Reports

08.01.2023

Evaluation of NOAA's NWS Tornado Forecasting and Warning Performance

We are initiating an evaluation of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA's) National Weather Service (NWS) tornado forecasting and warning services.

Report Number 2023-461

07.31.2023

Audit of NOAA's Office of Space Commerce SPD-3 Activities

We are initiating an audit of select activates of NOAA's Office of Space Commerce.

Report Number 2023-460

07.27.2023

Audit of NOAA OMAO Aircraft Program

We are initiating an audit of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office of Marine and Aviation Operations' (OMAO's) aircraft program. Our objective is to assess NOAA's progress replacing its hurricane hunter aircraft.

Report Number 2023-459

07.25.2023

Evaluation of U.S. Census Bureau Workforce Recruitment, Hiring, and Retention

We are initiating an evaluation of the U.S. Census Bureau's (the Bureau's) workforce recruitment, hiring, and retention.

07.21.2023

Audit of NESDIS' Transition of Ground System Capabilities to its Common Cloud Framework

We are initiating an audit of NOAA's National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) Common Cloud Framework (NCCF) program. Our objective is to assess NESDIS' progress implementing the NCCF.

Report Number 2023-458

07.10.2023

Management Alert: NTIA's Reliance on Self-Certifications Increased Fraud Risk for the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program

Attached is a management alert about the National Telecommunications and Information Administration's (NTIA's) reliance on tribes' self-certifications of their broadband status to determine their eligibility for grants under the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (TBCP).

Report Number OIG-23-022-M

06.15.2023

Evaluation of Broadband Deployment Challenges

We are initiating an evaluation of broadband deployment challenges. Our objective is to identify potential challenges for deploying broadband to underserved and unserved communities.

06.14.2023

Audit of the U.S. Census Bureau's 2020 Post-Enumeration Survey

We are initiating an audit of the U.S. Census Bureau's 2020 Post-Enumeration Survey (PES). Our objective is to assess the validity of the 2020 PES results as they relate to overcounts and undercounts.

05.24.2023

EDA Implemented and Followed the Requirements for Awarding and Disbursing CARES Act Funding Through the Revolving Loan Fund Program

This memorandum provides the results of our evaluation of the U.S. Economic Development Administration's (EDA's) plan for the implementation of Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) funding through its Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) program.

Report Number OIG-23-021-I

05.22.2023

Fiscal Year 2022 Compliance With Improper Payment Requirements

This memorandum provides our final report on fiscal year (FY) 2022 improper payment reporting. Our review objective was to determine the U.S. Department of Commerce's (the Department's) compliance with the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 (PIIA).

Report Number OIG-23-020-1