Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network's Security Architecture and Risk

We are initiating an evaluation of the First Responder Network Authority's (FirstNet Authority's) National Public Safety Broadband Network's (NPSBN's) security posture.

First Responder Network Authority